Dais Cotinifolia - Pompom / Pincushion Tree - Rare Tropical Plant Tree Seeds (6) You are purchasing 6 of these rare seeds: Dais cotinifolia - Pompom or Pincushion Tree The Pompom Tree is a native of South Africa. Flowering profusely during the summer, its blossoms are sweetly scented. Small enough for most any garden, it looks like a cloud of pink balls or cotton candy when blooming. In very cold areas, the tree is deciduous. Natives of Natal use the strong bark fibers as thread. Also known as the pincushion tree, posy bush or torch tree, it is fast growing and fairly drought-resistant. This lovely specimen, once established, it is also frost hardy.