Bombax Elliptum 130mm "Forms a Caudex"
Bombax ellipticum is a pretty, unusual deciduous tree that belongs to the family of Bombacaeae. Its grey-green trunk is typically enlarged in its basal part, with a function of water storage for the summer drought: the diameter of the engorged part can reach 1 meter! From this swollen stem-trunk, many branches develop, giving to the plant the aspect of a stump. Bombax ellipticum has attractive, big leaves, brownish when young and green when completely develop. The flowers look like brushes, or strange carnival decorations, for its white or purple petals which curl back toward the axe of the flower and its numerous, long straight purple (or white) stamens coming outside the corolla. The flowering period occurs in winter and early spring. Fruits are elongated and full of seeds.
Bombax ellipticum is a pretty, unusual deciduous tree that belongs to the family of Bombacaeae. Its grey-green trunk is typically enlarged in its basal part, with a function of water storage for the summer drought: the diameter of the engorged part can reach 1 meter! From this swollen stem-trunk, many branches develop, giving to the plant the aspect of a stump. Bombax ellipticum has attractive, big leaves, brownish when young and green when completely develop. The flowers look like brushes, or strange carnival decorations, for its white or purple petals which curl back toward the axe of the flower and its numerous, long straight purple (or white) stamens coming outside the corolla. The flowering period occurs in winter and early spring. Fruits are elongated and full of seeds.
Bombax ellipticum is a pretty, unusual deciduous tree that belongs to the family of Bombacaeae. Its grey-green trunk is typically enlarged in its basal part, with a function of water storage for the summer drought: the diameter of the engorged part can reach 1 meter! From this swollen stem-trunk, many branches develop, giving to the plant the aspect of a stump. Bombax ellipticum has attractive, big leaves, brownish when young and green when completely develop. The flowers look like brushes, or strange carnival decorations, for its white or purple petals which curl back toward the axe of the flower and its numerous, long straight purple (or white) stamens coming outside the corolla. The flowering period occurs in winter and early spring. Fruits are elongated and full of seeds.
