This is a photo challenge themed meme. Pacey from Today’s Blah got me intrigued. Hosted by Ed of Sunday Stills, the challenge for this week is TEXTURE. Come join us, it is fun!
This is the trunk of the silk cotton tree or kapok, it can become more than 9′ in diameter.
The cotton inside the fruits is used a substitute for cotton.
The kapok tree grows more than 200′ tall: with widely spreading branches, it is the tallest tree of the Amazon rain forest.