Botanical Name: Chorisia speciosa
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Common Name: Silk Floss Tree  
Plant photo of: Chorisia speciosa
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

25-40'

 

Flower Color

Pink, Red

 

Flower Season

Fall

 

Leaf Color

Light Green

 

Bark Color

Green

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Kathleen Moore
Photographer: Normans/Thompson/Sortomme
  • Description

  • Notes

This deciduous tree grows to 30' x 25' and has a trunk covered in cone-shaped thorns. It produces showy pink to red flowers in the fall and needs occasional deep watering with good drainage. Leaves drop during autumn flowering. Native to Brazil and Argentina.