Kapok mainly grows in subtropical areas of Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan Province and other provinces. Kapok is also a plant belonging to the genus Kapok, also known as Cotton Tree, Banzhi Tree, Hero Tree, Panzhihua, Gibberella and so on. It is the city flower of Guangzhou, Kaohsiung, Chongzuo and Panzhihua. Trees are tall and majestic, with neat crowns and mostly umbrella-shaped. When it blooms in early spring, it is very red and beautiful.

Introduction of kapok

Wool in kapok fruit can be used as filling material for pillows, mattresses and lifebuoys, seed oil can be used as lubricating oil and soap, and wood is light and soft, which can be used as steamer, box board, matchstick and paper making.

Kapok likes sunshine, high temperature and humid climate, strong adaptability, not cold-resistant, and can overwinter in the south; It grows well in slightly acidic to neutral fertile soil, is drought-resistant, barren-resistant and water-resistant, and is easy to be introduced and widely planted.

Before and during the flowering of kapok, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer were applied topdressing, and the tree shape was not beautiful, but it had sprouted. In management, it can be cut off or pruned to make the crown plump, or 3~5 plants can be planted in one place to improve the ornamental effect.