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St. Pete MFA's red-flowering Bombax tree in bloom
it's one of St. Pete's tree-lebrities. Also known as a red silk cotton tree, its natural range is in east Africa and parts of Africa and Australia, according to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in ...
Foraging in the city: The little-known vegetable of the cotton silk tree
The tree’s flaming-red flowers herald summer. But its fallen buds, cooked as a fleeting seasonal dish, are a lesson in ...