The star of the Palma Sola Botanical Park right now has to be the red silk-cotton tree. It’s covered in hundreds of huge, brilliantly red, five-petal flowers. Also known as Bombax ceiba, the cotton ...

The decision to remove an old Silk Cotton tree to make room for a new roadway inspires bloggers to discuss the importance of green space and the power of social media to help “civic minded ...

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