Fluffy kapok comes from the kapok tree, also known as Ceiba pentandra. The tree produces seed pods that contain a soft, fluffy fiber. This fiber is harvested and used commercially for various purposes such as filling pillows, mattresses, and life jackets because of its buoyancy and insulation properties.
Kapok is dispersed by splitting
"i think ... that moss and some snakes do live with the kapok tree but toucans live on the kapok tree."
Kapok Fibre
when the kapok pops, its seeds go all over the place and then it will grow on a new kapok tree (i think =.=)
The health hazards that exist for working with Kapok fibers are only hazardous when the Kapok is burned. The fibers could be toxic. Kapok fibers are hypoallergenic and usually harmless.
seeeds of kapok tree are dispersed by wind
The Great Kapok Tree was created in 1990.
A mature kapok tree may be 60 - 70 m.
They are found in the amazon rainforest
kapok is from the kapok tree. it has a seed pod similar to the cotton tree pod and the kapok ( as with the cotton ) is the fibre from inside the pod it is generally used for matress, toy and pillow stuffing
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