Ceiba (Chorisia) speciosa

Floss Silk Tree: Exotic, tropical looking, semi-evergreen tree to 50' tall with compound leaves and smooth green bark with studded large conical prickles on the trunk and large showy pale-pink to rose-colored flowers from summer-fall. Flowers are followed by large capsules that split open the following spring to release fingers of white flossy hairs. Attracts hummingbirds and pollinators. Full sun. Low water. Seacoast, wind, heat, sand, clay and drought tolerant once established. Deer, rabbit and fire resistant.