Shadows of the Kapok Tree: Sunday Trees 235, May 15, 2016

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Remember when padded envelopes used to be filled with the fuzzy stuff?  That was kapok. It was also used as packing material. This is where it comes from!

 

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15 thoughts on “Shadows of the Kapok Tree: Sunday Trees 235, May 15, 2016”

    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      We never had them but I think my grandma did and I certainly remember those envelopes and packing sheets with brown paper on the outside and kapok inside.

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  5. temasekgardener's avatarPekebun

    Kapok Tree? You have Kapok trees where your are? I grew up with Kapok … my baby bolster, my childhood mattress, the sofa cushions … I used to help mum stuff Kapok into pillows when they got flat & out of shape. I miss those stiff Kapok (heavy as hell) mattresses, excellent for sore backs.

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    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      There are also faux kapok trees along the Carretera called silk floss trees, but these are the real thing, I believe. The silk floss tree fibers can be used in much the same way as the kapok. The trees in these pictures are across from the theater on Rio Bravo.

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