1, vitality: kapok is also known as the hero tree, so it has always been regarded as a hero symbol. Whenever it opens, it looks like a cheerful jumping flame from a distance, so it is full of vitality, so the opening of kapok symbolizes vitality and vitality.
2. Prosperity: A bright red flower is like a red sea world. New bright red flowers and bones are full of branches, and everything is so spectacular. So the opening of kapok symbolizes prosperity.
3. Cherish the people in front of me: whenever kapok flowers bloom and fall, I can't help but be surprised when I look at the scene in front of me. I wish I could stay a little longer at the moment. So kapok means to cherish the people in front of you. Don't wait until you lose it to collapse. We should cherish what we have now.
Morphological characteristics of kapok;
Deciduous trees, up to 33 meters high. The trunk is upright and has obvious tumor thorns; Palmately compound leaves alternate with long petioles; In early spring, leaves bloom first and flowers cluster on the branches. Corolla red or orange red, about 12cm in diameter. Petals have 5 petals, fleshy, ovoid-obovate, about 9cm long, curved outward, with the edge rolled inward and star-shaped on both sides. Stamens are numerous, tubular, arranged in 3 rounds, and the outermost round generates 5 bundles;
The capsule is large, woody and rectangular, reaching 15cm. It will automatically crack when it matures, and it is filled with cotton wool, which can be used as filling materials such as pillows, quilts and cross-stitch cotton. Many seeds, obovate, black and smooth, hidden in white hair.
The appearance of kapok changes greatly: in spring, a tree is orange-red; In summer, green leaves are shaded; Autumn leaves are bleak; In winter, bare branches and cold trees are replaced by cotton wool, and the four seasons show different customs, which is amazing. These flowers are orange. From February to March every year, the leaves fall off and enter the flowering period, and then grow leaves.