What a difference two months make.
The Pochote pods on the previously blogged Kapok (aka, Ceiba) tree have opened.
And, cottony fluff occasionally floats in the air…
… even from the Ceiba that soars above the courtyard of La Biznaga.
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Wow, that Pochote – Kapok cottony fluff is so interesting. I wonder if locals use it in some types of textile processing, or maybe batting/stuffing of some kind.
According to a US Government, Office of Fiber Investigations from 1893 , one of the native Mexican uses was to make candle wicks. And, the book, The Food and Life of Oaxaca mentions that in pre-Hispanic times, the seeds were used to flavor chocolate beverages.
Kapoks in Cupertino California burst in January. Perhaps a different variety. I will look for them when we reach Oaxaca next week. Maybe they’ll be done and gone by then. Thanks for the post about them!
They are still in their cottony glory!