Balsa tree facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Balsa tree |
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| Ochroma pyramidale at the Large Tree Habitat at Tropical Gardens of Maui, Iao Valley Road, Maui, Hawaii, United States | |
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Ochroma
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pyramidale
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Bombax pyramidale Cav. ex Lam. |
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The Balsa tree (Ochroma pyramidale) is a tree that grows in Tropical South America. It can reach a height of 30 metres (98 ft), and grows very fast. Because its wood is very light and flexible, it is grown in plantations.
Images for kids
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Balsa on Bota Hill, Limbe Botanical Garden, Cameroon
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Three different sizes of balsa wood stock
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Painting by Frances W. Horne from the Flora Borinqueña
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Ochroma pyramidale at Tropical Gardens of Maui Iao Valley Rd, Maui
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Two balsa rafts and a kayak at Lagos de Montebello in Chiapas, Mexico
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Balsa construction in a Paul K. Guillow, Inc. "stick and tissue" free-flight rubber scale model airplane
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