In Guyana, the Silk Cotton tree is also known as the ‘Jumbie’ Tree. According to folklore, it is the most feared and notorious place to find a spirit and other supernatural being.

The red silk-cotton tree alone is worth the trip to Bradenton’s Palma Sola Botanical Park. The tree is aflame with hundreds of huge red flowers.

A silken touch to the landscape It is the time of year when silk cotton trees draw attention with their seed pods. Recalling how these trees furthered a sustainability goal, tree conservationist T ...

Beginning at 6,30pm, in London's Cartoon Museum in Noho, the evening will examine what Silk Cotton is about in the context of oral traditions in Guyana. Looking at superstitions, beliefs in ...