Kapok Tree Along the Palm Beach Bicycle Trail, from Pitt T. Maner III
Here are some excellent pictures of a beautiful tree species whose fibers were once used for life jackets from the local "Shiny Sheet".
Historic kapok: ‘a magnificent piece of living art':
"Grand. Awesome. Inspiring. Beautiful. Those are among the words you used to describe the giant kapok tree on the Lake Trail when we asked for your photos and memories of the 186-year-old tree."