Cotton Tree of Freetown (Kapok)

Completely Arbortrary

English - July 13, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 78.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
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This week we head to Sierra Leone and take a look at their famous kapok, the Cotton Tree of Freetown (Ceiba pentandra). The kapok is a tree that has had uses for humans for thousands of years, but the Cotton Tree of Freetown was far more than just a useful tree representing the spirit of a nation.

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Cover art by Jillian Barthold

Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals

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