The unbelievable truth about unique cotton plants in Vietnam

The cotton plant also has other names such as kapok, cotton, silk, java. This is a tropical plant, available in Vietnam with many uses that few people know.

The cotton plant with the scientific name Ceiba pentandra.The tree is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America and tropical regions of western Africa.(Nongdangioi photo).

Cotton balls with cards up to 60m - 70m high, trunk diameter can be up to 3m.Big stems and branches have many hard spines.(Nongdangioi photo).

The fruit of the cotton ball is about 15cm long and the seeds are wrapped in fine yellow cotton threads.(Photo blogcaycanh).

These fine yellow cotton fibers are a mixture of lignin and cellulose.The yarn splitting process is very labor intensive and manual.(Photo blogcaycanh)

Rice fiber is often used as a filler for mattresses, pillows, tables and chairs, children's toys and sound insulation and insulation.(Photo blogcaycanh).

Meanwhile, kapok seeds contain oil that can be used to cook soap and make fertilizer.(Photo blogcaycanh).

In Maya mythology, the cotton plant is a sacred tree.In Puerto Rico, cotton plants are considered 'national'.(Photo wordpress).