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(More customer reviews)I just received this packet of seeds, they were packaged correctly and were received in a timely manner --- what surprised me and my mother, who is the gardener, is the size of these seeds --- they are smaller, by far, than a tomato seed --- and supposedly they grow to such great heights and are so big.
my mother is germihnating tham as we speak so i can't attest to their hardiness, etc., but they arrived well packaged and in a timely way --- just so tiny --- I expected juch larger seeds --- but such is life --- smile...
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This fast-growing tropical tree can reach 90'. The trunk is smooth and usually buttressed. Large 6" white flowers, with the leaves ovate to nearly circular and 1' across. Balsa is one of the lightest and strongest of all commercial woods. Pound for pound, it is stronger than oak.Native to the tropical regions of South America, the balsa (corkwood) tree is noted for its extremely lightweight wood. The word balsa is Spanish for float or raft. Spanish explorers found the natives of the New World using the wood for rafts. Balsa trees have large, ivory-colored flowers and large, heart-shaped leaves that fall off every year. Balsa seeds sprout quickly, and young trees may grow 12 feet in their first six months. In ten years they may be as tall as 90 feet and as much as 3 feet in diameter. Well-seasoned balsa is the lightest wood known, only half as heavy as cork. A cubic foot of balsa wood weighs only 6 to 8 pounds. There are many air spaces within it, helping to make the wood good insulation against heat, cold, vibration, and electricity. Balsa wood has many commercial uses. Because of its insulating properties, it is used for lining incubators, refrigerators, and cold-storage rooms as well as for soundproofing airplanes. It has long been used in making model airplanes and other toys.
A handsome specimen for sunny tropical climates. Makes a great house plant or even a bonsai. Indoors, it needs lots of sun.
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