What kind of tree is this? Stabbed myself with its spines
For context I live in Monterrey, Mexico. I’ve never seen a tree like this before and i was running at night, almost tripped on the sidewalk and put my hand on it.
Yep, *Ceiba speciosa*. It’s native here in Argentina, from the northern parts of the country. Destroys sidewalks but people love it anyway.
The native name for this species in particular is *samohú*.
Only_Razzmatazz_4498
Palo borracho?
frisby_birb
Evil spine tree. But those arent considered spines. Those are external protuberances of the stem. They are part of the stem. They are different from the “real” spines that you find in cactus.
EF_Boudreaux
Silk floss
Dan-Arec
This tree looks prehistoric!
Refroc
En Argentina le decimos Palo Borracho
The_Broken_Compass
I’ve seen hostile architecture now we have hostile nature within the cities. Ouch
derpdon321
Metal. Post more stab pictures.
Designer-Pound6459
Silk floss tree. They were all over my town as a kid. Socal. Mean bully kid used to push little kids into them while walking home from school. Fun times 🤪. Not
Ill-Till-2502
I was hoping this tree would appear on this thread. I saw one when I was living in Sherman Oaks, California fifteen years ago. Never could figure it out, as someone told me it was a “Dinosaur Tree.” Alas, they were mistaken.
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Ceiba speciosa
Silk floss tree (Ceiba speciosa)
Yep, *Ceiba speciosa*. It’s native here in Argentina, from the northern parts of the country. Destroys sidewalks but people love it anyway.
The native name for this species in particular is *samohú*.
Palo borracho?
Evil spine tree. But those arent considered spines. Those are external protuberances of the stem. They are part of the stem. They are different from the “real” spines that you find in cactus.
Silk floss
This tree looks prehistoric!
En Argentina le decimos Palo Borracho
I’ve seen hostile architecture now we have hostile nature within the cities. Ouch
Metal. Post more stab pictures.
Silk floss tree. They were all over my town as a kid. Socal. Mean bully kid used to push little kids into them while walking home from school. Fun times 🤪. Not
I was hoping this tree would appear on this thread. I saw one when I was living in Sherman Oaks, California fifteen years ago. Never could figure it out, as someone told me it was a “Dinosaur Tree.” Alas, they were mistaken.