Bombax malabaricum

At the end of the cold part of winter, all over town these large, bare trees bloomed. The blossoms are huge and waxy, but become fuzzy as they age and soften in a warm, kid's hand.
I wonder if they are the flowers in the Korean go-stop cards. Common names are Tree Cotton and Red Kapok Tree.
I got these pictures on the Wednesday the kids were home because of the flu scare. We took the chance to preview a field trip properly and walked down from the Peak and through the aviary in Hong Kong Park. It's my favourite place in Hong Kong. These flowers have almost all fallen now, but since it's started raining, spring flowers are blooming everywhere like cheap lingerie.