Cotton Tree

Cotton Tree can refer to:

Street-level view of Freetown and the Cotton Tree.

• The Cotton Tree is a historic symbol of Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone. It was found growing in the town centre in 1792 when a group of former American slaves, who had gained their freedom by escaping to the British during the American War of Independence, joined the settlement and gave it the name Freetown. The tree is also the site for offering prayers for peace and prosperity.

• Various members of the botanical family Bombacaceae (genus Bombax) are often called Silk-cotton tree.

• The flowering plant, Hibiscus tiliaceus is sometimes known as the Cotton Tree.

• Kapok, Java cotton tree.

• Cottontree, a village in Lancashire, England

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