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White Bolaina
$5
Sponsor one or more White Bolaina trees and help fight deforestation in the Amazon. Each tree plays a vital role in the biodiversity of the rainforest. When you protect a tree you receive a special certificate via email or through the post. View its location in your Cool Earth account. Help fight climate change and keep this tree standing.
- Local name
- Bolaina Blanca
- Latin name
- Guazuma rosea Poeppig
- Height
- 15-30m
- Girth
- 25-80 cm
- CO2 stored (tonnes)
- 11
- Leaves
- Very simple. 10-18 cm long and 5-7 cm wide.
- Fruit
- Round capsules 4-8mm diameter covered in long hairs.
- Location
- Generally grows in areas up to 1500m altitude.
The White Bolaina produces small flowers with pink petals. It's often used as a low-cost timber in building construction. The wood is also used for making packing cases, panelling and matches. It has a fast initial growing rate of up to 3 metres in height per year.
