Red flowers with 5 petals appear in the spring before the new foliage. Cup-shaped flowers at or near the ends of the branches, when the tree is bare of leaves. This was photographed on 20 February 2013
Cotton tree (Tera) - Snaps as taken by Sisir Banga
Cotton tree(English); Tera (Manipuri); Semul (Hindi)
Scientific name: Bombax ceiba
Cotton tree has a straight tall trunk; grows to an average of 20 meters, with old trees up to 60 meters in wet tropical weather. The trunk and limb bear numerous conical spines particularly when young, but get eroded when older
Photo Credit :: Sisir Banga - FB profile here