Ceiba speciosa - Floss Silk Tree

I remember this tree with a "spikey" trunk and fluffy cotton like hanging balls (in Mexico). Am I righ?

Yes, it has big thorns on the trunk, branches and it does produce a lot of kapok. The kapok looks like big cotton balls hanging on the tree.

It's gorgeous! That bloom colour is pretty vivid against the blue backdrop.
Sounds an interesting one.

Thanks 🙏! There’s so many in California.

Los Angeles widely plants them as street trees and along the freeways.