About Egyptian cotton:


" Here's a surprise to many The high-quality Egyptian cotton that is so
popular the world over was not even available in pharonic times. It was
only until the Christian period that cotton trees growing half-wild in Nubia
(southern Egypt) started being used. And finally, in the 19th century, an
American variety of cotton started flourishing in Egypt. So what did the ancient
Egyptians wear? Linen. Most everything men, women and children wore was
made from linen. In fact, the ancient Egyptians believed the Gods wore linen."

http://www.egyptmonth.com/mag01012001/

...so what in Sam's Hill is a "cotton tree"? All the cotton in my neck of the woods looks like a scrawny bush, at best, and really not much of a bush either. Would these scrawny plants grow into trees?

Bush regards,
WW