Villagers rooting for landmark

KUALA TERENGGANU: An exotic RM180,000 Brazilian tree planted near here to spruce up a new township has sprouted controversy.

The Ceiba Chodatii tree, also known as the silk floss tree, has a bottle-shaped trunk, was chosen by the project’s contractor and was planted in December last year at one of the entry points of the project located in Kuala Nerus, about 15km from here.