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I looked this one up on Googles, Ulrich, and it was some fascinating reading. These trees have "spikes" all over the limbs and trunks, I understand, although they said the Majesty Beauty has fewer of them than other C. speciosa.
Majestic Beauty is the cultivar, I believe, since there are other C. speciosa. I'm not familiar with this tree, but the page you posted to is listed as 'Majestic Beauty'. It is my impression that this and some other varieties were grown to adapt to climates other than its native Brazil. Here is a site: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_ST162
Here is a quote from that site concerning Majestic Beauty:
"Two grafted selections are available: `Majestic Beauty' has rich pink flowers and `Los Angeles Beautiful' has wine red flowers. The cultivar `Monsa' has a thornless trunk and pink fall flowers. Propagation is by seed or grafting."
WOW! Ulrich, that is amazing! From what I read, the "spikes" are not sharp. I saw some close-ups, and the ends didn't look sharp. In fact, that would be another great photo for the PDB.. a close up of the spikes. This is really a fascinating tree. This one is huge! Do you know how old it is?
Yes, you're right Ulrich! I'll bet the squirrels even steer clear of this tree! What an interesting characteristic... and the green trunk, too. Thanks for posting this!
