Brachychiton Species, Bottle Tree, Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneus)

by Xenomorf Jun 3, 2010 2:15 PM

Kurrajong flowers in Victoria, Australia, November 1985

Street tree in Pasadena California

leaves and pods in mid winter, southern California

Seed pods

Brachychiton populneus in central Israel.

Currajong seed pods and seeds in New South Wales, Australia, October 2004

Young trees are pyrimidal in form and give quick height to new landscapes -here about two years after planting in Rabat , Morocco

A small tree (one year old) planted on a street!

Another one of my trees planted on a street! This one was two years old when planted and now, after a year, it has cuadruplicated its size!!! Amazing!!!

Less than a year old!

1 year old seedling. self sown by seeds of nearby tree

bearing flowers and dried pods-Tarragona Spain

dried pods

2 months seedlings

two specimens outside Roberto's Taco Shop, Lakeside, San Diego County, California

Photo originally added to the PlantFiles on January 11, 2005

A cluster of seed pods in August, late summer, zone 9a/9b. Photo originally added to the PlantFiles on September 26, 2005.

Some branches on the tree have leaves that have three points instead of just one point. Photo originally added to the PlantFiles on September 26, 2005.

A 1 foot thick trunk. Photo originally added to the PlantFiles on January 3, 2006

The flowers in Late April, mid Spring, zone 9b. The flowers have no petals, only 5 petaloid sepals. Photo originally added to the PlantFiles on June 26, 2006.

The flowers in Late April, mid Spring, zone 9b. The flowers have no petals, only 5 petaloid sepals and are 3/8 inches big. Photo originally added to the PlantFiles on June 30, 2006.