Bottle Tree
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Ever since road tripping in Australia I had a fascination for Boab / Baobab trees and any similar species.
Brachychiton rupestris, commonly known as the narrow-leaved bottle tree or Queensland bottle tree, is a tree in the family Malvaceae native to Queensland, Australia. Discovered and described by Sir Thomas Mitchell and John Lindley in 1848, it gained its name from its bulbous trunk, which can be up to 3.5 metres diameter at breast height. Reaching 10–25 metres high, the Queensland bottle tree is deciduous, losing its leaves between September and December. The leaves are simple or divided, with one or more narrow leaf blades up to 11 centimetres long and 2 centimetres wide. Cream flowers appear from September to November, and are followed by woody boat-shaped follicles that ripen from November to May.
Bottle Tree
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All rights reserved - Copyright © Garry Schlatter
Ever since road tripping in Australia I had a fascination for Boab / Baobab trees and any similar species.
Brachychiton rupestris, commonly known as the narrow-leaved bottle tree or Queensland bottle tree, is a tree in the family Malvaceae native to Queensland, Australia. Discovered and described by Sir Thomas Mitchell and John Lindley in 1848, it gained its name from its bulbous trunk, which can be up to 3.5 metres diameter at breast height. Reaching 10–25 metres high, the Queensland bottle tree is deciduous, losing its leaves between September and December. The leaves are simple or divided, with one or more narrow leaf blades up to 11 centimetres long and 2 centimetres wide. Cream flowers appear from September to November, and are followed by woody boat-shaped follicles that ripen from November to May.