Botanical Name: Brachychiton populneus
Common Name: Bottle Tree, Kurrajong Bottle Tree Type of Plant: dicot: tree Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape an erect, single-trunked plant, with fairly short side branches, giving the tree a pyramidal-oval shape in youth; canopy slowly widens with age and the base of tree swells ("bottle-shaped"); young branches are green, smooth Height 30'-50' (60') Spread 1/2 - 2/3 Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun preferred, tolerates partial sun inland Soil well-draining soils; avoid poorly drained clay soils Hardiness some frost (zones 12-24): prefers warm coastal habitats Morphology: Leaves pinnate, alternate, ovate-lanceolate; 1 1/2"-3" long; margins entire or irregularly 3-5 lobed; glossy; petioles 1"-2" long Flowers yellowish-white, bell-shaped, often red-blotched inside; 1/2" across, lack petals; borne in axillary panicles; summer Fruit a follicle: 1 1/2"-3" long, dark brown-black at maturity Propagation: seed Usage: an attractive vertical accent tree for its form and foliage; clumps, slopes, street tree; leaves tend to 'flutter' in the wind Landscape Care: Watering an occasional deep soak; avoid heavy watering Fertilizing little is needed after established Pruning very little is required; remove the lowest branches if access under the canopy is desired Pests/Diseases relatively free Special Conditions/Other Origin: Australia Family: Sterculiaceae Notes: |
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