With ALL of these names - Brachychiton Species, Flame Bottletree, Flame Kurrajong, Illawara Flame Tree - we know it more commonly as the ...Read MoreIllawarra Flame Tree.
This is one of the most spectacular flowering trees on earth. A tree in full bloom is easily the equal of the better known jacaranda or r...Read Moreoyal poinciana.
It is said to bloom best and most reliably where winter is the dry season, as in the coast of eastern Australia, where it's native. It blooms before growing new leaves in spring in preparation for the summer rains.
I've seen photos of this species in bloom with the jacarandas.
Propagation from seed is relatively easy without any pretreatment. The seeds are surrounded in the capsule by irritant hairs and are best collected using gloves. Grafting is also relatively easy and by using scions of mature material from good flowering forms, plants will flower much earlier than those grown from seed. Seedlings of B.acerifolius, B.populneus and B.discolor have been successfull used as grafting stocks.
My 3 year old froze in the coldest winter in 50 years here, and grew back from the bottom 4 inches of trunk! Does not grow as fast as Rup...Read Morerestus or populus and I suspect it is not as heat resistant here in the extreme desert sun
This tree grows on the UC Riverside campus and some years puts on a real show with bright red flowers. I tried to germinate seeds from o...Read Moreld pods around the ground from this tree. I was able to get one seedling from placing the seeds in a sand tray in a greenhouse. That seedling is about 6 years old and last year had a mild display of flowers. It is about 12 feet tall. It just started leafing out a month ago. The blooms last year came in late fall. I am hoping for a better show this year.
I saw a group of these trees flowering away in Hayward in the east bay area. I had the same thought as the first poster-these trees and J...Read Moreacaranda's go together. If i had the room...
This tree grows extremely well in the Canary Islands. It may not be popular (yet) but I was pleasantly surprised to see them growing and ...Read Moreflowering in the City of Puerto del Rosario on the island of Fuerteventura. They also grow the "populenius" species in the same road.
I have, in fact, started to grow my own trees from seeds I collected when I was last in Puerto del Rosario. So, in five to ten years, watch this space!
This attractive tree actually does take some frost- I have one in the yard and it's done fine down to about 27F without a burned leaf. I...Read More know they can handle much colder since it's gotten down to the low 20s briefly in LA and there are still very old happy looking specimens growing all over. They don't seem to flower as profusely in a marginal climate, but they still do, and are beautiful. The leaves are a brilliant green and soft texture. They don't bottle up like some of the other Brachychitons, but still make interesting sillohuetes.
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Often used as a companion plant to the jacaranda and flowering at about the same time is the Illawarra flame tree, or flame kurrajong. It...Read More is native to the forests of eastern Australia, and grows to about 15 metres (45') tall in cultivation. The leathery green leaves are big and maple-like, hence the name, but they vary - some have lobes, others don't. Flowering is also variable - sometimes they flower on one side only, sometimes they never flower, or they may flower one year but not the next. However a good specimen in full flower is an unforgettable sight - a mass of bright, scarlet bells which rivals the display of the jacaranda. The Illawarra flame tree grows best in warm climates in a sunny spot, with well-drained fertile soil and protection from wind and frost.
With ALL of these names - Brachychiton Species, Flame Bottletree, Flame Kurrajong, Illawara Flame Tree - we know it more commonly as the ...Read More
This is one of the most spectacular flowering trees on earth. A tree in full bloom is easily the equal of the better known jacaranda or r...Read More
My 3 year old froze in the coldest winter in 50 years here, and grew back from the bottom 4 inches of trunk! Does not grow as fast as Rup...Read More
This tree grows on the UC Riverside campus and some years puts on a real show with bright red flowers. I tried to germinate seeds from o...Read More
I have not grown this plant which grows well in the Hawaiian Islands.
I saw a group of these trees flowering away in Hayward in the east bay area. I had the same thought as the first poster-these trees and J...Read More
This tree grows extremely well in the Canary Islands. It may not be popular (yet) but I was pleasantly surprised to see them growing and ...Read More
This attractive tree actually does take some frost- I have one in the yard and it's done fine down to about 27F without a burned leaf. I...Read More
Often used as a companion plant to the jacaranda and flowering at about the same time is the Illawarra flame tree, or flame kurrajong. It...Read More