Australian Native Plants - Brachychiton
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Brachychiton acerifolius
(Illawarra Flame Tree) |
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Height
10m - 40m
Spread
10m - 15m |
The Illawarra Flame Tree is a large tree growing to 40 m tall, although in cultivation it grows to about 20 m. The leaves are variable in shape and can be lobed with 3 to 5 lobes, and grow 12 cm to 20 cm long and 5 cm to 18 cm wide. The tree is... Read more > |
Brachychiton australis
(Broad-leaved Bottle Tree) |
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Height
5m - 15m |
The Broad-leaved Bottle Tree is a rainforest tree growing to 15 m tall, usually much smaller in cultivation. The leaves are lobed with 4 to 9 lobes, and grow 8 cm to 18 cm long and 12 cm to 20 cm wide. It loses its leaves in winter between June and... Read more > |
Brachychiton bidwillii
(Little Kurrajong) |
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Height
3m - 5m
Spread
2m - 5m |
The Little Kurrajong is a small tree growing to 5 m tall. The leaves are usually deeply lobed with 3 to 5 lobes, and grow 5 cm to 25 cm long and 6 cm to 17 cm wide. The tree usually drops leaves before flowering in spring, with new foliage produced... Read more > |
Brachychiton compactus
(Whitsunday Bottle Tree) |
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Height
4m - 15 m |
The Whitsunday Bottle Tree is a tree growing to 15 m tall, but usually between 4 m and 8 m. The leaves are simple tapering to a point, and grow 6 cm to 12 cm long and 3 cm to 5 cm wide. Juvenile are palm-shaped with narrow pointed fingers. The... Read more > |
Brachychiton discolor
(Lacebark Tree) |
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Height
10m - 35m
Spread
5m - 15m |
The Lacebark Tree is a rainforest tree growing to 35 m tall. The leaves are lobed with 3 to 7 lobes, and grow about 10 cm to 22 cm long and 10 cm to 20 cm wide. The tree flowers in spring and summer from November to February. The flowers are pink,... Read more > |
Brachychiton gregorii
(Desert Kurrajong) |
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Height
3m - 12m
Spread
2m - 5m |
The Desert Kurrajong is a small tree growing to 12 m tall. The leaves are lobed with 3 to 5 lobes, and grow to 10 cm to 15 cm long and 5 cm to 15 cm wide. The leaves are shed in the dry months. It flowers in spring and summer between October and... Read more > |
Brachychiton megaphyllus
(Red-flowering Kurrajong) |
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Spread
2m - 8m |
The Red-flowering Kurrajong is a tree or large shrub growing to 8 m tall. The leaves are large, round with heart shaped base, or three lobed, and grow 15 cm to 25 cm long and 15 cm to 25 cm wide. The plant is deciduous, and flowers during the dry... Read more > |
| Brachychiton muellerianus |
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Brachychiton muellerianus is a tree growing to 10 m tall. The leaves are large, shallowly lobed with 3 to 5 lobes, and grow 13 cm to 22 cm long and 14 cm to 22 cm wide. The flowers are orange-red, bell-shaped, with 5 partially fused petals. The seed... Read more > |
Brachychiton populneus
(Kurrajong) |
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Height
6m - 20m
Spread
3m - 6m |
The Kurrajong is a tree growing to 20 m tall (often much smaller). The leaves are variable, and can be lobed with three or five lobes, or entire without lobes. Leaves grow 5 cm to 10 cm long. The bell-shaped flowers are whitish with purple or... Read more > |
Brachychiton rupestris
(Bottle Tree) |
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Height
10m - 20m
Spread
5m - 15m |
The Bottle Tree is a tree growing to 20 m tall (usually between 5 m and 10 m). The trunk is often bottle shaped in mature trees, with dark grey bark that develops fissures and tessellations. The adult leaves are narrow and grow 4 cm to 13 cm long... Read more > |
