Archive for the 'Trees' Category

Eucalyptus macrocarpa (Mottlecah) fruitEucalyptus macrocarpa is a plant from Western Australia and is much valued for its huge dark pinky red flowers and grey- green foliage in floral art work. The gum nuts measure about 3 inches (75mm) across and are also very decorative. When they split to release the seeds, an opening is left […]

Grevillea robustaGrevillea robusta is a large tree and grows very well in our dry, highly alkaline soil. At this time of the year it has these fiery orange clusters of ’spider’ flowers. The honey eaters and lorikeets find this a great food source and many complaints are heard of the rowdy birds at dawn and […]

Brachychiton diversifolius (Kurrajong)This is one of the Kurrajongs. I am not sure of the name as some seem to be lumped under the title Brachychiton diversifolius. This is the lovely sight at the entrance to a country town near here. The rainfall is a little more and is more reliable. I guess the pH […]

Brachychiton rupestris I was not expecting to see this unusual tree growing in the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra. It is a small to medium tree originally from the drier areas of central western Queensland and northern inland New South Wales.
The trunks of the trees are prominently bottle shaped with large specimens having a […]

Brachychiton populneus (Kurrajong)These trees are very adaptable and well worth growing. With an average rainfall of 340mm (about 131/2 inches) per year, a number of species grow well in this region. While on holiday in western New South Wales last month, I found Brachychiton populneus growing in the area north of Lake Cargelligo. […]