Bottle trees Lace Bark Kurrajong x 1 Brachychiton populneus
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Brachychiton populneus Lacebark Bottle tree Kurrajong Plants
Very hardy native trees Bush tucker plants
Not for Western Australia, Tasmania & Northern Territory
The plants you will receive in this listing will be 10 to 15cm tall.
They will come individual in 40mm by 80mm pots, will have established roots and will be ready to plant into your garden.
You will receive 1
Kurrajong Bottle Trees Brachychiton populneum/populneus
Also known as Lace bark Kurrajong Bottle tree
A great Australian native tree that is extremely hardy, versatile and attractive.
It has beautiful flowers, seed pods, bark and leaves
Tough as a Mallee bull
They are a medium sized variety of tree that will usually grow to approximately 12 metres in height when mature
Masses of beautiful bell shaped orchid like flowers that are approximately 15mm across, are white to pink with pink dots, are formed in cluster.
The flowers of this native attract birds, butterflies and nectar eaters to your garden.
This variety has the ability to store water and nutrients in it roots and trunk which enables it to survive in areas too dry for many other varieties.
Though classed as a bottletree, they do not get as bulging around the trunk as some of the other bottle tree varieties
BushTucker Plants
The Kurrajong seeds are edible and can be ground to make flower or a coffee replacement.
The taproot is also edible.
Please do your own research before eating bush tucker.
Frost tolerant to minus 6 when established.
Will tolerate as little as 300mm per annum rainfall once established.
Often used councils and parks due to its hardiness .
Classed as a succulent due to its ability to store water in its trunk and roots.
The leaves are 10 to 15cm long and are quite diverse in their shape, ranging from the oval to having 3 to 9 fingers.
New leaves are tinged pink and then darken as they mature.
Provides great shade in summer
Highly adaptable:
Will grow in a wide range of soil from sandy to clay.
Great borders, native gardens, driveways, or containers/pots, bonsai, edging, farms etc.
Semi cascading foliage
They can grow in full sun to semi shade.
You can plant them under tall gums as long as it is not a deep shaded position.
They will also grow in quite windy and coastal areas
They will grow in most soil types and are a native bird magnet.
Work well in scattered plantings within native settings or as borders, rows, driveways, hedges, farms and in large pots
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