.Naturally beautiful, cinnamon brown colored seed pods clusters with stem from the Brachychiton or Bottle tree These seed pods would be perfect for wreath and garland decorations, potpourri , any rustic country boho themed decor and crafting ideas, ornaments, jewelry making, wedding decor, dried flower arrangements and rustic displays You will receive: 3 stems (35-40 seed pods) Size: Stem - 8-10 inches/20-25 cm Seed pod - 2 inches/5 cm The naturalness of the product makes each seed pod different from the others, so the measurements may vary slightly
The Kurrajong is a flowering tree that has bell-shaped flowers and an enlarged, tapered trunk. It is native to Australia. The shape of the trunk is an adaption to a warm, dry climate. The tree stores water in the enlarged trunk. The leaves are very variable in shape. They may be simple and pointed or variously 3-9 lobed. The lobes may be broad and rounded or very narrow and slender. It is cultivated as an ornamental tree in warm regions. Hardy in zones 9-12. Growing Instructions for the Kurrajong 1. Scarify the seeds by nicking or sanding the seed coat. The seeds can be sanded with sandpaper, a nail file or an emery board. 2. Soak the seed in water for several hours. 3. Prepare a mixture of half potting soil and half sand, perlite or vermiculite. 4. Put the mixture in a pot with drainage holes in the base. 5. Water the mixture so that it is moist but not wet. 6. Put the seeds on the soil. 7. Cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil. 8. Water the seeds and keep the soil moist but not wet. 9. Place the pots in an area with warm temperatures in full sun or part shade. 10. When the seedlings are a few inches tall, they can be transplanted.
Kurrajong bottle trees are hardy evergreens from Australia with bottle-shaped trunks that the tree uses for water storage. Growing a Kurrajong bottle tree is not difficult. This article has more infor
A medium Australian native tree with a conical form, bears very beautiful large bell flowers. Hybrid of B. acerifolius and B. discolor. I would say it takes the flowers colour from first and the size from second parental tree. Mt. Coot-tha Botanic garden, Brisbane
Bottle tree - Kurrajong Seeds (Brachychiton populneus) Price for Package of 5 seeds. The Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneus) is a small to medium sized tree found naturally in Australia in a diversity of habitats from wetter coastal districts to semi-arid interiors of Victoria, New South Wales and
Brachychiton bidwillii, Brachychiton paradoxus var. bidwillii, Little Kurrajong
Flower and seed-pod of Brachychiton bidwillii - Little Kurrajong, flowering tree, native to Australia.
Learn to care for and grow Brachychiton bidwillii (Little Kurrajong, Rusty Kurrajong). Brachychiton bidwillii (also known as Little Kurrajong and Rusty Kurrajong) is a plant in the family Malvaceae. It is hardy in zones 9a-10b. It is perennial. The sun requirement is full sun.
AKA: Bottle tree, Lacebark kurrajong, Whiteflower kurrajong Synonym: Brachychiton populneum? Apparently, the little "hairs" on the seeds will penetrate your skin and cause some irritation. I didn't gather any empirical data on this matter... I was walking between my hotel and a brewpub and saw these cool seed pods. I wasn't happy with my pictures when I reviewed them later, so I took a walk before my flight back home... The flowers look like this. Non-native More info: wikipedia
Brachychiton bidwillii - Little Kurrajong, flowering tree, native to Australia. It's named after John Bidwill (1815-1853), a botanical collector, the same as Bunya pine (Araucaria bidwillii) asgap.org.au/b-bidw.html Amazingly this little tree is blooming for more than two months by now , - and you can see there are still more flowers coming. see more of my Little Kurrajong images , including the seeds pods.
Brachychiton populneus Family: STERCULIACEAE Kurrajongs are dry rainforest trees which take the “dry” more literally than most. We see them far out on the western plans, as in this specimen in a Western Downs town which is doing such a good job of shading a cool Queensland-style house. Their deep roots help them survive droughts. Deep roots also mean (as with other dry rainforest trees) they are less likely to create problems for buildings and other structures. However the roots do seek water, so should not be planted closer than 3.5m to water pipes or sewage lines. Another part of the secret of kurrajongs’ drought survival is the capacity to drop their leaves in dry winters. The degree of leaf drop depends heavily on the availability of soil moisture, so in wet winters they may lose very few of them. This photo was taken near Toowoomba in June 2008, which was probably the driest of all the dry times in our recent long drought. The species can grow tall, as shown in this bushland example, also near Toowoomba. Usually, rainforest species only grow this shape if surrounded by other trees. It is possible that this very old tree spent its youth in a quite different environment from the grassy eucalypt woodland you can see in this modern photo. A great deal of such country, along the Great Dividing Range and the valleys to the west of it, was once dry rainforest. It was cleared so long ago that we have forgotten it was ever there. The shape of this tree may indicate that this was the case here. Kurrajongs have a very pretty flower, and unlike some of the other Brachychiton species (notably the flame tree Brachychiton acerifolius), they don’t link flowering with leaflessness. This photo was taken in October, and the tree had a shady green canopy. While mature trees can put out a great show of flowers, it won’t happen every year, so the kurrajong’s ornamental qualities are largely based on its cool green canopy. As with many Australian trees, their juvenile leaves differ from the leaves on older trees. These leaves are from a very young tree. The shape on the right is the one we most commonly see, while the one on the left only occurs on mature trees. I photographed this paddock of kurrajongs at Gilgandra. They were neatly pruned, and I wondered why. Then we drove on to visit the Dubbo Western Plains Zoo, where we watched giraffes being fed with kurrajong leaves. No doubt this explained the mystery! The photo is such a good demonstration of the results that we can get from pruning most of our dry rainforest tree species. You can see how well these Australian native trees would grace a formal garden. They can be kept to a size suitable for the suburbs, and make very good street trees, as seen in Goondiwindi. This young kurrajong in Crows Nest is being groomed for the job. Pastoralists have long recognised the value of kurrajong leaves as emergency drought fodder for their stock. Unfortunately they have all too often solved their problem by cutting down whole trees, a curiously short-sighted solution. The result is that, while we see many young trees in the Toowoomba district, large, old ones are rare. Kurrajongs are host trees for one of our larger butterflies, the tailed emperor (Polyura pyrrhus sempronius). We caught this delightful pair “kissing” in the bushes at Kwiambul National Park last weekend. (Butterflies kiss with their antennae.) Brachychitons are recognised as being fire resistant. A row of them on a fenceline downhill from the house, in bushfire-prone areas, could make all the difference (though of course no tree will resist a very large bushfire). A green canopy catches sparks, and might just be the factor that saves a house from catching alight. A “home among the kurrajongs” is a very Australian image, and considerably safer than the one among the gum trees which is celebrated in the well-known song. Kurrajongs can be transplanted at up to 8 years old. PROPAGATING KURRAJONGS I have done quite a bit of this, and regard it as a pig of a job.If you are going to handle the seeds, you need to wear gloves because of the tiny irritating prickles on the seed coats. So I was delighted to receive the following suggestions from a reader, Rob, from Canowindra: I have just started to grow more from seed as we have had rain. My method is to scrape the seeds from the pods, when ripe, with a screwdriver. Place seeds in a capped jar with a couple of pebbles and shake vigorously to remove husks. Flushing the jar with water will remove husks and then just dry the seed in the sun for storage. To germinate, I put mine in a jar and pour RAPIDLY boiling water over them. I then place them in a folded, moistened kitchen paper and place in a zip lock sandwich bag. Last group was ten seeds and all germinated. Presto, in a couple of days roots appear and they are ready to pot. Keep the water up to seedlings in our area and the growth is phenomenal. I’m sure God smiled when he gave us Kurrajongs! " Thank you Rob. I have only used hot water from the tap. We do have a very hot solar hot water system, but I am interested to hear how well your seeds respond to the boiling water. I feel sure this method would also work for bottle trees. I would be a bit more cautious about the very hot water for Brachychitons that come from scrub or rainforest habitats where fire is not part of the ecology. Rob also says that Kurrajongs are recommended as a suitable species for Bonsai, so if you have no room in your garden, you could grow some for this purpose, or just as attractive pot plants.
Brachychiton bidwillii, Brachychiton paradoxus var. bidwillii, Little Kurrajong
Family: Sterculiacea These plants are fairly common on the eastern to norhtern aspects of granite hills down here. They grow to about 17m tall, and have a spreading habit. The seed pods are fairly large & black, with yellow seeds and a fine, itching hair inside them. The Wiradguri people from this area believe that they are a 'sleeping' tree, that can make you, babies or bad spirits sleep (in the case of the spirits, stay away), just from being near them. This shot is fairly grainy, without a lot of detail, as I had to zoom a lot and there were no flowers in direct sunlight, but it was the first time I had seen a Kurrajong flowering, so I had to take a photo!
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Brachychiton Populneus Also known as the Kurrajong Bottle Tree (formerly Sterculia Diversifolia) Bring a little bit of the outback to your yard by growing this beautiful ornamental tree that is native to Eastern Australia. The summer time bell-shaped flowers form in large clusters and are pink to white blotched with red on the inside. Seeds are born within woody, boat-shaped fruit 1-7 cm long and are surrounded by fine hairs that can cause skin and eye irritation. Irritant hairs have been removed from the seeds we offer for germination. It can grow to a mature height of 35'-45', and some records as tall as 60'. Excellent street tree or around pools and ponds for shade. Also is known to be a great container plant for indoors or the patio as well. The stout trunk tapers like a bottle and is a water storage device for survival in dryer climates while it is young making it drought tolerant, and tends to lose its bottle shape as it gets older. This species has multiple uses. The seeds can be roasted and eaten. The bark can be turned into a tough durable fiber, and the spongy wood has a soft light attractive grain which is used to make many items . The leaves are also used as emergency fodder for drought-affected animal stock. Frost tolerant, USDA zones 9-11. This offer is for 5 seeds. For complete transparency we include payment processing & related fees in our shipping/handling cost.
Kurrajong, Brachychiton populneus, Newell Highway, Narrabri
Scene at the Kurrajong, Looking East.
Learn to care for and grow Australian Flame Tree (Brachychiton acerifolius). Brachychiton acerifolius (also known as Australian Flame Tree, Illawarra flame tree and Flame Kurrajong) is a plant in the family Malvaceae. It is hardy in zones 10a-10b. It requires a medium amount of water. It is perennial. The sun requirement is full sun. The soil PH needed is 6.1-7.8.
The Kurrajong Tree is Brachychiton populneus, an excellent flowering shade tree for dry climates. Easy care in a sunny position in a well drained soil.
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Brachychiton populneus Charming bell-shaped flowers. Evergreen tree to 20 m high, Australian native. Rather rare find in Brisbane, cultivated
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Brachychiton bidwillii - Little Kurrajong's seedpod with Cotton Harlequin Beetles inside (all males - blue colour) Never put your finger inside !- as these little 'hairs' are prickly! (I know that by a hard way ;-))
A 10 year journey in the making... This gin is the distillers masterpiece featuring suspended finger lime caviar from the distillers own 80 acre farm at Kurrajong Heights. Located at the top of a picturesque mountain 65km north west of Sydney on the edge of the Blue Mountains. These little balls of limey goodness pop in your mouth when you bite them releasing an aromatic burst of pure citrussy gin, redefining your definition of the ultimate Gin & Tonic! A medly of 100% Hawkesbury grown citrus with a special variety of finger lime caviar as the star backed up by navelina oranges, kaffir lime leaves, tahitian lime leaf & lemons from the distillers Mum's tree's at Kurrajong... This Gin is perfectly balanced for tonic one bottle will not be enough! Wild Hibiscus Distilling Co Finger Lime gin is THE WORLD'S MOST DIFFICULT GIN TO MAKE! Each small batch takes over 1 year we grow the fruit, distill multiple gins to infuse the caviar at different stages and then balance out this magnificent gin with pure deep spring water from the distillers farm. The finger limes are first pollinated by bees from our apirary the limes are nurtured in the orchard for 8-9 months absorbing the clean air and sunshine at Kurrajong Heights on the edge of the Blue Mountains. The limes are hand picked wearing long leather gloves at the perfect maturity for this gin. It's a horrible task and you would not wish the harvest upon anyone... But our Finger Limes have the best view, they can even see the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge from the orchard! Then the difficult part starts... Through a unique process developed by the distiller the caviar inside the limes is gently removed on machinery he designed and built with his brother and then the seeds are separated. The pure caviar is then infused for several months on a special distillers strength gin to age, soak and mature. This ensures the perfect Pop, just like it was picked yesterday. But this process also allows the contents inside each tiny pearl to become 40% alcohol gin! Finger Lime Gin makes the most unique & perfect Gin & Tonic called the F-bomb G&T. Over 4 years of painstaking research and development, endless testing, distilling and retesting... This mind bending gin is 100% Natural and a complete renegade in 'oft bland world of gin. But... Enjoying it is simple! Ice, tonic, stir with a sprig of thyme. It's an experience you will never forget. The perfect Gin & Tonic.
