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Brachychiton species

Illawarra flame tree, Queensland Bottle Tree and others

Family: Sterculiaceae

The Illawarra flame tree (Brachychiton acerifolius) is popular around SE Qld for its spectacular red floral display in early summer (some years better than others), after losing all or most of its leaves.

It has a natural upright form which is is not really suitable for pruning. Note butchered specimens planted underneath power lines. If you need a small tree, select something else.

Another famous member of the genus is the Queensland Bottle Tree (Brachychiton rupestris) with its swollen trunk. However, there are a number of other Brachychiton species occuring in Australia. The Little Kurrajong (Brachychiton bidwillii) is a shrub.


Links
Sorting Brachychiton names University of Melbourne
Brachychiton Descriptions Description and pictures of a variety of commercially-available Brachychitons from Australis Plants, Qld
Brachychiton acerifolius Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP)
Brachychiton acerifolius Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney
No Flames here! Discusses flowering of Flame Tree (Brachychiton acerifolius) Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Brachychiton acerifolius Urban Forest Ecosystems, California
Brachychiton acerifolius Encyclopedia of Stanford Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
Attention Grabbers (Brachychiton acerifolius and Stenocarpus sinuatus) Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Brachychiton acerifolius, Flame Bottletree Includes advice on pruning and management of this species in urban landscapes. University of Florida
Brachychiton discolor Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Brachychiton discolor Encyclopedia of Stanford Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
Brachychiton discolor, Scrub Bottletree Includes advice on pruning and management of this species in urban landscapes. University of Florida
Brachychiton diversifolius Species Bank, Department of the Environment and Water Resources
Brachychiton gregorii Alice Springs Town Council
Plants of the Kakadu region Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia [Brachychiton paradoxum)
Brachychiton populneus Australian National Botanic Gardens
Brachychiton populneus: Kurrajong Alice Springs Town Council
Brachychiton populneus Alice Springs Town Council
Brachychiton gregorii: Desert Kurrajong Alice Springs Town Council
Brachychiton populneus Urban Forest Ecosystems, California
Brachychiton populneus Encyclopedia of Stanford Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
Brachychiton rupestris Australian National Botanic Gardens
Brachychiton rupestris Australian National Botanic Gardens
Brachychiton rupestris Encyclopedia of Stanford Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
Brachychiton rupestre Alice Springs Town Council
War Memorial and Heroes Avenue, over 90 Brachychiton rupestris in Roma. Queensland Heritage Register, Environmental Protection Agency
Brachychiton vitifolius Department of the Environment and Water Resources
Semi-evergreen Vine Thickets with Bottle Tree (Brachychiton spp.) Emergents Department of the Environment and Heritage
Brachychiton (flame tree genus) Iziko Museums of Cape Town, South Africa
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