Brachychiton discolor

Brachychiton discolor as a container plant, 8 years old.

Brachychiton discolor ( syn. B. luridus C.Moore ex F.Muell, Sterculia lurida ( C.Moore ex F.Muell ) F.Muell ex Benth.. .. ) Is an impressive, up to 30 meters tall tree, which is native to New South Wales, Queensland and northern Australia. He is present there in near-coastal scrublands and forests in a tropical climate with a rainy season and a dry season period.

Features

Brachychiton discolor is weak succulent, the thick, provided with a greenish, gray in older trees bark trunk is bottle-shaped at the base. The tree tolerates drought very well. The leaves are dark green above, silvery white hairs, palmately divided, and three to seven, usually five-lobed. Its diameter is 8 to 18 centimeters, the length of the petiole 5 to 10 centimeters. The Spreitengrund is heart-shaped ( Cordat ). The bell-shaped flowers are three to four inches long, hairy outside and red, pink or magenta. They appear from late spring to summer (November to March ) after the tree has dropped the leaves. The fruit is five -piece, wooden fruit capsules, the individual segments are in the form of boats. They contain large, yellow, embedded in a charming triggering hair seeds. Brachychiton discolor Brachychiton hybridized with acerifolius.