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Australian Bottle Tree in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Brachychiton rupestris

 

Australian Bottle Tree

Brachychiton rupestris (Queensland Bottle Tree) is a semi-deciduous tree with a large bulous trunk that grows to 18m in Queensland Australia and northern New South Wales. It has a narrow straight trunk when immature and sports small narrow palmate leaves. As it gets older, trunk bellows to store water and becomes bottle shaped. Typically, the leaves will fall before flowers appear in late spring to early summer. It needs full sun and can be planted in any soil type. Hardy to 18-20° F for short durations.

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plant Features
  • Australian Bottle Tree likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Australian Bottle Tree likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Australian Bottle Tree is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Australian Bottle Tree likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Australian Bottle Tree

Latin name

Brachychiton rupestris

type

Trees or Shrubs

family

Malvaceae

ph

6.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Australian Bottle Tree likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Australian Bottle Tree is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Australian Bottle Tree likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Australian Bottle Tree likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Australian Bottle Tree is 6.00meters x 18.00meters 6.00 M 18.00 M

Brachychiton rupestris

Brachychiton rupestris (Queensland Bottle Tree) is a semi-deciduous tree with a large bulous trunk that grows to 18m in Queensland Australia and northern New South Wales. It has a narrow straight trunk when immature and sports small narrow palmate leaves. As it gets older, trunk bellows to store water and becomes bottle shaped. Typically, the leaves will fall before flowers appear in late spring to early summer. It needs full sun and can be planted in any soil type. Hardy to 18-20° F for short durations.


Planting

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Although it is a widely tolerant tree, flame tree prefers moist to dry soil in which to grow. After it becomes established it will tolerate drought and temperatures down to 25 degrees Fahrenheit, but it prefers mild weather. It grows well in loam to sandy soil with pHs ranging from slightly acidic to highly alkaline, and withstands salinity well, as long as the weather is not too cold.

 
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