Raman, by chance is this tree still there where you had mentioned (near ESI Hospital, Indiranagar, Bangalore) ? If yes, I would love to get some seeds and try to multiply it. Please let me know. Thanks a lot, Suhag
On Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 6:58:30 PM UTC+5:30, raman wrote: > > Australian Flame Tree is a large tree native to subtropical regions on the > east coast of Australia. It is famous for the bright red bell-shaped > flowers that often cover the whole tree when it is leafless. This tree is > tolerant of temperate climates and is now cultivated world-over for its > beauty. However, the maximum height of 40 m is reached only in the > original, warmer, habitat. It usually grows to be about 20 m. Leaves are > variable, either entire or with 5-7 deep lobes. It sheds its leaves after > the dry season. The spectacular flowering occurs in late spring and new > foliage is ready for the summer rains. In areas where the winter is not > particularly dry, this natural rhythm may become somewhat erratic and the > tree may flower only partially. Flowers are scarlet bells with 5 partially > fused petals. The pod-like fruits are dark brown, wide, boat-shaped and > about 10 cm long. They contain masses of thin bristles that stick in the > skin, as well as yellow seeds. These are nutritious and were eaten by > Aborigines after toasting. > > Raman > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
