Forest Kurrajong
Brachychiton populneum

Location: Eggers Drive
Park: Washington High School
District: Centerville
Native to: Australia
Tree type: flowering
Leaf retention: evergreen

Comments: Broadleaf evergreen, native to Australia. It has an odd bottle-shaped trunk which bulges at the base and rises to a dense, conical crown. It has bell-shaped whitish flowers in May-June and canoe shaped woody brown pods.

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To prevent the transfer of disease and other considerations, do not touch or take samples from the specimen tree or any other plants on the property.

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