Bottle Tree (Brachychiton Rupestris)
- Native of Queensland
- Renowned for its unique shape
- Distinctive due to its “ Bottle Like” Swollen Trunk
- Grows to a height of about 12 metres.
- The leaves are narrow, elliptical and deeply divided.
Cultivation
The Bottle Tree withstands temperature from –10 to 50 Degree Celsius.
Bottle Trees Grow well in well –drained, slightly acidic soil, under good sunshine.
Bottle Tree Growing Stage
Bottle Tree grow very slowly in the initial stages.
For the first 2 years, They grow 1 metre in height with slender truck.
They grow a 1 metre in diameter trunk within 40 to 50 years and 2 metres in diameter trunk within 80 to 100 years.
