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Brachychiton discolor, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
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#1432 most planted

Brachychiton discolor

Lacebark tree · also Lace kurrajong, Pink kurrajong, Scrub bottle tree

Deciduous
43
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
2
cities
18 in
median trunk (46 cm, 41 measured)
35 yr
median age (98% have a planting date)

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This partly deciduous rainforest tree from eastern Australia is known for its showy deep pink or red flowers. It typically grows in drier rainforest areas and features blue-green leaves with a whitish underside. Its seasonal blooms add ornamental value.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

  1. Los Angeles · United States
    4235 yr18 in
  2. San Francisco · United States
    1—19 in

Traits

Foliage
Deciduous
Mature height
40–70 ft
Canopy spread
30 ft
Growth rate
Fast
Blooms
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Dec

Trunk diameters across every city: median 18 in, mean 16 in, 90th percentile 30 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.

Other Brachychiton in the catalogue

5 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.

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