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Bottle tree

Brachychiton rupestris — Overview

Description:

Trees like I've never seen before. Located in Cupertino, CA. There's a pair and their trunks take up the width of the entire boulevard.

Habitat:

Hot, dry, South Bay.

Notes:

Located in Cupertino, CA.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Queen'sland Bottle Tree
Brachychiton rupestris iNaturalist.ca · Queensland Bottle Tree (Brachychiton rupestris)


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6 Comments

StuRalston
StuRalston 8 years ago

Yes, that's it. Thanks!

PucaK
PucaK 8 years ago

I grew up in Queensland. It looks like a bottle tree to me.

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 8 years ago

I understand it is a native of Australia but it is sold as a garden variety. Just a suggestion. Please check.

Bottle Tree??

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 8 years ago

That is really cool. Wish I'd known about it when I lived in that area

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 8 years ago

Welcome to Project Noah Welcome to Project Noah DarcyTellier
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Nice first spotting,congrats and thanks for sharing
We hope you like the site as much we do; there are many features you can explore:
We invite you to go to http://www.projectnoah.org/faq where you will find the purpose and “rules” of Project Noah.
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StuRalston
Spotted by
StuRalston

California, USA

Spotted on May 30, 2013
Submitted on Aug 4, 2015

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