Nice photographs and reporting. Can you please provide the location of the tree in Bangalore and also the date of photograph.
On Feb 5, 6:28 pm, raman <[email protected]> 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 > > Illawarra Flame Tree - 0000.jpg > 137KViewDownload > > Illawarra Flame Tree - 0027.jpg > 73KViewDownload > > Illawarra Flame Tree - Bark.jpg > 101KViewDownload > > Illawarra Flame Tree - Canopy.jpg > 137KViewDownload > > Illawarra Flame Tree - Flower.jpg > 52KViewDownload > > Illawarra Flame Tree - Fruit.jpg > 76KViewDownload > > Illawarra Flame Tree - Leaf.jpg > 101KViewDownload > > Illawarra Flame Tree - Seed.jpg > 49KViewDownload
