Kurrajong
Botanical name: Brachychiton
Kurrajong
Botanical name: Brachychiton
Description
Kurrajong are large shrubs and trees native to tropical and subtropical Australia. Trees in this genus are deciduous and form an attractive pyramidal shape. They produce bright red flowers with a unique design: they are bell-shaped on the side with a star-shaped tip. Most species have a stout trunk used for storing water during the dry seasons. 
Species of Kurrajong
Kurrajong
Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneus) is an evergreen tree that will grow from 9 to 14 m tall. Blooms in spring with an abundance of creamy white and pink, bell-shaped flowers. Huge clusters of woody seed pods appear in summer. Native to Australia, it is commonly used as a street tree. Drought tolerant, it has low irrigation requirements. Thrives in full sun with well-drained soil.
Illawarra flame tree
Illawarra flame tree (Brachychiton acerifolius) is a deciduous tree that will grow from 15 to 18 m tall. It has a round canopy with glossy green leaves and will spread from 9 to 12 m wide. It blooms in spring with showy red flowers. Produces large, brown fruit in summer and fall. Thrives in full sun and prefers moist to dry soil. It is drought tolerant and makes a good flowering street tree.
Queensland bottle tree
A native species to Queensland, Australia, the queensland bottle tree is so named due to its bulging trunk that increases in girth as it leaves the ground and then decreases before the first branches. This creates the shape of a bottle and was noted by explorer Sir Thomas Mitchell in 1848. The native aboriginal people have historically used queensland bottle tree as a food source by consuming the roots of young trees.
Bottletree
Bottletree are large shrubs and trees native to tropical and subtropical Australia. Trees in this genus are deciduous and form an attractive pyramidal shape. They produce bright red flowers with a unique design: they are bell-shaped on the side with a star-shaped tip. Most species have a stout trunk used for storing water during the dry seasons.
Queensland lacebark
Queensland lacebark (Brachychiton discolor) is a species of tree that is native to the rainforests of eastern Australia. It sheds its leaves just before producing pink, star-shaped flowers that have a velvety appearance. It has a compact root system that helps it do well as an ornamental tree in urban environments.
Scientific Classification
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