Recent Posts Tagged With 'exotic trees'

• Ginkgo

  Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 02:30 in exotic trees

  Flower arrangement using Ginkgo leaves and rose budsThis arrangement was on display at a recent flower show and was submitted by the eleven year old granddaughter of a friend. I thought it was really neat and showed a great deal of flair and imaginat...

• Albizia julibrissin, Silk Tree

  Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 19:16 in exotic trees

  Albizia julibrissin, Silk TreeI saw this tree in flower yesterday in a local garden . It was late in the afternoon of another hot day and the flowers had unfortunately wilted and faded. There are no conspicuous petals on the flower just a tassel of ...

• Calodendron capense, Cape Chestnut

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 04:21 in exotic trees

  Calodendron capense, Cape ChestnutThis spectacular tree is in flower at the moment in my neighbourhood and has held the mass of pink flowers for several weeks now . When I drive past it I expect to see the flowers carpeting the ground as well but thi...

• RJ\'s Jacaranda

  Posted on Friday October 30th, 2009 at 18:32 in exotic trees

  Jacaranda in flower nowThe largest and best Jacaranda in the district lives behind a discount art and craft supply store, growing in the parking lot surrounded by asphalt and squeezed between the metal bars of an old fence. Despite the inhospitable s...

• a piece on olives

  Posted on Wednesday October 21st, 2009 at 05:40 in edible plants, exotic trees

  This weekend the Festival of the Olive will be held at Elizabeth Farm (70 Alice St. Rosehill) as part of the Sydney International Food Festival. This is an Historic Houses Trust property and home to the oldest European olive tree in Australia. My ow...

• Golden Trumpet Tree

  Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 18:04 in exotic trees

  Tabebuia chrysotricha, Golden Trumpet TreeThis Spring flowering tree makes a bold statement against a clear blue sky. It is native to Argentina and Brazil and grows to a manageable size of about 7metres. When the winter is dry, as it was this year, i...

• Orchid Tree again

  Posted on Friday September 11th, 2009 at 23:04 in exotic trees

  Bauhinia x blakeana, Hong Kong Orchid Tree (Hunghua Yangtijia)I saw this in flower this morning and had to stop and take a photo .It is more striking than Bauhinia variegata as the flowers are a rich magenta purple. Sadly this specimen had been badly...

• Orchid Tree/Arbol Orchidea

  Posted on Tuesday September 8th, 2009 at 02:32 in exotic trees

  Bauhinia variegata, Spring Orchid Tree Orchid Tree as a street tree in my neighbourhoodBauhinia variegata var 'Candida' The orchid trees are just coming into flower and I must say I think the white flowering form is more showy than the pink/magenta o...

• The Coral Tree

  Posted on Thursday August 6th, 2009 at 03:18 in exotic trees

  Erythrina variegata var. indica, Coral TreeThe Coral trees are spectacular at the moment, painting the landscape a vivid scarlet. If you are driving anywhere along the coast or if driving to Sydney via Mt. Ousley road, you realize what big trees they...

• Dracaena draco

  Posted on Thursday July 16th, 2009 at 01:04 in exotic trees, landcape feature and accent plants

  Dracaena draco Dragon TreeThis tree from the Canary Islands has become a popular landscape plant in recent years because of its dramatic shape and form as well as its qualities of drought tolerance and general hardiness. Mature specimens are able to ...

• The Willow

  Posted on Monday June 1st, 2009 at 02:15 in art, weeds, exotic trees

  The well dressed gentleman of 1610 wearing a willow patterned shirt with lace trim A living willow seat at the Art Lover's House (Haus eines Kunstfreundes)Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland.Charles Rennie Mackintosh, The Willow Tearooms in Sauehie...

• Taxodium distichum, Swamp Cypress

  Posted on Monday May 18th, 2009 at 17:52 in exotic trees

  Taxodium distichum, Swamp CypressThe strange root formations from this tree are sometimes called gardeners' knees The Swamp Cypress is a tall pyramid shaped tree native to the southern USA and Mexico with soft lacy foliage resembling a yew, hence th...