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Sunday 5 July 2009 - 11.38am CST
currently 14 °c Fair forecast max 21°c min 6°c
community recommended native plants for Alice Springs
Scientific name Brachychiton rupestre
Common name Bottle Tree
Native to Australia
Height 5–17m
Width 5–12m
Growth rate
Slow to medium
Distinctive tree with bottle–shaped trunk. Greenish–yellow flowers in spring, distinctive seedpods. Frost sensitive when young.