tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post6387358993326449808..comments2024-03-24T18:05:27.769+11:00Comments on Ian Fraser, talking naturally: Kurrajongs and Bottle TreesIan Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-46326762550047788182020-12-08T08:52:45.227+11:002020-12-08T08:52:45.227+11:00I too am a kurrajong lover. I collect the seeds wh...I too am a kurrajong lover. I collect the seeds wherever i see a tree. Tooradin sawtel inlet. Bendigo phillip island. I have planted 10 in garden and they are thriving near beach. Love the peocess of collecting the seeds and watching them grow into trees<br />There are some on the trust register in victoria. Very old ones. Also at geelong botanic gardens. The pattern of their life form has been around for many thousands of years. Be great to get some gregori seeds. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835586817988300971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-84203071924812382352018-07-29T09:25:40.288+10:002018-07-29T09:25:40.288+10:00Hello Filipa; lovely to hear from you, and I’m so ...Hello Filipa; lovely to hear from you, and I’m so pleased that I have (accidentally!) been able to help you. I smile to picture your kurrajong growing on your terrace in far-off Portugal. We have the same species growing in our garden. Best wishes from Australia.Ian Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-32654205876116555052018-07-29T07:43:37.180+10:002018-07-29T07:43:37.180+10:00By the way, I think mine is a Brachychiton Populne...By the way, I think mine is a Brachychiton Populneus :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359809259739216676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-2436782493411043392018-07-29T07:38:56.461+10:002018-07-29T07:38:56.461+10:00So happy that finally and through an app, I was ab...So happy that finally and through an app, I was able to recognize this lovely tree that grows in a vase on the terrace!I've never been to Australia but I think I brought seeds (like I always do wherever I go) from Singapore in 2003. I've asked 3 experts but they simply didn't recognize this tree. I'm so "in love" with it! We don't have these trees in Portugal - except for me :)<br />Thank you for your helpful coments! <br />Kind regards,<br />Filipa Lopes<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359809259739216676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-32719436933726691172015-04-06T09:50:14.762+10:002015-04-06T09:50:14.762+10:00Agreed Martin - but they also like other sedimenta...Agreed Martin - but they also like other sedimentaries, granite and deep soil.Ian Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-67594159971310329252015-04-05T15:45:02.901+10:002015-04-05T15:45:02.901+10:00I recently visited Wee Jasper, and was astonished ...I recently visited Wee Jasper, and was astonished to see the <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pz0SrbRsmgs/VRO8B9dNnKI/AAAAAAAAmks/8rpYVDJPW5E/s1600/07%2BKurrajongs%2Band%2Blimestone.jpg" rel="nofollow">Kurrajongs</a> growing out on tiny cracks in the limestone outcrops around Carey's Caves. While it may be a myth that the species indicates Limestone, based on this sample of 1 site, the trees certainly like the rock!<br /><br />MartinFlabmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-15795529223657443492015-01-29T12:42:05.422+11:002015-01-29T12:42:05.422+11:00Thanks all for your comments; due to the magic of ...Thanks all for your comments; due to the magic of Blogger I was actually in Darwin when that post went up, so am only now able to respond.<br /><br />Martin, your comment on the New England kurrajong memorial planting reminds me peripherally of something else I could have mentioned. Recently in Santiago I was surprised to see an impressive collection of Brachychitons planted along the edge of the Plaza de Armas in the centre of town.<br /><br />Thanks Susan - you sound a bit nostalgic!<br /><br />Ah HW, Madagascar - that's a destination for a natural historian to sigh over!<br /><br />Kath, thanks so much for that observation. I'm not very familiar with B. australis and had assumed it was tropical in distribution but I now see that's only part of the story. So you're very probably right, and I've just learnt something I'm glad I know - again my thanks, and I'll amend the photo caption accordingly.Ian Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-4581170915106935302015-01-29T09:13:03.788+11:002015-01-29T09:13:03.788+11:00I wondered whether the last picture of a Queenslan...I wondered whether the last picture of a Queensland bottle tree was actually Brachychiton rupestris. It looked a bit more like a Brachychiton australis? It looks a bit tall and not bulging enough to be a B. rupestris.Kath Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05168806358075314556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-73052452777637382272015-01-22T21:44:20.152+11:002015-01-22T21:44:20.152+11:00It's interesting what changes in classificatio...It's interesting what changes in classifications DNA has had in the natural world. We saw several different baobab species in Madagascar recently, but can't remember the details!Sonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940828763843098232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-85432339916689927842015-01-22T19:19:01.959+11:002015-01-22T19:19:01.959+11:00Oh, PS, I also love the Snugglepot and Cuddlepie s...Oh, PS, I also love the Snugglepot and Cuddlepie stories. We had them in a big book as kids. Some of the characters are really scary for kids. The illustrations are wonderful.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-58866393117832467942015-01-22T19:17:08.764+11:002015-01-22T19:17:08.764+11:00I'm a big fan of kurrajongs and their relative...I'm a big fan of kurrajongs and their relatives too. They make great garden trees and I love to encounter them in the wild.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-54781424606516098302015-01-22T13:46:21.109+11:002015-01-22T13:46:21.109+11:00One of my memories of Adelaide is that there was l...One of my memories of Adelaide is that there was little need for a boat, whether made from Kurrajong seeds or not, as the rivers in that vicinity were, as Mark Twain said of the South Platte. "Too thick to drink, too thin to plough".<br /><br />Possibly a more helpful comment is to refer to the collection of 178 Kurrajongs on the road leading from Inverell to Glen Innes. These have been planted as a War Memorial, reflecting Kurrajong as the nickname of the regiment recruited in that area. There is one tree for each member of the regiment who was killed in WW1: that must have been a large proportion of the men in the area.<br /><br />MartinFlabmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com