Pink Flame Tree
Brachychiton discolor

Location: Blacow
Park: Kennedy High School
District: Irvington
Native to: Australia
Tree type: flowering
Leaf retention: deciduous

Comments: Broadleaf monsoon deciduous tree native to Australia. Mature trees to 40' with trunk buldging at the base. Specimen tree has pink flowers. Similar to B. acerifolius (Australian Flame Tree) which has scarlet red flowers.

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Illustration by Hugh Danaher