LaTijereta
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Flame Tree
Our flame tree is getting ready to go off...
Tree is located off our patio.. It is always a pleasure to view every year..
Enjoy..
[Edited on 5-5-2009 by LaTijereta]
Democracy is like two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
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Russ
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Wonderful pics. I had one I nurtured for 5 years and it was amazing how it loaded up with orchid like blooms. I sold that place and and miss the
flowers not the mess. I guess the new owners didn't like the mess either cuz it's only twigs now
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DianaT
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Beautiful Tree. Does it stand up to wind and salt?
Diane
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Beautiful..thanks
The kids here play some kind of game with the blossoms.
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Russ
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Mine was in a back court yard out of the wind, mostly. I got it at about 5' and when I left it was close to 20'. Now firewood
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Mexitron
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Love that tree! Don't know about wind and salt but it has to have a hot climate to do well--I tried one in Borrego Springs and it survived the first
winter...but barely. The coyotes ate thru the irrigation tubing and that finished it off.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jdtrotter
Beautiful Tree. Does it stand up to wind and salt?
Diane |
We had three at our old place, planted them at the same time from seedlings. Two had the wind blocked by a 5 foot wall, and one was directly exposed
to the full force of the pacific winds (not unlike Asuncion). The tree that was exposed to the wind was about 5 feet tall and very thin, the other
two were about 12 feet tall with full canopies. The wind definitely affected the growth.
We just planted two more seedlings at our new place, they're about 80 yards from the ocean, and somewhat protected from the wind. They seem to be
doing OK.
In Mexico they're called Tabachine trees.
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makana.gabriel
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I think that tree is also called Royal Poinciana.
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Mexitron
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| Quote: | Originally posted by makana.gabriel
I think that tree is also called Royal Poinciana. |
That's right...the botanical name is Delonix regia, and its native to Madagascar (which, interestingly enough is another Baja-like place on this earth
with lots of strange plants).
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LaTijereta
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Our tree gets full sun/ wind, but can be messy, we have a planter below for the flowers to drop and "self mulch" the bed below..
Tree is about 20 ft tall and provides a nice 20 ft+ canopy for shade.. The tree will fill-in over the next few weeks...
This tree is close to 25 years old..
[Edited on 5-5-2009 by LaTijereta]
Democracy is like two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Ben Franklin (1759)
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