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BajaBlanca
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Plant ID please
I see these all over and they grow into great shade trees. I would like to know what it is.
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Elena La Loca
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looks like a hibiscus to me
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I think it's called, "The sex talk with your twelve year old son" plant.
Anyway, here's some JB for your enjoyment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEwIIDjvR5A
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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the flower looks like hibiscus but the leaves are wrong.
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BajaGlenn
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J.B. for Prez
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BajaBlanca
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The flower really does look like a hibiscus but those leaves don't seem right at all like woody said.
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It is called Seaside Mahoe. From Wiki...
Thespesia populnea, commonly known as the Portia tree[3] /ˈpɔərʃⁱə/, is species of flowering plant in the mallow
family, Malvaceae. It is a small tree or arborescent shrub that has a pantropical distribution, found on coasts around the world.[4] However, the
Portia tree is probably native only to the Old World,[5] and may have originated in India.[6] Its name is different in different languages in India.
Nowadays, its wood is mainly used in making furniture because of its good ability to undergo carving. The wood from the tree was used by early Tamil
people to make instruments in ancient Tamilakam.[7] It is possibly indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands and elsewhere in the Pacific, but may have been
spread by early Polynesians for its useful wood and bast fibres. The Portia tree reaches a height of 610 m (2033 ft) tall and a trunk diameter of
2030 cm (7.911.8 in).[8] It grows at elevations from sea level to 275 m (902 ft)[9] in areas that receive 5001,600 mm (2063 in) of annual
rainfall.[5] The Portia tree is able to grow in the wide range of soil types that may be present in coastal environments, including soils derived from
quartz (sand), limestone, and basalt; it favors neutral soils (pH of 67.4).[8]
[Edited on 8-28-2016 by cocoscabana]
[Edited on 8-28-2016 by cocoscabana]
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DENNIS
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May Gawd help those unfamiliar with J. B.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp4M0vuqk2s
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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BajaBlanca
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thanks so much cocoscabana!!
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Join this app/web site to find answers to all your naturist questions:
http://www.inaturalist.org/
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They have some huge ones at Jardines Baja. Saw them last week. The flowers start yellow, turn red on the tree/plant and drop. Hibiscus like flower
but like Woody says the leaves are wrong.
I yam what I yam and that\'s all what I yam.
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redhilltown
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They are only found in Baja recently because of global warming...
I'm KIDDING!!!!!!!!! 
Thanks for the post and ID...they are really pretty.
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oh wow...one of our workers brought me one last year and it is growing like a weed but I didnt know it flowered...cant wait!
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Quote: Originally posted by cocoscabana  | It is called Seaside Mahoe. From Wiki...
Thespesia populnea, commonly known as the Portia tree[3] /ˈpɔərʃⁱə/, is species of flowering plant in the mallow
family, Malvaceae. It is a small tree or arborescent shrub that has a pantropical distribution, found on coasts around the world.[4] However, the
Portia tree is probably native only to the Old World,[5] and may have originated in India.[6] Its name is different in different languages in India.
Nowadays, its wood is mainly used in making furniture because of its good ability to undergo carving. The wood from the tree was used by early Tamil
people to make instruments in ancient Tamilakam.[7] It is possibly indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands and elsewhere in the Pacific, but may have been
spread by early Polynesians for its useful wood and bast fibres. The Portia tree reaches a height of 610 m (2033 ft) tall and a trunk diameter of
2030 cm (7.911.8 in).[8] It grows at elevations from sea level to 275 m (902 ft)[9] in areas that receive 5001,600 mm (2063 in) of annual
rainfall.[5] The Portia tree is able to grow in the wide range of soil types that may be present in coastal environments, including soils derived from
quartz (sand), limestone, and basalt; it favors neutral soils (pH of 67.4).[8] |
Hisbiscus is in the same plant family. Plant classification is based on reproductive structures, which means flowers in plants that flowers.
Conifers, ferns, and mosses, for example, have differents reproductive mechanisms. It's no wonder the flower looks like a Hisbiscus. Leaves can vary
widely within a single family.
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it is known in my area as algodσn. it is fast growing, and beautiful. i had one that stood 25' until a neighbor enjoyed its shade while mixing
paraquat(herbicide), and spilled about 5 gallons on the ground. the propagate easily from cuttings.
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I thought it was an algodon too Bob...bingo
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Cotton tree?
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Just plain old cotton plant...
page from this book...
[Edited on 8-29-2016 by David K]
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Here is a neat app called INaturalist.org. You can post a picture on line and it people who know what it is chime in.
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