Please help me identify this beautiful tree

hsinclai

Hello, I would love to know what this gorgeous looking tree is. It is quite large and growing in a school ground in bayside Melbourne but looks very tropical. What is it please? Thank you

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Darrell Mcleod

Are they long pods hanging down from it?

if so may be Catalpa - Indian Bean Tree

Can you provide a clearer photo?

hsinclai

Hi,

How is this pic? I have pics in 4mb but they lose a lot of definition when downsizing ( something I have just painfully learned to do today)

thanks for your help

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Darrell Mcleod

Try this

Catalpa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Brent Ferris

I agree with Cruising Long - Catalpa tree. The tree has stunning flowers; the seeds in the pods spread with hair like tufts similar to dandelion, but larger. The wood is low density, with minimal strength, and has a distinctive odour. Some think it smells like stale cigarettes. THe tree (in Canada) lives about 80 years, and grows to about 80-90 feet.

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hsinclai

Hi there, Thanks for your comment .. I would absolutely love one but 25 to 30 metres is a bit too tall for my garden it's only 780 square metres .. perhaps i could plant one in the park nearby and love it from afar! tee hee

bye for now!

helen

Brent Ferris

Well here in Toronto, a lot of lots are only about 1/6th the size of your garden, and some lots are the size of your garden (ignoring the house) -- and nobody worries about the garden being too small. After all, it takes quite a few years to reach that size. Terminal growth averages 6 to 10 inches per year. I can attest to big trees in small yards (even tiny yards) -- I work in them. Sometimes the access is so tight, it is hard to squeeze in -- you have to walk sideways - real pain moving in equipment or bringing out brush. Doesn't help of course I am kinda big.

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