Tabebuia palmeri

Bernard Keays

Ekka,

I thought this tree might be of interest to a few tree huggers out there. I believe its a Tabebuia palmeri or pink trumpet tree. This one is growing on private property and I took the photo from Beerburrum Road near the intersection on School Road at Elimbah. The photo is cropped as I had trouble down loading it but its the largest one I know of in my area?

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Eric Frei

I like those trees, we have 3 nice ones in the round-a-bout near here, spectacular in flower.

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Bernard Keays

I think there nice too. I planted a few around Redcliffe. There are quiet a few planted at Logan now. Should be pretty in a few years time. Have you ever heard of any problems with them?

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Sean Freeman

Its not a tree I am crazy about....has been well and truely over used in NQ as a street tree, has some serious draw backs its potential size being one of them, it also produces prolific root suckers at some distance from the parent plant...characteristics not so good for a street tree...but in your garden with those facts in mind sure why not.

Bernard Keays

Interesting... These are the things we need to know. Tuckeroo's are pretty much over done round here and we need to start looking at some thing else. Is there a street tree that you would recommend?

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Sean Freeman

Well I know you are well aware of the different conditions from north to south, however what I would say is that two of the toughest small to medium trees suitable for streets along the Qld coast.. Scolopia braunii and Barringtonia acutangula these are both trees I have seen in some of the harshest conditions imaginable doing brilliantly...car parks included.

Eric Frei

Sean's a lot further north, around here they tend to be single trunked, not so big and no suckers .... ideal!

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Bernard Keays

Sean…I'm familiar with Scolopia braunii nice tree but what's Barringtonia acutangula? Do you have any photo's? I agree with Ekka as far as T. palmeri is concerned, I haven’t seen any suckers either but I'm going to keep your comments in mind. Could it be caused by root wrenching during severe weather events/cyclones?

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Sylvatica

Never heard of that one,looks a beaut! Are the flowers fragrant?

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Bernard Keays

Sylvatica,

I think their slightly fragrant but I've never really stopped to smell them. It’s their display that grabs your attention. This is another Tabebuia, I was looking at. It’s a smaller tree with yellow flowers. Both are deciduous in winter & but this one has thick corky bark.

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CaliforniaMelanie

Wow!

Now there's a tree I could really hug.

(best emoticon ever...)

Thanks for posting this!

Bernard Keays

California Melanie,

Here's another Tabebuia chrysotricha I spotted yeseterday. Pretty late in the season.

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Gunslinger

Nice tree and I love that crosswalk sign. What's the thing with the red top?

treestyle

I understand that there may not be a suitable native tree to use in every situation.

However: I beleive that councils SHOULD, where possible be planting native species instead of exotics! even beter would be using species that naturally occur within 100km (?) of the location of planting.

Considering any NON native for use as a street tree in my opinion is wrong! I will be self conflicting / hippiecritical enough though to say that a weed or exotic tree is atleast better then no tree.

Bernard Keays

Treestyle,

I appreciate your comments. You might not know me very well but I do have a passion for our local flora. I didn't mean to get into a debate over native versus exotic trees. I just love trees even for all their faults and misgivings. One of my favourite trees is camphor laurel. I think you’ll find that most Council’s plant a mixture of native and exotics. The local authority I work for plants mostly native trees. However there are times there where we should push the envelope and diversify our plantings.

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jmcg.insight.gardens

Hi there guys, yes although I'm a native fan myself, I must agree on Bernard's opinion.

I think that there are trees of such beauty that it would be a shame to limit ourselves to native only.

I can't imagine not seeing avenues of Platanus here and there, and driving through them or marveling on the odd Gingko biloba that has been used as a street plant.

These trees also serve to remind the general public of the beauty of nature. Yes, they aren't native, so we need to use those as well as the majority of street plants, with the right choices they can be just as cool. If non native keep the public engaged then I'm for it

Regards Julie

treestyle

good points,

you are right there are some excellent non evasive exotic trees that should be used. my concern is that we may overlook some pretty spectacular natives in the process. my thoughts (which are not neccessarily right) think native first and if there's nothing suitable, then explore exotics.

just so long as we are still considering natives here and there, then that is enough to keep me happy.

Bernie,
Camphor laurels are a beaty of a tree, best ones i've seen are in redhill / ashgrove area, near broncos leauges club right on the creek (somewhere) i struggle with an inner turmoil.....i know they are weeds, but i still have a hidden respect for them coz of the awesome tree that they are.

my beginnings were with bushland conservation and land managment. early in my hort / arb journey it was hammered into me that anything not native is a weed.........maybe it's time i let go off old ways and explore new possibillities?

jmcg.insight.gardens

Yes

I think that there must be many more possibilities in Australian natives for use in street plantings here that are not in use, there are times when I've thought to myself soon I'm going to be driving around and just be looking at Tuckeroos.

One photo of an allee of Eucalyptus citriodora used at Cruden Farm in Victoria never fails to move me with the sense of place.

I,d personally like to see more variety in the of selection of Australian natives for street use going on.


regards Julie

Garry Brockley

Bruce they have one in splash in chermside but it needs work desperately.

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funnelweb

I've not seen T.palmeri in the flesh but from pictures and comments on this internet I think it is a beautiful tree. I planted one in 2007 and it's now about 3 metres tall, rather skinny as it reaches for the sky, and at the moment completely bare and thinking about whether to put on new leaves or flowers, I think, or will it not flower this young? It's growing in my garden just west of Tweed Heads, NSW, in open ground and from what I read above it shouldn't sucker much if at all at this southern end of its growing range. Can anybody tell me at what age I can expect to see it in flower?

Also, the picture of the yellow tababuia above, the one behind the white picket fence with flower and leaf and corky bark, I suggest is another I have; Tabebuia argentea, which I've heard has been extensively planted as a street tree in Brisbane. Mine is about 5 metres tall and just coming into flower, as is my T. crysantha. The argentea though, I reckon is overall the most beautiful of all with its corky bark and dusty grey-green finger-form leaves.
Oh, I'm new here by the way, just joined up.

Davo The Terrible

Second that - T. argentea or aurea is great!