What are these trees? (photos included)

coffeegal

Hi I have two trees I'd like to identify please and especially with how large I should expect them to grow to and as both are near paving, concrete what their root systems are like.

The first one is deciduous, flowers in Spring with huge lovely fairyfloss like red flowers. It's a lovely shade tree. I did a Google for fairyfloss tree but CORYMBIA FICIFOLIA comes up, however has green leaves and pink flowers. Mine is really deep autumn red.

The second one is an evergreen although goes through stages of looking quite sick but always seems to recover. It has very large white trumpet shaped flowers in Summer and from memory grows horn shaped things?? LOL

Thanks,

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derwoodii

The 1st ones smoke bush purple cotinus coggygria The next dunno but I'm thinking Rhus ???? dang when ya replying ya canna see pictures.... Hmm narh not enough leaves some else may have a crack

coffeegal

oh thank you I will look the first one up. I've always wondered. Regarding the second one, it normally does have a lot more leaves. It's going through a sickly looking period. Often it can be quite full. Then the leaves go yellow and die off a little and it starts to look sick all over. Maybe lack of water. I'll google the name you gave and see if it's familiar with flowers etc.

coffeegal

Here is another photo at a different season. I think this is at the end of flowering, see the horn shaped things. The flowers are normally very large, trumpet or bell shaped from memory and these horns develop. After my googling I sure hope it isn't Rhus.

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Jeffrey Lovstrom

Maybe Tabebuia.
Jeff

Bowani Siam

It has a Radermachera sinica kind of look about it, is it possible to get a flat shot of one of a whole compound leaf?

coffeegal

Hi again, I've included some more photos to help with identification. Included a pic of the horns too. Many thanks,

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Jeffrey Lovstrom

A sweetshade.
Jeff

coffeegal

I just had a google and aparently this is known as the Native frangipani where I live (Australia). Looking at the flowers though ... the flowers on my tree are white and a long trumpet shape. Not in yellow, clusters or flat which is what the photos I'm googling seem to show. Also mine is single flowers and very big and long. It hasn't flowered yet and we are nearing the start of Summer. It flowers in Summer. Will be interesting once it flowers to get some more shots if cant identify by this time. As we near summer, the tree is starting to shoot all new leaves so it is about to become more full.

This ISNT a photo from my tree but from memory the flowers look like this
Brugmansia arborea - Gardening Club

I also wonder if the 'horn' things I describe for lack of better words are seed pods? I notice trees popping up along side it often in the ground.
(3rd photo down looks similar)
Pods « New Hampshire Garden Solutions

Jeffrey Lovstrom

We got sweet shade here all over, looks like sweet shade to me.
Jeff

Bowani Siam

Like I said before, it really looks like China Doll - (Radermachera sinica)

Radermachera sinica | Asian Bell, China Doll information & photos

PlantFiles: Picture #4 of China Doll, Serpent Tree, Emerald Tree (Radermachera sinica)

Google "Radermachera sinica" and see what comes up.

Eric Frei

Definitely China Doll Tree. They have rough bark lower and smooth higher, tend to grow with long upright branches and get the snake beans.

I rarely see them in flower though, but from my experience they also tend to have bastid root systems, similar to ficus.... you'll usually get surface roots for quite a distance from the trunk.

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coffeegal

OK thanks, yes I am convinced too now looking at the photos. I remember them being everywhere at one point as house pot plants, hardy inside. I'd say the previous owners have put a pot in the ground. When we bought the place it was fairly new. We've lived here 6-7 years now. Question is what to do with it. Leave it or take it out. I'm worried about how big it will get. It's about 1m from the driveway but not near the house. So far no root damage but I'm not sure I want an oversized tree that is going to cause problems down the track. It's about 1m from the footpath.
Thank you everyone for your input.