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Brachychiton 'Illawarra Flame Tree' 8" Pot remove Cornus kousa 'Chinese Dogwood' 8" Pot remove

Name Brachychiton 'Illawarra Flame Tree' 8" Pot remove Cornus kousa 'Chinese Dogwood' 8" Pot remove

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Brachychiton acerifolius

The Illawarra Flame Tree is known for its stunning display of bright red flowers that cover the whole bare tree in late Spring. While it's an Aussie native, it is now grown all over the world for its beauty. The Illawarra Flame Tree is only fully deciduous in the northern parts of Australia, where it drops its leaves in the dry season. Plant Flame Trees with Jacarandas for a colour explosion. 8"/20cm pot size.

Cornus kousa var Chinensis, Kousa Dogwood, Chinese Dogwood

This is arguably the world's most beautiful dogwood, with a fabulous show of white flowers in spring, and magnificent autumn colour. A beautiful small (up to 4m) deciduous feature tree and is extremely beautiful when in bloom. Flowering season is late spring, weeks after the tree puts on foliage again. 8" pot size

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botanical name	Brachychiton acerifolia
height x width	10-15m x 6-9m
features	Profuse foamy sprays of bright scarlet flowers are borne in late spring-early summer on a leafless crown, beautiful shiny lime green leaves. although not full deciduous the leaves are dropped only before flowering
conditions	Full sun to part shade in well-drained soil, protect from heavy winds and frost
landscape use	Specimen, shade tree, parks, avenues, street planting

botanical name	Cornus kousa
height x width	4m x 3m
features	Dense green foliage and tiered branches, the flower heads with large pure-white bracts appear, each bract ending in an acute point followed by red fruit
conditions	Sun to part shade in rich well-drained soil
landscape use	Specimen, group planting, general garden planting