Re: African tulip tree/Spathodea campanulata??
- Subject: Re: African tulip tree/Spathodea campanulata??
- From: D* K*
- Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 08:32:08 -0800
Nan -
Do you really mean Spathodea campanulata? There is one just to the front of the MEM Botanical Garden that is every inch of 50' if not more - I love to go to
the 4th or 5th floor to get closer to those marvelous flowers.
There is another one on Venice Blvd. about a mile west of the 405. I'd peg it at about 35 - 40'. It is much wider than the one mentioned above.
The only S. campanulata I've gotten close to that fits your 15' description is in a pot. (And free to a good home, last I heard.)
david - love that tree - king
12/5/01 7:24:22 AM, Nan Sterman <nsterman@plantsoup.com> wrote:
>I have read that African Tulip tree grows to 50 feet tall but all the
>trees I've ever seen in Southern California top out around 15 feet.
>What is your observation? How tall do they grow in your area?
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>Thanks
>
>Nan
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>Nan Sterman
>San Diego County California
>Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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