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Native
to Southern and Central Queensland in Australia, the Queensland
Bottle Tree grows to reach 20 meters in height. Its trademark
bottle shaped trunk can also reach 8 meters in circumference.
Cultivated
trees are usually much smaller, and when grown from seed take
8 to 10 years for the bottle shaped trunk to become noticeable.
It is estimated that some large specimens salvaged from the
wild are over 120 years old.
The Queensland
Bottle Tree is tolerant of a wide range of soils, occurring
in the wild, from stony outcrops to deep rich alluvial solid.
The tree is generally drought and frost tolerant. Each bottle
tree reflects its own individual character, and can be used
in many landscape designs.
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