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Thankyou. The tree is a Poinciana. There are 12 on our block. Most are now about 15 metres in height. We planted the first one when we bought the bush block and "humpy" in July 1997. A neighbour gave us a 30 cm sapling as a house welcoming present.
We really did buy "The Little House on The Prairie". The house was literally a humpy requiring a lot of work and the "prairie" was wattle and cane grass right to the front door! Not a blade of green anywhere.
Over the years the others have been either planted by us or spread by the parrots. The parrots have been skilled gardeners and dropped the seeds in the best spot.
Poinciana trees line our driveway and ring the house providing shade, privacy and colour. In the Wet Season when the Poincianas flower, there is a riot of red and green surrounding the house. I love driving home, because as I crest the hill to our block and look down the road to the house the trees are a feast of red and green.
Most of the flowers have dropped now, making a carpet of red over the lawns and pathways. A bit of a mess, but a good downpour and the pathways are clean and I regard the fallen flowers on the lawns as good mulch!
Thankyou. The tree is a Poinciana. There are 12 on our block. Most are now about 15 metres in height. We planted the first one when we bought the bush block and "humpy" in July 1997. A neighbour gave us a 30 cm sapling as a house welcoming present.
We really did buy "The Little House on The Prairie". The house was literally a humpy requiring a lot of work and the "prairie" was wattle and cane grass right to the front door! Not a blade of green anywhere.
Over the years the others have been either planted by us or spread by the parrots. The parrots have been skilled gardeners and dropped the seeds in the best spot.
Poinciana trees line our driveway and ring the house providing shade, privacy and colour. In the Wet Season when the Poincianas flower, there is a riot of red and green surrounding the house. I love driving home, because as I crest the hill to our block and look down the road to the house the trees are a feast of red and green.
Most of the flowers have dropped now, making a carpet of red over the lawns and pathways. A bit of a mess, but a good downpour and the pathways are clean and I regard the fallen flowers on the lawns as good mulch!