Brachychiton discolor
“Lace Bark”

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TREE FROM 20 TO 30 METRES TALLAttractive spreading tree, blotchy grey bark, heart shaped leaves to 30cm long & large pink flowers in Spring/Summer when leaves are absent. Frost & drought tolerant. Attracts Aeroplane & Blue butterfly larvae. Roasted seed is bush tucker.

Suitability
Category	Tall Trees: 10m & Over
Family	Malvaceae
Aspect	Full Sun / Filtered Sun
Soil	Adaptable
Habitat	Dry Rainforest
Features
Bird Attracting, Bush Food Plants, Butterfly Plants, Clay Tolerant Species, Drought Tolerant Species, Frost Tolerant Plants, Rainforest Garden Plants, Shade Providing Trees
Localities
Enoggera Catchment, Ipswich area, Pine Rivers
Host Plant For These Butterflies
Common Aeroplane (Phaedyma shepherdi), Tailed Emperor (charaxes sempronius)
Seed From Pods & Fruit Food source for Birds Below
Australian King-parrot (Alisterus scapularis), Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera), Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans), Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla), Glossy Black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami), Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea), Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus), Peaceful Dove (Geopelia placida), Red-tailed Black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii), Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis), Squatter Pigeon (Geophaps scripta scripta), Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella), Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca), Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (Zanda funerea)

Brachychiton discolor“Lace Bark”

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