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What is the best shade tree that is fast growing and beautiful?
Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree flower
Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree
🌳 What is the best shade tree that is fast growing and beautiful?
📚 Learn more: Bauhinias - trees with Orchid Flowers and Butterfly Wings
🎥 YouTube Video: Hong Kong Orchid Tree
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- 🌸 Orchid trees that we mentioned earlier are one of the most popular shade trees in Southern gardens.
- 🌸 Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree - is the most beautiful of all orchid trees.
- 🌸 It has the largest flowers, brightly colored.
- 🌸 Winter bloomer.
- 🌸 Starts flowering in very small size, when only 2-3 ft tall.
- 🌸 Very fast growing.
📚 Learn more: Bauhinias - trees with Orchid Flowers and Butterfly Wings
🎥 YouTube Video: Hong Kong Orchid Tree
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When is the best time to plant a tree?
🌳 When is the best time to plant a tree? 🌳
🛒 Plant a Tree
#Quotes #Trees
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🌴 "A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." - Greek proverb
🌴 "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. And the second best time is now." - Chinese Proverb.
🌴 "Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." - Warren Buffett
🌴 "Regardless of which wisdom you follow, plant a tree today to make the difference. You have a chance to see the shade very soon." - TopTropicals.
🛒 Plant a Tree
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What is the symbol of exotic allure? Meet legendary Coral Trees -
Coral Tree - Erythrina - Butea monosperma
Coral Tree - Erythrina
Coral Tree - Erythrina
Coral Tree - Erythrina
Coral Tree - Erythrina
Coral Tree - Erythrina crysta-galli
What is the symbol of exotic allure? Meet legendary Coral Trees - Erythrinas...
🛒 Shop Coral Trees
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- 💋 Vivid red blooms: striking, coral-red flowers that create a breathtaking visual display.
- 💋 Eye-catching: makes a stunning focal point with its bold and vibrant floral clusters.
- 💋 Fast-growing: quickly develops into a magnificent tree.
- 💋 Unique branch structure: an interesting, sculptural form that adds architectural interest even when not in bloom.
- 💋 Pollinator magnet: attracts hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies, supporting local wildlife. 🐞🐝
- 💋 Drought tolerant: withstands dry conditions once established.
- 💋 Adaptable: thrives in a range of soils, demonstrating versatility and hardiness.
- 💋 Low maintenance: requires minimal care.
- 💋 Legendary beauty: often considered a symbol of exotic allure, brings a touch of the extraordinary to a Southern landscape.
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Are you ready for this massive sausage? Meet the tree everyones talking about: sausages growing on a tree!
Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit
Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata
Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata flower
Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit
Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit
Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit
🌭 Are you ready for this massive sausage? Meet the tree everyone's talking about: sausages growing on a tree!
🛒 Get your own Sausage Tree
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- Crazy Fruits: The Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata - lives up to its name with giant, sausage-shaped fruits that can grow over 2 feet long - talk about a conversation starter!
- Nighttime Drama: It blooms stunning maroon flowers that come alive at night, releasing a musky scent to attract bats - it's like a plant's version of nightlife!
- Medicinal: This tree isn't just for show; it's packed with traditional medicinal uses. Nature’s pharmacy!
- Symbolism. These big, sausage-like fruits... They've earned the tree a cheeky reputation for symbolizing fertility and virility - definitely a plant with personality!
- Garden Superstar: With its quirky fruits and eye-catching flowers, the Sausage Tree is a must-have for exotic garden collection. It is easy to grow and hard to kill. Heat- and drought tolerant, and very fast growing.
🛒 Get your own Sausage Tree
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What is a perfect shade tree with flower benefits? Discover the sunny Kassod Tree
🌻 What is a perfect shade tree with flower benefits? Discover the sunny Kassod Tree...
🛒 Add shade and color to your garden with Kassod Tree
#Butterfly_Plants #Trees
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🟡 Cassia siamea - Kassod Tree (Siamese Senna) is a remarkable subtropical tree known for several special features:
🟡 Fast Growing, making it an excellent choice for quick shade and ornamental use.
🟡 Bright yellow flowers that bloom in clusters, adding a vibrant splash of color.
🟡 Evergreen foliage: lush green leaves year-round, providing continuous beauty and shade.
🟡 Hardy: highly resilient and can thrive in a variety of soil types and conditions, including poor soils and dry climates. Tolerates both light frost and summer heat.
🟡 Low maintenance, easy care, not messy, making it an ideal choice for both novice and experienced gardeners.
🟡 Nitrogen fixation: Improves soil fertility by fixing nitrogen, benefiting surrounding plants and enhancing garden productivity.
🟡 Medicinal use: herbal medicine (laxative properties and to treat various ailments).
🟡 Attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, supporting local biodiversity and ecosystem health 🐞🐝
🟡 Shade provider: Ideal for creating shaded areas in gardens and landscapes, contributing to a cooler environment during hot weather.
🛒 Add shade and color to your garden with Kassod Tree
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What is a perfect shade tree with flower benefits? Discover the sunny Kassod Tree
Cassia siamea - Kassod Tree (Siamese Senna)
Cassia siamea - Kassod Tree (Siamese Senna)
Cassia siamea - Kassod Tree (Siamese Senna)
🌻 What is a perfect shade tree with flower benefits? Discover the sunny Kassod Tree...
🛒 Add shade and color to your garden with Kassod Tree
#Butterfly_Plants #Trees
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- 🟡 Cassia siamea - Kassod Tree (Siamese Senna) is a remarkable subtropical tree known for several special features:
- 🟡 Fast Growing, making it an excellent choice for quick shade and ornamental use.
- 🟡 Bright yellow flowers that bloom in clusters, adding a vibrant splash of color.
- 🟡 Evergreen foliage: lush green leaves year-round, providing continuous beauty and shade.
- 🟡 Hardy: highly resilient and can thrive in a variety of soil types and conditions, including poor soils and dry climates. Tolerates both light frost and summer heat.
- 🟡 Low maintenance, easy care, not messy, making it an ideal choice for both novice and experienced gardeners.
- 🟡 Nitrogen fixation: Improves soil fertility by fixing nitrogen, benefiting surrounding plants and enhancing garden productivity.
- 🟡 Medicinal use: herbal medicine (laxative properties and to treat various ailments).
- 🟡 Attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, supporting local biodiversity and ecosystem health 🐞🐝
- 🟡 Shade provider: Ideal for creating shaded areas in gardens and landscapes, contributing to a cooler environment during hot weather.
🛒 Add shade and color to your garden with Kassod Tree
#Butterfly_Plants #Trees
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Try cleaning bottles with this brush!
Bottlebrush Tree (Callistemon spp.)
Bottlebrush Tree (Callistemon spp.) Little John
Bottlebrush Tree (Callistemon spp.)
Bottlebrush Tree (Callistemon spp.)
Bottlebrush Tree (Callistemon spp.)
Bottlebrush Tree (Callistemon spp.)
♨️ Try cleaning bottles with this brush!
🛒 Shop Bottlebrush trees
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- 🍾 Bottlebrush Tree (Callistemon spp.) is renowned for its spectacular, fire-red brush-like flowers and landscape appeal.
- 🍾 Originated from Australia, this exotic tree can add a touch of exotic charm to any landscape.
- 🍾 Cold hardy to zone 8, tolerates both cold and heat.
- 🍾 Its striking, vibrant flowers resemble bottle brushes.
- 🍾 Attracts pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds with its nectar-rich blooms.
- 🍾 Adds a burst of color and texture to gardens and landscapes.
- 🍾 Ideal for creating focal points, hedges, or as standalone specimens.
- 🍾 Thrives in warm climates and is drought-tolerant once established, making it a low-maintenance choice for Southern landscapes.
- 🍾 Offers many varieties, including the dwarf 'Little John,' perfect for containers, reaching only 4ft tall.
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What is the most celebreated fragrant flower?
Plumeria, Frangipani
What is the most celebreated fragrant flower?
🛒 Choose from fantastic colors of Plumeria
#Perfume_Plants #Container_Garden #Trees
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- 🌸 Plumeria, or Frangipani, is the symbol flower of Hawaii that radiates beauty and grace in many amazing colors.
- 🌸 Plumeria sweet and fruity fragrance is enchanting and soothing, captivating the senses... It is one of the most favorite essences in perfumery.
- 🌸 Often woven into Hawaiian leis, plumeria blossoms embody the spirit of Aloha as a warm welcome and heartfelt hospitality.
- 🌸 Plumeria tree is very easy to grow and can happily flower in container. See important growing tips in our next post 👇
🛒 Choose from fantastic colors of Plumeria
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How can Banana be a flower? Meet the Banana Magnolia, a Fragrant Marvel
Magnolia figo - Banana Magnolia
Magnolia figo - Banana Magnolia
Magnolia figo - Banana Magnolia
Magnolia figo - Banana Magnolia
🍌 How can Banana be a flower? Meet the Banana Magnolia, a Fragrant Marvel.
Magnolia figo, or Banana Magnolia, boasts creamy yellow, banana-shaped flowers with a sweet, fruity aroma with a hint of banana.
Glossy, deep green foliage enhances its visual charm.
Compact and evergreen, reaching only 7-10 feet, this small tree or shrub adds sophistication to any landscape.
Cold tolerant and heat tolerant. Takes sun and shade.
Great choice for both gardens and containers.
🛒 Buy Banana Magnolia
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🛒 Buy Banana Magnolia
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Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory
Colvillea racemosa, Colvilles Glory
Colvillea racemosa, Colvilles Glory
Colvillea racemosa, Colvilles Glory
Colvillea racemosa, Colvilles Glory
🔥 Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory.
Colvillea racemosa, also known as Colvilles Glory, is a stunning specimen tree renowned for its vibrant orange flowers that bloom in fall.
🛒 Add some color to your garden with Colvilles Glory
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Colvillea racemosa, also known as Colvilles Glory, is a stunning specimen tree renowned for its vibrant orange flowers that bloom in fall.
- 🟠 Fast growing tree able to reach heights of 30-50 ft
- 🟠 Striking addition to any landscape where you need to grow a tree quickly.
- 🟠 Fern-like foliage that may shed in cooler winters offers a captivating display with its long inflorescences and bright yellow stamens.
- 🟠 Drought-tolerant and resistant to pests.
- 🟠 Easy-to-care-for and relatively cold hardy.
🛒 Add some color to your garden with Colvilles Glory
#Butterfly_Plants #Nature_Wonders #Trees
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