Friday, April 19, 2019

Bottle Brush Tree



On this exact day one year ago, I posted some photos of the blooms on a bottle brush tree that I found by accident.  Many of you wanted to see the whole tree but, when I went back to photograph it, the blooms were all gone.  So, I waited until this spring and made several trips past waiting for it come into full bloom.

Here you are, the whole tree full of those wonderful, red, brush-like blooms.

I see these as small bushes quite often but last year was the first time I'd seen one in full tree size.












It really makes for a dramatic sight!

13 comments:

biebkriebels said...

Beautiful! Thanks for the efforts you made to wait for the flowers!

Karl said...

Gorgeous flowers and beautiful pics !

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Gorgeous shots Sharon, are you sure you didn't pop over and take a shot of my bottle brush tree in the front garden.. you should have knocked and come in for a cuppa 😉

TJ Davis said...

Thanks Sharon,

I'm one of your readers that asked for that. It is wonderful.

RedPat said...

That is an amazing sight, Sharon!

Bill said...

It is a pretty sight to see. Thanks, Sharon for sharing.

Steve Reed said...

What a great tree -- and some serious planning on your part! I'm sure I've mentioned before that my neighbor across the street when I was a kid had a huge bottlebrush tree, so every time I see them now, I think of that one!

Judy said...

I don't think I've ever seen one that big! So pretty!

Spare Parts and Pics said...

We have a bottle brush tree in our front yard that's blooming right now. Doesn't look nearly as nice as this one, however!!

Catalyst said...

They are truly beautiful but one of the messiest trees in existence.

Kate said...

Vivid color!

William Kendall said...

Beautiful!

Thérèse said...

What a huge one indeed.