World's prettiest tree? A royal poinciana, not mine.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I think that one is as good as any I can remember seeing. But here are a couple other candidates.
This Rimu tree from New Zealand [photo1] I photographed in a garden near Fort Bragg. It was about 30' tall so still young. Eventually a Dacrydium cupressinum can live 8 - 900 years and reach a height of 300 feet.
I've always had a fondness for tree ferns and this one [photo2] at the Tropical Botanical garden near Hilu, Hawaii comes with a lot of surrounding fun tropical palm foliage.
Of the trees in my garden I'm probably most fond of the Giant Groundsel or Telanthophora grandifolia, a cloud forest daisy from Mexico. It only reaches about twenty feet and is not a hard wood tree at all, but rather quite literally a giant form of sunflower. [photo3] shows the foliage which can a couple feet long and nicely undulating as well as shiny. The flowers [photo4] can be larger than dinner plates and look like giant dandelion flowers.
MarkWD
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May 31, 2020
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1 is absolutely gorgeous! I would love to see that in person.
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It’s very pretty. I’m sure the bees and butterflies love it!
Redheadedgammy
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May 31, 2020
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Beautiful!
It looks similar to the Mimosa tree that grows here in NC so I had to go research. Yep - it says they are 'related'.
Heidi68
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May 31, 2020
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That's what I was thinking, thanks for the confirmation!
Reminds me of my time in Bermuda, they are everywhere, the locals call them flame trees.
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