Tree ID

[spockvr6]

These are growing in Palm Harbor, FL.

Can anyone ID this tree?  I thought it was Bottlebrush at first, but the flowers look different.

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[Jerry@TreeZoo]

Larry,

Looks like Bottlebrush to me also.  Can you zoom on the flowers?  Just how different are they?

Jerry

[Walter John]

Definitely an aussie Calistemon (bottle brush).

[Zac in NC]

Yep its a Callistemon.

Zac

[SunnyFl]

I agree - Callistemon.  There are two forms, one more weeping than the other.  The weepy kind has flowers that are thicker, and maybe shorter, than the more erect type.

[DoomsDave]

Callistemon, no two ways, though it's HUGE, at lease compared to the specimens we have out here in Cali.

dave

[spockvr6]

It looks unanimous.....Bottlebrush it is!

[spockvr6]

(Dave from So-Cal @ Sep. 06 2006,12:14)

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Callistemon, no two ways, though it's HUGE, at lease compared to the specimens we have out here in Cali.

dave

Dave-

I think about 15 ft is the normal growth habit of these trees?

I believe they like lots of heat to grow quickly, but I believe they are also quite hardy.

[Eric in Orlando]

They look like Lemon Bottlebrush, Callistemon citrinus. They are very hardy, into the lower 20sF and grow 10-15 ft tall. They also can tolerate wet soil and are also drought tolerant.

The other common one is the Weeping BB, C. viminalis.

Here is a cultivar of C. citrinus called 'Jeffersii' It has purple flowers;

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[Dave-Vero]

Thanks for the added info, Eric.  I wonder whether Australians realize that C. viminalis is so widely grown in Florida!

[spockvr6]

Can anyone ID these?  They look to also be Bottlebrush, but these are massive.

[Fouquieria]

Callistemon viminalis.

-Ron-

[Jeff Searle]

Just your common old bottle. No demand for them here much.

Jeff

[spockvr6]

(Jeff Searle @ Feb. 26 2007,17:56)

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Just your common old bottle. No demand for them here much.

Jeff

Not much here anymore either I dont think.  I hardly see them for sale.  These seem like an "old time" tree that was more popular in times past.

[Jeff Searle]

Their messy and don't hold up real good in storms.

Jeff

[spockvr6]

My house in Davie had one in the front yard.

The second thing (after signing the papers on the house) that the new owner did was remove it!

When I visited back at the house a few weeks later (and noticed that the tree was gone), I found that the entire front lawn was mucky.  The new owner asked me if I had ever had any problems with the water pipes.  I replied in the negative.

I then pointed out to him that the tree was missing and that likely a large piece of equipment was used to remove it.

The bells then went off in his head