Brachychiton Populneus-'Kurrajong'-TREE SEEDS- seeds

BRACHYCHITON POPULNEUS           “Kurrajong” 

1 scoop (approx. 40 seeds)

Family:  Malvaceae  

Sprouting: 10-21 days.

Wide spread and popular tree in eastern Australia, in many towns and parishes, it was grown in the churchyards.  It is also well known as a handy fodder option for stock during times of drought.  It is adaptable to most soils and prefers an open sunny position after sprouting, is drought resistant but frost tender.

With a stout, grey trunk, shiny dark green leaves and small, cream, bell-shaped flowers with a pink, red or purple tinged appearing in spring and summer, Brachychiton Populneus is a small to medium-sized tree that can grow to 20m in height and 5m around.

Kurrajong fibre taken from the stem has been used in twine and netting manufacture.  When crushed to a powder, the seeds can be brewed into a coffee substitute or added to bread. The taproot and the gum exudate are also considered tasty and edible by some.

Photo of flower: Luis Fernández García, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; retrieved 11 May 2024 –3.20pm AEST and edited using Canva.

Photo of pod: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; retrieved 11 May 2024 – 3.22pm AEST and edited using Canva.

The Chakra Garden can not take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of plants. 

Always seek advice from a professional before eating or using a plant medicinally. 

****Please note: these are seeds (we are NOT selling these as live plants). Quarantine restrictions and costs prohibit us from selling these seeds to WA and Internationally.