Queensland Bottle Tree (Brachychiton rupestris) in 1960's Bird Relief Planter

Height: 2.1m

Pot Diameter: 500mm

I mean have you ever seen a plant and pot like this? Cool relief of a man with a spear, a native water bird, and some reeds on the side. Circa 1960's. Incredibly bent out of shape QLD Bottle Tree. When you find one like this, I imagine its how prospectors felt in the Aussie goldfields, seeing a bent out of shape Bottle tree because it is better than striking gold. 

Light:

A bright room with indirect light is best. Near a window. This tree was grown in full sun, but since planted, it has been in a shade house to acclimatise it to indoor conditions. 

Water:

A good soak and then letting the pot largely dry out is what you want. A wooden chopstick from your local sushi joint is probably the best way to work out how long this takes. After watering, wait about a week, insert the chopstick, feel a bit of the soil - if its wet, wait until it feels dry to water. This process should take about 7-14 days for the soil to dry, but every indoor environment is different so figuring out how your environment affects your plant with some simple tests and awareness will go along way to turning your thumb green. 

Misting leaves regularly to clean slender leaves of dust will lead to a plant that can better photosynthesise and a less dusty is probably better all round. 

Fertiliser:

Once at the start of Spring with some granular fertiliser is enough. Use native fertiliser. Maybe twice in the growing season. Max. Like two small handfuls a year,

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