Brachychiton Populneus Bonsai

It measures 48 feet high with a trunk circumference of 143 inches and a crown spread of 54 feet.
Brachychiton populneus bonsai. Brachychiton populneus aka bottle tree black kurrajong etc is easily the most commonly used brachychiton in public planting projects in southern california and is a fairly common street tree. The adult leaves of subspecies populneus have reduced side lobes and appear more like those of poplars populus species. The species brachychiton populneus has two subspecies that differ in adult leaf shape. Subspecies trilobus has a more northerly and inland distribution and displays leaves with 3 sometimes 5 narrow lobes.
Brachychiton populneus kurrajong origin of the species name. It has simple ovoid to 3 pointed slightly curled small bright green leaves and fairly small non descript off white flowers with pinkish spotted centers that are barely noticeable. A brachychiton populneus in los angeles is registered as a california big tree. Brachychiton populneus commonly known as the kurrajong is a small to medium sized tree found naturally in australia in a diversity of habitats from wetter coastal districts to semi arid interiors of victoria new south wales and queensland.
Malvaceae previously listed in the streculiaceae family. Populneus is latin and means poplar like referring to the shape of the leaves. Sadly to me at least it is the least interesting of the cultivated brachychitons perhaps because it is so common.