Another strange tree.

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  1. Kildale

    Kildale Nature's Window

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    I took this in Hawaii, its Arabic name means 'the father of kit bags'. We call it the sausage tree, Kigelia pinnata.

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    ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
     
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  3. marlingardener

    marlingardener Happy

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    Oh my stars, that is an unusual tree! I think Mother Nature needs to get control of some of the things trees are doing . . . .
     
  4. eileen

    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Blimey that's even stranger than the cannonball tree!! :eek:
     
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    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Amazing! Such unique trees.
     
  6. KK Ng

    KK Ng Hardy Maple

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    Torpedos??? Just imagine a cannonball tree beside it. :D
     

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