I went for a short walk around the neighbourhood to escape the dust and rat-a-tat-tat that was going on in my place. Just round the corner I saw this strange thing hanging from the trunk of a tree. Cannonball? ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) The flowers from the tree are beautiful and pleasantly scented. pretty ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) Young couroupita guianensis ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) Googled it and was surprised to see a name befitting it so well - cannonball tree. Who says cannonball don't grow on trees!!!
Weird tree, as long as there are not any cannon ball gathering squirrels. Seeing all those flowers must be a treat. Jerry
What beautiful flowers. Now I am sure those cannonballs must be good for some type of crafts projects...are they more of a fruit or a nut?
Those cannonballs are very heavy and really solid. I took some pictures in Hawaii. I'm loaded and ready to fight. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
Very interesting, never seen anything like them. I wonder what a split section of one of those cannonballs looks like?
Here you go Frank, this is a split one. You only had to ask. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
Well I never!! What a strange tree. I've never seen anything like it and am totally intrigued by it. The blossom is beautiful but those 'cannonballs' are very strange. I'm presuming that the fruit isn't actually edible. Are you going to collect some of the seed and try growing one for yourself?
That is amazing--beautiful flowers, and then cannonballs! In a high wind, that tree could turn into a bombardment machine.
Sorry Toni I did not ... was afraid that it might explode!!! Yes Barb they are pretty They are fruits Jewell. Wow!!! Kildale your cannonballs are enough to arm an army ... I surrender Thanks Kildale for answering Frank's question and my curiosity too. I have not seen the inside too, there was a fallen fruit but it had dried up. Eileen the fruit is edible but smell bad and no I am not going to plant it because of very limited space. You are welcome Cherylad. Marlingardener You are welcome Green Fingers.
