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bottle tree 1. any of several Australian sterculiaceous trees of the genus Sterculia (or Brachychiton) that have a bottle-shaped swollen trunk 2. another name for baobab How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Gundaker criticizes "either/or approaches" which seek the origins of such customs as bottle trees and flowers planted in truck tires, but some at least of the cultural practices under examination are originally European. Bottle trees are suited to the Santa Clarita Valley's hot, dry summers, Fulton said. The city's urban forestry division planted Australian willow, Arizona ash, London plane, Bradford pear, Canary Island pine, California live oak, bottle trees, silk trees, valley oaks and fruitless mulberry trees. |
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