In the wee small hours on the 18th November this year before the city was awake, a 70 year old dragon tree was relocated to it's new home in Kings Park Botanical Gardens. It was donated to the gardens when the land it was growing on was cleared for building. I haven't seen it yet but should imagine at 10mtrs tall and 7mtrs wide it will be an impressive sight.. will check it out next visit! This beautiful specimen here is in my sister's back garden. It's about 10 years old and has just finished flowering, if you pull the top shot in you can see where the branches are beginning to form. The dragon tree is in good company next to a mature cactus, a frangipani, canna lilies and the extremely rare 'flag plant' :) (next door!) Of course I was taking these shots at midday, the worst time! Hope you're having a good week, take care and stay safe..
A peculiar but lovely looking tree!
ReplyDeleteA spectacular tree. I'd gladly drag one of these dragon tree home!
ReplyDeleteDragon Trees fascinate me. They're my favorite in the cactus family. I tried growing one from a cutting a friend gave me and killed it : (. I'm impressed that your sister's tree is only ten years old. It's got some significant growth going on.
ReplyDeleteI love these plants. What a beautiful specimen!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful tree!! I've never seen one like it!! And your captures are superb as always!! Thanks for sharing the beauty -- as always!! Hope your week is going well!!
ReplyDeleteQuite different from the trees we're used to here in the eastern U. S.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beauty!
ReplyDeleteI had to go to the Desert Botanical Garden site to see if they might have a dragon tree but they don't. I did find that it is on their plans for the future. What a magnificent tree! The pictures I saw on Google were amazing. Of course, I love the giant cactus too!
ReplyDeletebeautiful pic
ReplyDeleteNice looking tree! Is it that, where the dragon fly goes to? ;)
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That's a new one for me, Grace! Your sister's yard looks so tropical!
ReplyDeleteVery strange looking plant. To see the larger one in the park will be interesting.
ReplyDeleteLove it, what a beautiful tree. Take care Diane
ReplyDeleteThat tree reminds me of something.....ah yes, my hair when I get out of bed in the morning!
ReplyDeleteLovely collection of trees, especially the red, blue and white one!
ReplyDeleteNever heard of a Dragon Tree before.
ReplyDeleteDragon tree...I like that!
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful tree. I've never seen anything like it.
ReplyDeleteThis is quite a tree. It looks like a haircut in the wind.
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome. I had never seen one before, thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteDespite flat midday sun, your dragon tree looks FIERCE!
ReplyDelete"To have peace with this particular life; to accept what we do not understand; to wait calmly for what waits us, you have to be wiser than I am." M. C. Escher
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Beautiful, Grace - and very patriotic, the second pic!
ReplyDeleteI also noticed the typical Australian fence, nothing we have here.
Love the form of the tree. Looks like a place birds would like to nest.
ReplyDeleteGosh that is a strange tree Grace and a very apt name. Does it breathe fire too!
ReplyDeleteI like your approach on the topic. Your article is as interesting as your previous writings. Keep up the good work, thanks a lot.
ReplyDeleteThat looks very excotic for us to see those in the backyard.
ReplyDeleteI love a Dragon tree, they are so sculptural. That cactus next to it is quite impressive too.
ReplyDeleteDragon tree is an apt name. Love the way it looks so wild!
ReplyDeleteGood shots for midday.
ReplyDeleteSuper little tree.
Nice tree! It seems my hair at morning :D Arianna
ReplyDeleteThat is a magnificent looking tree Grace! I've never heard of a dragon tree before, much less seen one.
ReplyDeletethat is such an awesome tree!
ReplyDeleteNice one
ReplyDeleteLove dragon trees!
ReplyDeleteAs always, I love your photos and narratives Grace.