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Unidentified tree


Unidentified tree

Growing in my friend's garden



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Very nice,whatever it is ! :o)

1 Dec, 2011

 

Find out (as I want one)!

1 Dec, 2011

 

Very nice photo! This is a common shrub here. It's Jatropha integerrima - Spicy Jathropha. It's one of the easiest shrubs to grow...and very drought tolerant. This plant is very toxic like all the other Jathropha species, also.

This shrub is extremely easy to grow from cuttings. The cutting should callous over first, though.

3 Dec, 2011

 

Callous over?

3 Dec, 2011

 

Meanie:

Callous over: means to dry out for 3 - 5 days (or sometimes longer). The cutting should dry out because if you plant certain cuttings if they don't dry out for a while (like Plumeria) they rot when planted.

3 Dec, 2011

 

Thanks for the explanation!
I may try this method with my Salvia discolor..........

3 Dec, 2011

 

Aaahh...poisonous...that may explain the death of the little monkey, then... :(

5 Dec, 2011

 

Meanie:

You're welcome!

7 Dec, 2011

 

Karenfranceafrica:

Yes, the seeds of all Jathropha species are extremely poisonous!

7 Dec, 2011

 

It's in my friend's garden - she moved there with a little monkey and built it a house in the tree. Shortly afterwards the monkey died...I expect that's what it was, then... :(

7 Dec, 2011

 

It's highly likely. This shrub should not be grown where kids or animals may potentially eat the seeds!

10 Dec, 2011

 

Oh! Her little puppy (Fang's brother) died at the weekend too...but I don't think that it can have any seeds yet?

12 Dec, 2011

 

You'd be surprised. The seeds are small.

13 Dec, 2011

 

O dear...Thanks for that info, Delonix. I think I should tell her...before she gets another animal...

14 Dec, 2011



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