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Calodendron capense - Cape Chestnut Blooming


Calodendron capense - Cape Chestnut Blooming (Calodendron capense - Cape Chestnut)

One of the dozens of Cape Chestnut trees blooming in this parking lot in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. on March 21, 2012.



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What a beauty Delonix. I see these in norther Utah and wondered what they were. Chestnuts of some kind for sure. Thank you.

31 Mar, 2012

 

Greenthumb:

Thanks! :>)

This tree is tropical! It would never survive outside a subtropical/tropical climate. It's native to south-eastern Africa.

1 Apr, 2012

 

Many other chestnuts grow all around that area. Imported but many very mature now as they took very successfully.

1 Apr, 2012

 

There's some chestnut trees which are native to northern California.

Calodendron capenseis is not a true chestnut tree (it's actually related to Citrus).

3 Apr, 2012



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