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Sausage Tree (Kigelia)

This is one of the oddest plants I have ever seen. It looks like sausage is hanging down from the treetop. This seemed to be quite an old tree. Kigelia



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I like sausage trees.
There are some more on my favourite photos page [ from Delonix1. ]
The trees are quite a way down my favs.,
near the pictures of the budgerigars.:o)

23 Oct, 2008

amy
Amy
 

they are funny :0)

23 Oct, 2008

 

Gardengem,

How tall is this tree? I've read in Florida they can grow to 50 feet tall.
Here in San Diego...they usually top out at 30 - 35 feet tall. This tree looks very tall.

24 Oct, 2008

 

This one was on the Ringling estate in Sarasota. I would say 30-40 ft tall, but it may have been bigger. The bottom of the "strings" were above my head.

27 Oct, 2008

 

Aren't these trees just wonderful.
I have to thank Delonix1 for telling me about Sausage Trees. :o)

27 Oct, 2008



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