AusBonsai

Hi,

Can someone please ID this tree for me. Any info would be much appreciated.

Thanks Ent

Hey mate,

Can you get a shot of the leaves also?

Cheers,
Mo

MoGanic wrote:Hey mate,

Can you get a shot of the leaves also?

Cheers,
Mo

My first guess would be Pachira Quinata but that's a only really based on the thorns. I thought it may be "Hercules Club" but that doesn't fit the bill as the thorns look different.

Cheers,
Mo

Leaves and fruit/flower buds

Thanks Mo,

Here is a photo of the trunk, it a only a young tree I think.

Ent

Looks like the silk floss tree (Ceiba speciosa, formerly Chorisia speciosa). It is a species of deciduous tree native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America.

Thanks Steve,

I don't think it is a Silk Floss Tree but I could be wrong. When it flowers I should be able to get a positive ID.

King regards Ent.

Hi Ent ,

I would have to second Mo, the leaf plus the thorns, Pachira Quinata .
cheers,
Pierre

Thanks Pierre,

I'm thinking the same.

Kind Regards Ent