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Sterculia rogersii Bonsai Seeds

Star-chestnut; Sterkastaiing

This small (6meter tall) deciduous tree is most frequently found in hot, dry open woodland, as well as on rocky outcrops. It is a thick stemmed tree which branches from low down. The leaves are 3 to 5 lobed and resemble those of a maple. The tree flowers for quite a long time, and the small bell-shaped flowers, normally borne in clusters, are red on the outside and yellow on the inside. The peculiar woody fruit are 3 to 5 lobed (star shaped) and the individual lobes are shaped like short thick bananas. The fruit have a velvety finish on the outside and when they split open; the seeds are found nested between hairs. The bark is smooth, grey and it peels in thin papery strips. This reveals a beautiful display of colours, from pink to deep purple and from yellow ochre to a bronze red.