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Boabs near Brisbane

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Posted by BoabHunter Qld (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 4, 05 at 2:29

Could you help me find boabs withing 2hrs drive of Brisbane.

thanx

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I have none for sale, mine in pots are still dormant at the moments- so are the one in the ground.
You can buy seed from ebay.
Otherwise Im no help to you.
Cheers from Kris

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Thanx I want no more than to take pictures.
So if the are in parks or gardens o the middle of paddocks any where I can get to is ok.

thanx

wayne

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I don't think boabs grow near brisbane do they? I thought they were from the north (places like the kimberley).

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not natively I think you are correct
but there are some in the botanical gardens at mt cootha
I'm looking for more examples.
I guess bottle trees may do as a second choice.

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  • Posted by moreton Bris. Qld. Aust (My Page) on
    Wed, Oct 5, 05 at 20:15

Hi BH,
you can see them at Roma Street Parklands, go by train to Roma St Platforms and go downstairs, turn left and follow tunnel past No. 10 platform and follow back upstairs to Parklands and then take the walkway to upper part of Parklands near College Road enterance. There are 10/12 different size trees there, near the Kangaroo Paw gardens.They came from Chinchilla, which is more than 2 hours drive from Brisbane. Steve Parish has a boab's in some of his books. Good luck. Peter r.

Here is a link that might be useful: RSP

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Boabs dont grow near Chinchilla, thus the ones at Roma Parklands are Brachychiton rupestris aka Bottle Trees.

NathanHurst, you are correct Boabs are native to far NW WA, and seem to have made their way there from seeds floating across the Indian Ocean from Madagascar and Africa, only 1 species occurs in Africa, the rest are from Madagascar, and we have 1.

My two arent photogenic and I would be surprised if you can find a nice big one in the Brisbane area, but I could be wrong!
Ive seen 1 in Mareeba NQ and an A. digitalis there too.

Cheers from Kris

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I was in Mareeba 2 months ago.
I should have asked sooner.
grrrrr

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isn't there one in the gardens outside central station? near townhall??

  
 

 

 


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