Pigeons and Snakes Info-Popup Illawarra Flame Trees

Brachychiton acerifolius is a Kurrajong and famous for the bright red bell-shaped flowers that can cover the whole tree, the reason for its more common name, the Illawarra Flame Tree. It produces tough, leathery, dark-brown pods that contain corn-like seeds surrounded by hairs, which can irritate the skin. So don’t open them.