These dumpling-shaped seed pods lined the side of the drive thru at Chik-fil-A. Google Lens identified it as a tree native to Australia from Brachychiton genus. The pods are called Kurrajong, which are nutritious that can be eaten raw or cooked though extracting the seeds can irritate skin.
The tree trunk is described as having a swollen appearance because it stores water to survive during warmer months. I wish I’d taken a closer look at the trunk, but the drive thru line was moving forward sparing me a few seconds to take these pictures.
Squirrels must love this tree!
Thanks Cee for hosting this challenge! Each time I find an interesting plant or tree, it’s nice to share it with this FOTD community.
Also, thank you readers for stopping by! Have a fantastic midweek and God bless your day.
12 responses to “Flower of the Day: September 28, 2021. Kurrajong Tree, Australian tree”
Cool photo for the day 😀
Thank you! It’s tradition to go to this Chik-fil-A after their biannual dentist appointments. No cavity treats!
Great photos and information about the tree, Esther.
Happy to share my interesting nature finds! I wasn’t too sure about the pictures since the windshield may have clouded the pictures. There are so many kinds of trees and plants and flowers…thank goodness for Google Lens.
Yes, Google photos are very helpful. They help me to identify the nature and locations of photos.
Love these apps!!
Thanks Miriam! I’m learning a great deal too in identifying these nature finds.
Nice blog
Thank you!! I visited your blog and was happy to see that we both enjoy philosophy. I’m sure you hear this a lot about your age, but it’s great to read posts by a young philosophical mind. Oh yea, and keep going!!
That is fun that you have an app to check out trees. I know there is one for flowers and birds too. One day in the future, people will not be lugging around their Audubon primers or various books about nature – it’s all in their phone. Binoculars may still be needed though, so you can’t offload everything.
Even if those technologies become popular, I think books will still be popular! There’s something so satisfying about holding a book in your hands. Kids are lucky these days to have both options to investigate almost immediately.
Back when I was younger, I had to research in my World Book/ Encyclopedia collection or call someone to find more information. I wonder what my cousin did with those hand- me-down encyclopedias. It’d be interesting to look through them now.
We just got binoculars for bird watching. Still in the box though…
I had to go to the library for the encyclopedia – now kids just hop online and it is so much easier than when we were kids. Binoculars – birding will be fun – they have apps for bird calls too. Our Detroit Audubon has talks on YouTube about various birds.