QLD Bottle Tree

The Queensland Bottle Tree is a striking Australian native known for its distinctive swollen trunk, which stores water and gives it a unique bottle-like shape. It’s a long-lived, drought-tolerant tree that makes a bold statement in both rural and urban landscapes.

• Height: 10–20m (can be kept smaller with pruning)
• Width: 5–10m
• Trunk: Swollen, bottle-shaped trunk develops with age
• Foliage: Deciduous to semi-deciduous with narrow, variable leaves
• Flowers: Bell-shaped creamy-yellow blooms with reddish markings (spring–summer)
• Light: Full sun
• Water: Extremely drought-tolerant once established