This unique tree from Queensland, Australia makes an interesting
container plant or a stately specimen in areas where it can be planted in
the ground. The root on a young plant forms a thickened caudex and it
makes an unusual bonsai as shown in the photo. When planted outside
in warm zones, the truck remains straight with thin palmate leaves, and
over many years it swells into the shape of a bottle. Australian Bottle
Tree is a resilient plant tolerating dry conditions and a cramped root system.
The older leaves fall in the spring as the new growth starts.