The Shangri Lai Tree is the brainchild and innovation
of Jude Lai. By merging two different trees
into one, a spectacular tree is created with the best
characteristics of both.
A Brachychiton rupestris (commonly known as the Bottle
Tree) was selected as root stock. Onto this tree Jude
grafted a flowering flame tree. The Brachychiton
rupestris base then grows sideways and within five
years develops the unique bottle shape with a 130cm
trunk girth. The frame tree top develops conspicuous
flowers of different sizes, shapes and colours. See
Shangri Lai Tree with various colourful
cultivars.
Depending on the soil, climate and other conditions,
the bottle tree will develop its bottle shape after
a period of twenty to two hundred years. Its
trunk girth can grow to over two to ten metres.
The bottle tree can also store great amounts of water
and is found in the dry inlands of Queensland.
Presently, Jude Lai is the only one using the combination of these two
drought resistant trees to form a splendid tree.
Want to know more, please email me
for a fact sheet or for prices.
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