Cannon Ball Tree (Couroupita guianensis)

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Monocromatico Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(Zone 11) Sep 03, 2003

Common name: Cannon Ball Tree
Family: Lecithydaceae
Genus: Couroupita
Species guianensis

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/57539/

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farizona Bowie, AZ(Zone 8B) Sep 04, 2003

A very interesting item. They make a mess when they fall?
They look like a coconut in a grocery store. Is the shell more fragile like a watermelon or fruit? Thanks for the picture.

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Lenjo Mount Angel, OR(Zone 8a) Sep 04, 2003

This is great, my goodness, I wouldn't want to be in the wrong place when one of those babies fell. My this is so interesting.

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Monocromatico Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(Zone 11) Sep 04, 2003

Hello

These berries have a woody shell, harder than a watermelon, though not so hard as a coconut. Actualy, they break when they fall on the ground... and this is where the mess part fits in. The seeds are covered with an white pulp that turns black and smell when in contact with oxygen. You have to clean it up. Cutting the branches where the fruits are hanging to prevent the mess isnīt a good idea, because the flowers will come back in the next year along that same branches.

This is a tree that needs some dedication

In the university I studied they planted those trees to give shade over a parking lot... BAD idea. Good thing I never parked there :^P

Thanks for the comments

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ButterflyGardnr Orlando, FL(Zone 9b) Sep 04, 2003

What an interesting tree! So can you just cut the fruits off and leave the branches, or is that too hard?

I don't think I'd want that planted in my yard, much less over my driveway or house. Yikes! Thanks for sharing.

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Monocromatico Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(Zone 11) Sep 04, 2003

You could cut the fruits only, but you would need special equipment, since the fruits may appear all along the trunk, which may be quite tall

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City_Sylvia Dallas, TX Sep 04, 2003

WHERE DOES THIS TREE GROW?

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suncatcheracres Old Town, FL Sep 05, 2003

I always look at your pictures because the plants they portray are usually so different from our common plants here in the USA--and if not so different, at least very interesting. I really appreciate all your pictures and comments.

I always thought Brazil was very rainy, but some of your plant pictures look almost "Mediterranean"--maybe a somewhat dry, sandy seacoast climate? Anyway, I really enjoy your postings--thanks.

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