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Description: Medium size tree from Aruba, very often seen in
pictures with windswept shapes near the ocean. This is the national tree
of Curacao. In sheltered locations, the tree is symmetrical with a
spreading mounded top. Exposed to the prevailing winds, however, it
leans away from the wind, and its top, growing mostly to the lee side,
appears to be blown out horizontally in the wind. The Divi-Divi is quite
easy. There is nothing really special in their care. Perhaps just some
protection if the temperature dips bellow 35F. The basic requirements
are full to partial sun, average water, and fertilizer. Divi-Divi
flowers during the warm weather, but the flowers are not very showy. The
really beauty of the plant resides on their delicate fine leaves. It has
beautiful reddish/pink new growth and the shapes that can be achieved by
trimming, thus making it one of the favorite trees for bonsai training. |
