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Ipsom, I asked my wife about the tree in Steve's image (the red one). She's a horticulturist. As best she can tell from Steve's picture it's a Brachychiton acerifolius - commonly called a 'flame tree'.
The red colouring is the flowers. Many trees of this type lose all their leaves at flowering time but it depends on their local conditions. Some will be found flowering even with many leaves still active. They normally flower in late spring/early summer - much like the Jacaranda.
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