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Brachychiton populneus

Experiment species
Species
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Family Malvaceae
Common names Kurrajong, Kurrajong Tree

Climatic Suitability
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Brachychiton populneus: whole plant in street
Credit: Leigh Staas
Brachychiton populneus: whole tree on hill side
Credit: Claudia Schipp
Brachychiton populneus: leaves
Credit: Leigh Staas
Brachychiton populneus: flowers
Credit: Reiner Richter
Brachychiton populneus: flowers close up bottom view
Credit: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Brachychiton populneus: mature and young leaves showing two different morphologies
Credit: Steve Taylor
Brachychiton populneus: fruit seed pods
Credit: Reiner Richter
Brachychiton populneus: bark
Credit: Leigh Staas
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Form

Height in cultivation 5 – 15 m
Spread in cultivation 3 – 15 m
Origin Native
Flower colour Cream, pink, red, white, yellow
Flower period autumn, spring, summer
Leaf colour Green
Leaf loss Deciduous, evergreen, semi-deciduous
Risk allergen
Canopy area 177 m2
Canopy shape Rounded, spreading

Site

Urban space type Garden, park, street
Use border, cut flowers, feature, putatively edible, putatively fire retardant, shade, windbreak
Soil texture clay, loam, sand
Soil pH acidic, alkaline, neutral
Planting & Maintenance Lateral space, well drained soil
Soil Volume 5 – 106 m3

Performance

Shade tolerance Full sun Part shade
Tolerance High drought
High frost
High coastal
Drought strategy Tolerator/avoider
Heat Intermediate
Growth rate Fast, medium, slow
Biodiversity Bird Insect Pollinator

Climate Suitability

Climate suitability

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