THESE TULIPWOOD TREES ARE IN 45 LITRE GROWBAGS & MANY ARE READY TO BE BAGGED UP INTO MUCH LARGER GROW-BAGS & WILL BECOME DEARER AS THEY GET BIGGER.
The sizes currently will start from $78 to $285 but will change from time to time.. Use $168 now as a mid-range price.
Harpullia pendula, known as the tulipwood or tulip lancewood is a small to medium-sized rainforest tree from Australia.
The tree’s small size, pleasant form and attractive fruit ensures the popularity of this ornamental tree.
The range of natural distribution is from the Bellinger River in northern New South Wales to Coen in tropical Queensland.
Tulipwood occurs in various types of rainforest, by streams or dry rainforests on basaltic or alluvial soils.
In tropical and sub tropical rainforest.
Often seen as a street tree, such as at St Ives, New South Wales.
These tulipwood trees are not much different to the Tuckeroo trees in appearance & often used in place of Tuckeroo trees.
A medium-sized tree, up to 24 metres tall and a stem diameter of 60 cm. Usually seen much smaller. As a street tree, it’s mostly under 6 metres tall with an attractive and shapely crown.
The trunk is irregular in shape, often fluted. Bark is grey and scaly.
Leaves
Leaves are pinnate and alternate on the stem. There are three to eight leaflets, mostly 5 to 12 cm long, 2 to 5 cm wide. Elliptic or narrowly elliptic. With a short blunt point at the tip.
Often the leaf base is unequal. Leaf veins clearly seen on both sides, midrib raised on both surfaces.
Flowers
Flowers form on panicles from November to January, being greenish yellow, 15 mm in diameter.
Fruit and regeneration
Fruit forms from August to October, being a two lobed capsule. Yellow or red. Sometimes containing two shiny black or dark brown seeds. Seeds are available when in season.
The colourful fruit is one of the most appealing features of this ornamental plant. Fresh seed is advised for regeneration. Seeds germinate easily from 2 weeks to 2 months.
Uses
A popular ornamental tree. The timber is well regarded.
Excellent for turning and cabinet timber. Fine grained, tough, heavy and durable.
They do not grow very large & are very hardy once established.
Tolerates poor soil conditions & gives gold coloured berry fruits which attract birds & honey eaters.
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