Both attractive and tough, this small tree is often used as as street tree and will grow well in arid areas. This tree is fast growing, spreading, has many branches and is deciduous. It grows up to 10m in height and 5m wide with handsome fine and lush green foliage. Its flowers are lilac, star-shaped, fragranced and about 2cm across. They are borne from spring to early summer. Following the flowering, small, poisonous spherical yellow fruit is formed.
- Type
- Native
- Maintenance
- Low
- Water use
- Minimal
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- Zero
- Size
- Medium Trees & shrubs 3 - 7 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Semi-arid with summer rain, Moist temperate with hot summers, Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Frost, Wind, Salt
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Yarra Valley Water plants
- Shade levels
- Full sun
- Flowering seasons
- Spring, Summer
- Colours
- Yellow, Green, Purple