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Golden Rain Trees

Golden Rain Trees
Photo: Sheldon Navie
Invasive Plant
Golden Rain Trees
Koelreuteria elegans subsp. formosana
Koelreuteria paniculata
 

These fast growing trees have mid-green ferny compound foliage. The trunk is grey and clean. In late Summer the tree is covered in panicles of clear yellow flowers. The flowers sometimes go un-noticed, but not the pink, papery bladder-like pods that form afterwards. Seed is produced in abundance with many new plants emerging adjacent to the original each season.

 

HOW IT SPREADS

  • Seed is both abundant and easily dispersed, either by wind or water.
  • These seeds have a high rate of germination enabling fast establishment of colonies in natural bushland.
 
 
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Other superior selections include;

  • Peltophorum pterocarpum - Yellow Flame Tree
  • Magnolia grandiflora - Bullbay Magnolia

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Alternative Plants

Desert Ash
Photo: Brian Sams
Alternative Plant Desert Ash
Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa
Trees and Shrubs
 

Large tree growing to a height of 10 - 12m, it has green leaves in thick whorls and dark grey brown bark. The flowers are small and creamy white in colour. The flowers are followed by single seeded winged fruits. This tree is deciduous but is able to withstand dry and somewhat arid conditions.

Leichhardt Bean
Photo: Norwood
Alternative Plant Leichhardt Bean
Cassia brewsteri
Trees and Shrubs
 

Spectacular Australian native tree growing to a height of 10m. Flowers are yellow and red and pea shaped. They occur in profuse pendant heads and cover the tree making it difficult to see the foliage.

Tulipwood
Photo: Philip Cameron
Alternative Plant Tulipwood
Harpullia pendula
Trees and Shrubs
 

This beautiful medium sized spreading tree can reach a height of 10-12m in cultivation. It has glossy pinnate leaves and forms an excellent street or shade tree. The flowers are yellowish cream and appear in summer followed by showy yellow to red two-lobed fruits up to 4cm across.

 
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