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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;

  • Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa - Desert Ash
  • Peltophorum pterocarpum - Yellow Flame Tree

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Alternative Plants

Broad Leaved Bottle Tree
Photo: Craig Eddie - Boobook Images
Alternative Plant Broad Leaved Bottle Tree
Brachychiton australis
Trees and Shrubs
 

This is a stately medium sized tree usually seen around 12-15 metres in height. It has a thick trunk which swells with age to form the renowned 'bottle' shape. It has dense crown of dark green leaves that may shed during dry times. Small yellow flowers appear in clusters during spring and summer. Suitable for any large garden in western Queensland.

Coral Gum
Photo: immij floramedia
Alternative Plant Coral Gum
Eucalyptus torquata
Trees and Shrubs
 

Native to inland areas and south west Western Australia, this gum tree can reach up to 10 m high in ideal conditions. The unique flowers and buds are used in floral arrangements. It is a recommended street tree because of its smaller size and pendulous habit providing welcome summer shade. It is frost resistant, prefers good drainage and full-sun, and will tolerate dry conditions. Also suitable for large pots or tubs.

Kurrajong
Photo: immij floramedia
Alternative Plant Kurrajong
Brachychiton populneus
Trees and Shrubs
 

This is a dense bushy tree usually seen around 10-12 metres in height. It has a thick trunk and a dense canopy of dark green leaves. In summer it bears large clusters of greenish cream bell shaped flowers that have a pink-purple-reddish tinge on the inside of the petals. It makes an excellent shade tree, and like most other Brachychiton, it can lose much of its foliage during winter. Tolerant of frost and dry conditions.

 
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