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.