Botanical Name: Cupaniopsis Anacardioides Bags

Common Name: Tuckeroo, Carrotwood, Beach Tamarind and Green-leaved Tamarind.

Features:               

• Evergreen, medium tree
• Widely spread crown
• Rich green foliage
• Glossy black seeds which blossom into yellow/green flowers followed by orange flesh berries in the spring
• Will grow up to an average of 10 meters
• Smooth grey bark
• Bird attracting

Position:

Full sun to partial shade  

Ideal For:

• Street tree
• Shade tree
• Specimen
• Windbreak

Plant Apart:

Best grown as specimen tree

Height at Maturity:

8-15m

Environment Conditions:

• Soil:
• Will tolerate sandy, heavy, clay, loamy, salty, acidic soils
• Climate:
• Suitable in full sun and light shade
• Resistant to tropical heat
• Durability:
• Frost resistant
• Drought resistant
• Pollution resistant
• Coastal exposure tolerant

Care:

• Prune to shape
• Slow release fertiliser to catalyse growth
• Once established can go weeks without watering except in extreme heat/wind
• Watering should be done slowly and deeply

Design: