Family | Sapindaceae |
Description | Fast growing, short-lived medium upright shrub |
Flowering time | spring |
Distribution & botanical details | click here |
Vegetation communities | Grassy woodlands and myall woodland |
Soil types | Generally on heavier soils. |
Values/uses | |
-revegetation/habitat values | Usually occurs as scattered trees or sometimes dominating in groves. Commonly suckers |
-amenity/ornamental values | Very handsone small tree, attractive winged fruit. Tolerates heavy pruning |
-other values | Good fodder tree although excessive consumption can cause toxicity |
Tolerances | |
-water deficit | very high |
-compaction | average |
-waterlogging | average |
-shade | average |
-minimum temperature | -5 degrees |
Seed and germination details | |
-avge no. seeds per gram | 10 (whole fruit) |
-viability period | reputed to be around 1 year |
-dormancy | none |
-treatment | none required |
-days from first to last germination at 25 degrees | 7-21 |
-direct seeding | easy |
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