Stenocarpus sinuatus
Queensland Firewheel Tree
Stenocarpus sinuatus - Firewheel Tree - is a medium to large Australian rainforest tree. It has irregular grey-brown bark, simple or pinnate wavy-edged, veined, 12-20 cm. leaves, and umbels of bright red pinwheel flowers which are followed by a boat-shaped fruit, which is a follicle, 5-10 cm. long. The 'Queensland Firewheel Tree' is a smaller tree
Contributed by @jagme1
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Queensland Firewheel Tree
Latin name
Stenocarpus sinuatus
type
Evergreen Flowering Tree
family
Proteaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
7.00 M
20.00 M
Stenocarpus sinuatus
Stenocarpus sinuatus - Firewheel Tree - is a medium to large Australian rainforest tree. It has irregular grey-brown bark, simple or pinnate wavy-edged, veined, 12-20 cm. leaves, and umbels of bright red pinwheel flowers which are followed by a boat-shaped fruit, which is a follicle, 5-10 cm. long. The 'Queensland Firewheel Tree' is a smaller tree
Flowering
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
The umbels of showy red pinwheel flowers emerge from green buds in early Autumn, followed by narrow, leathery, boat-shaped fruits containing winged seeds. Although flowering is heaviest in the Autumn, flowers may occur at other times of year
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
These trees are usually too large for garden planting, but they like fertile, moist, free-draining, acid to neutral soil, and full sun or some dappled shade. The trees are not frost hardy, although a mature tree may survive a light frost but will lose its leaves, and may take some time to recover.
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Stenocarpus sinuatus can be propagated by seed. As a tropical tree, it needs warmth and humidity to germinate
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