A small to medium spreading tree of the seashore and saline estuaries. It often has low interlaced branches which form a barrier to the beach. A useful tree for beach-side plantings as it is salt spray tolerant and may be pruned to shape. The close-grained timber is easily worked and takes a good polish.
Weed Category:
Weed:
No
Form or habit:
Small tree, Med tree
Family:
Malvaceae
Leaf:
Simple Alternate Long-stalked, broadly heart-shaped, about 16 x 18cm, palmately veined, dark green above and greyish beneath due to a covering of light-coloured star-hairs.
Flower conspicuous:
Conspicuous
Flower colour:
Yellow, Red
Flower description:
Large yellow, five petalled flowers with maroon centers, usually turn reddish before falling.
Fruit conspicuous:
Conspicuous
Fruit colour:
Brown
Fruit:
Dry
Fruit description:
Brown, hairy, five valved rosella-like capsules, about 2cm in diameter, enclosed within persistent calyx lobes and containing numerous small dark, wedge shaped seeds.
