Botanical Name: Dombeya cacuminum
Common Name: Strawberry snowball tree
Type of Plant: Dicot: tree (recently split from Sterculiaceae)
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape Narrow, pyrimidal to columnar tree with large, coarse textured maple-like leaves
Height to 50'
Spread to 20'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun preferred
Soil any soil with good drainage
Hardiness some frost (Zones 13, 21, 23, 24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves Large, palmate leaves to 8" across, coarsely dentate or serrate on margins; often 3-5 lobed with pointed tips
Flowers dense clusters of scarlet-red flowers at branch tips; clusters to 12" across, individual flowers to 1" across – late spring
Fruit 3-5 celled dehiscent capsule
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings
 
Usage:
accent or specimen tree used for intensely red flower display; used in tropical or sub-tropical landscapes – appropriate for large gardens
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers deep, infrequent waterings; do not waterlog in heavy soils
Fertilizing slow release at planting time
Pruning remove remaining flower clusters afterbloom
Pests/Diseases none significant
Special Conditions/Other loses most of its blooms when ripe – makes tree neater
 
Origin: Madagascar
Family: Byttneriaceae

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