Botanical Name: Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Common Name: Carrotwood, Tuckeroo
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an upright, single or multi-trunked plant, with stiff wide-spreading branches forming a dense rounded canopy; if left unpruned the plant becomes very shrubby; bark fairly smooth, dark gray in color
Height 25-40' (50')
Spread 3/4-equal
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full or partial sun; thrives in warm sunny locations
Soil prefers well-draining soils, tolerates most
Hardiness hardy (zones 16, 17, 19-24); best in warm coastal areas
 
Morphology:
Leaves even-pinnately compound, alternate, 6-12"long, has 6-10 oblong obovate leaflets; 1-4" long, leathery, med. green with emarginate apex
Flowers inconspicuous, green, tine, in mostly axillary 4-8" long panicles; summer and intermittently through the year
Fruit aggregate fruit; woody, round, 1-2" diam., many follicles
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
widely used accent tree for picturesque form and attractive foliage; commonly used as a street or lawn tree
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers only an occasional deep soak, drought tolerant
Fertilizing little required after establishment; add iron
Pruning as a tree, head high and develop open structure
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Australia
Family: Anacardiaceae

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