CASSOWARY PINE

Botanical Name: Barringtonia calyptrata

Description

This is a beautiful tree with large glossy leaves and stunning pendulous flowers. The flowers produce large quantities of nectar which attract lots of wildlife. Cassowary love feeding on the large fruits when in season. Also called the mango pine, this deciduous or semi-deciduous tree is found in New Guinea and Australia chiefly in coastal areas. The glossy leaves tend to be whorled at the ends of the branches, The fragrant white flowers are in long pendulous spikes and appear just prior to the new growth flush. Will grow as far south as subtropical Northern NSW.

Image	Price	Avail.	Propagation	Size	Buy Options
	$18.90	4	Seedling	Pot: 0.75L Height: 30-40cm
	$14.90	0	Seedling	Pot: 0.5L Height: 20-30cm	Seeking Propagation Material

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Cassowary Pine

grows easily in Mackay with some supplementary watering.Tree is about 15 yrs old. Best flowering ever 10/2019.Leaves usually beat flowers but this year there are hundreds of hanging cream bottle brushes and they have beaten leaf development. A picture. | Ross Stephan - Mackay, Qld 25-Oct-2019

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