White Quebracho is a tall, evergreen South American tree from the dry Chaco and savanna regions, grown for shade, timber and its tough drought tolerance. It thrives in hot, dry conditions and needs well-drained soil.
Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings, especially when established.
Soil
Well-drained clay or loam; tolerates poor, alkaline soils.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect young plants below 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: The bark and other parts contain indole alkaloids that are poisonous if ingested in quantity.
Native range
SE. Bolivia to Uruguay
Climate
subtropical
About
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco, commonly known as Quebracho blanco, kebrako, or white quebracho, is a South American tree species, native to Brazil, northern Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It must not be confused with other species also known as quebracho, but belonging to the genus Schinopsis.
Where it grows
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco is generally found in dry deciduous forests, where it grows on clay soils. It is most common in the Gran Chaco, Humid Chaco, Argentine Espinal, and Bolivian montane dry forests ecoregions of Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. Its range extends to adjacent ecoregions, including the Uruguayan savanna, Paraná flooded savanna, Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna, Southern Andean Yungas, Cerrado, Pantanal, Central Andean puna, Chiquitano dry forests, and Beni savanna.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.