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Kurrajong

Brachychiton chillagoensis

Kurrajong
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0

Brachychiton chillagoensis is a tree from northern Queensland, Australia, in the Malvaceae (mallow) family, first described in 1988. Grow it outdoors in a warm, sunny spot with well-drained soil and water sparingly once established.

Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings, especially in cooler months.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor, rocky ground.
Temperature
Suited to warm tropical to subtropical conditions; protect from frost, roughly below 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. Queensland
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Brachychiton chillagoensis is a tree of the genus Brachychiton native to Queensland, Australia. It was first described in 1988 by Gordon Guymer from a specimen collected 5.3 km south-east of Chillagoe.

Other Brachychiton plants

Illawarra Flame Tree · Brachychiton acuminatus · Brachychiton albidus · Broadleaf Bottletree · Little Kurrajong · Brachychiton chrysocarpus · Brachychiton compactus · Pink flame tree · Northern Kurrajong · Brachychiton fitzgeraldianus · Brachychiton garrawayae · Coen Kurrajong

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brachychiton chillagoensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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.

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