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Helicia nortoniana, Norton's silky oak, is a rainforest tree in the Protea family that grows to about 20 m tall. It is native to the Wet Tropics of northeast Queensland and is best suited to warm, humid conditions in a large garden.
Helicia nortoniana, also known as Norton's silky oak, is a species of tree in the family Proteaceae growing to about 20 m (66 ft) tall. It is endemic to the rainforests of the Wet Tropics region of Queensland, Australia, and occurs at altitudes from sea level to about 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Helicia nortoniana 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.
