{"product_id":"brachychiton-acerifolius-illawarra-flame-tree","title":"Brachychiton acerifolius Illawarra Flame Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Illawarra flame tree drops its glossy, maple-shaped leaves in late spring and then covers its bare frame in scarlet bell flowers, so completely that the canopy reads as a single block of colour against a summer sky. For the rest of the year it is a clean, grey-trunked shade tree with handsome lobed foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the landscape\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiven room in open lawn or parkland the flowering reads as a single mass of colour, which is how the tree earns its place. It also works as an avenue at 8–10 m centres and as a street tree, with roots that stay well behaved near paving. Planted in sequence with jacaranda it extends the flowering season through late spring and early summer, and it pairs comfortably with lower native understorey that can take the summer leaf drop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeciduous only around flowering, dropping its glossy maple-shaped leaves in late spring before setting scarlet bells through November to January, then refoliating quickly. Suited to Queensland, coastal and tableland New South Wales and the warmer parts of Victoria; established trees take moderate frost, though young stock should be protected. It accepts most soils provided drainage is genuine, grows quickly in youth and reaches roughly 10–20 m tall by 6–10 m wide in the ground. Drought tolerant once settled. Flowering is heaviest on older trees and after a dry winter, and seed-grown trees can flower irregularly for their first years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThis tree\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCanopy width\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCaliper\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eStanding\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.5–6.0 m\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.0–4.5 m\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120–200 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 trees\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.0–7.0 m\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.0–4.5 m\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e220–340 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e48 trees\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eField-grown ex-ground at Ravensbourne Farm, root-pruned and basket-lifted, delivered and craned Australia-wide. Price on application through the Shortlist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Trees","offers":[{"title":"5.5–6.0 m","offer_id":54583443554670,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6.0–7.0 m","offer_id":54583443587438,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/2939\/8382\/files\/2310050703-651e6db756beb-Brachychiton_20acerifollius_206m.jpg?v=1785566424","url":"https:\/\/signaturetrees.com.au\/products\/brachychiton-acerifolius-illawarra-flame-tree","provider":"Signature Trees","version":"1.0","type":"link"}