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NQ DRY TROPICS WEED FREE
AFRICAN TULIP TREE
Spathodea campanulata
AFRICAN TULIP TREE
TREES
DESCRIPTION
African tulip tree is a fast growing evergreen tree that can grow up to 24 metres tall .
Leaves are large and compound with broadly oval shaped leaflets that are strongly veined , bronze when young , and a deep glossy green when mature .
Flowers begin as a bronze-green bud and develop into large yellow or orange-red flowers with yellow frilly edges .
Seeds are reddish-brown and can be up to 20 centimetres long .
Habitat it forms dense stands in gullies , areas of vegetation around waterways , and disturbed rainforest .
Weed characteristics are that it is highly invasive and crowds out native vegetation .
Dispersal seeds are carried in the wind and suckers spread from single planting .
BIOSECURITY MATTER
Restricted . This species is Category 3 Restricted matter under Queensland Legislation .
HOW TO ACT
Initial treatment should be conducted using a cut stump approach with follow-up treatment including a foliar spray of any emerging plants . An alternative to chemical control is physical removal of the tree stump .