Yellow
Flower Color
Non Fragrant
Fragrance
Summer,Winter
Flowering Season
Large
Size
Medium
Maintenance
Outdoor Sun
Sunlight Requirement
Peltophorum
Genus
Yes
With Pots
Twice A Week
Water Requirement
Yellow Flame Tree
Family
Fabaceae
Origin
SouthEast Asia.
Description
Peltophorum Pterocarpum is commonly known as Copperpod and it is an ornamental tree. It is a deciduous tree growing to 15-25 m (rarely up to 50 m) tall. The leaves are bipinnate, 30-60 cm long, with 16-20 pinnae, each pinna with 20-40 oval leaflets 8-25 mm long and 4-10 mm broad. The fruit is a pod 5-10 cm long and 2.5 cm broad, red at first, ripening black and containing one to four seeds.
Environment
Peltophorum Pterocarpum requires full sun and moderate watering. Established plants are very drought alkaline soils although it also tolerates clay soils. These plants can tolerate moderate levels of salt in the soil.
Landscape Uses
It can be used as General, Roadside Tree / Palm, Parks & Gardens.
