Semi-evergreen to evergreen tree about 17m tall, with pale grey to creamy coloured bark and hairy branchlets. Oval, leathery, dark green leaves are 40cm long or more. Produces panicles of yellowish male flowers and single female flowers on the same tree, during summer, followed by large yellow or reddish, ovoid fruits that release winged seeds
Higher than 12 metres
wider than 8 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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In mild and frost-free areas, grow in well-drained, neutral to acid soil, in full sun in a warm, dry position such as a courtyard or against a south-facing or west-facing wall; in frost-prone areas, grow in a cool or temperate greenhouse, in a mix of peat-free potting compost and grit, in full light and low humidity. Water moderately during the growing season and sparingly in winter
Propagate by seed or by semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer
Pruning group 1 (little or no pruning of trees and shrubs)
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite if grown under glass
Generally disease-free