This large tree has a greyish buttress trunk that sheds bark in rounded flakes and has spreading branches that form a rounded crown. It has divided dark green leaves and the yellowish saucer-shaped flowers appear in a loose cluster during summer.

Hardiness zones 10 to 11

Harpullia pendulais naturally found in Australian growing in coastal scrub from northern New South Wales to Cairns in far north Queensland.

It prefers a well drained fertile moist sandy to light clay loams in a open sunny position and is drought and mildly frost resistant.

Tulipwood is grown for its rounded crown and colourful fruit. It is planted in parks and gardens as a lawn specimen for shade or used in street plantings. It is suitable for coastal regions and establishes in 3-5 years and is long lived. This tree is also planted in tropical settings and under cultivation it tends to be smaller. ID 549

Harpullia(hah-PUL-ee-ah)pendula(PEND-yoo-luh)

Sapindaceae (sap-in-DAY-see-ee)
Litchi, Maple, Horse Chestnut and Hop Bush Family