This large rainforest tree has a buttress trunk up to 1m (3ft) in diameter and spreading branches that form an open rounded crown. It has glossy green elliptical leaves and the rusty-coloured wattle-like flowers appear in a cluster during summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 10

Choricarpia subargantea is naturally found in Australia growing in Queensland, appearing in scrub land and along rainforest borders.

It prefers a well drained, moist sandy to light clay loam with ample organic material in an open sunny position and is frost and drought tender.

The Iron Wood Box is grown for its attractive trunk and spreading crown. It is planted in parks and large gardens as a lawn specimen for shade. It is also used in rainforest settings or roadside plantings and is suitable for coastal regions, establishing in 3-4 years. ID 555

Choricarpia(kor-ee-KAR-pee-ah) subargantea (SUB-ar-gent-ee-a)

Myrtaceae(mir-TAY-see-ee)
Myrtle, Eucalyptus, Clove and Guava Family