Filicium decipiens
FERN TREE
Sapindaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen tree

Hardiness zones: 10-13

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, clay, mildly acidic to alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind
12m
Plant habit
 
12m

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Origins: Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, India-Subcontinent, Tropical Asia

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Filicium decipiens
FERN TREE
Sapindaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen tree

Hardiness zones: 10-13

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, clay, mildly acidic to alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind
12m
Plant habit
 
12m

FEATURES

Flowers: white

Flowering Time: late spring to early summer

Leaves: dark green


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical, oriental, contemporary & coastal designs

Uses: shade tree

Growth rate: slow

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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