Weeping Boerboon, Weeping Boer-bean, African Walnut, African Greenheart, Tree Fuchsia, Drunk Parrot Tree Schotia brachypetala

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Botanical Name:

Schotia brachypetala

Family:

Leguminosae,Fabaceae

Genus:

Schotia

Species:

brachypetala

Common Name:

Weeping Boerboon, Weeping Boer-bean, African Walnut, African Greenheart, Tree Fuchsia, Drunk Parrot Tree

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* Schotia brachypetala or weeping boer-bean is a leguminous flowering tree in the family Fabaceae (bean family/pod-bearing family/legumes) and the sub-family Caesalpinioideae. It has many common names, including (but not limited to) tree fuchsia, African greenheart and African walnut.

* A medium to large, spreading tree, growing up to 20 metres, but more commonly from 5 to 10 metres depending on conditions. Canopy spread can vary between 5 to 15 metres. Trees grown in poor soil or in very dry conditions tend to be smaller (about 5 metres tall with a 5-metre canopy spread) and more sparsely foliated.

* A native of the southern parts of Africa, mainly sub-tropical. Its northernmost extent is the Mashonaland escarpment just south of the Zambezi valley in Zimbabwe at about 17°S. It grows southwards to the eastern parts of South Africa, generally not near the coast but usually on hills away from the coastal winds and further inland. Its southernmost extent is southwest of East London in the Eastern Cape of South Africa at about 33°S. It is a tree of woodland rather than forest.

* The weeping boer-bean is nowhere very common but is usually scattered among other more dominant woodland trees. It grows best when there is ample summer rain and prefers a notable cool spell during its winter resting period.

* Inland it is usually deciduous, especially where the winter season is very dry or there is risk of frost. The tree gets its new leaves in spring, usually early to mid-September. The new leaves are a very showy bright red as with many savanna trees. The red foliage colour fades through bronze to dark green over a period of 7 to 10 days. The red flowers are produced straight after the new leaves during September and October and are very attractive to bees. They sometimes produce so much nectar that it drips from the flowers.

* The "weeping" label in some of its common names refers to the copious quantities of nectar that may rain from the flowers when shaken rather than a tendency of the foliage to "weep" or "droop".

* The rarely used name of parrot tree derives from the large numbers of parrots attracted to the tree during its flowering season. The common name of drunken parrot tree is derived from a the fact that the consumption of ample amounts of the nectar seems to have a narcotic effect on lorikeets, though the effect is not limited to the tree species or parrots, and its cause is not fully understood.

* The weeping boer-bean is easily grown, and is remarkably hardy in both poor soil and very dry conditions. Adverse conditions will affect the growth rate, with poor conditions considerably slowing the speed of growth. In good quality, well-drained soil with plenty of moisture the tree grows very quickly, easily reaching 5 metres within a few years. It is fairly widely cultivated outside its natural range in warm temperate and subtropical climates, particularly in Australia, where it is a common street tree. It has been planted also in Spain. more...

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Weeping Boerboon, Weeping Boer-bean, African Walnut, African Greenheart, Tree Fuchsia, Drunk Parrot Tree Schotia brachypetala

Schotia brachypetala

Leguminosae,Fabaceae

Schotia

brachypetala

Weeping Boerboon, Weeping Boer-bean, African Walnut, African Greenheart, Tree Fuchsia, Drunk Parrot Tree

Schotia brachypetala

Specimen Tree

Wildlife Food

Drought Tolerant Plant

Flowering Tree

Heat Tolerant

Honey Bee Food

Street Tree

Tropical Plant

Plant for Summer Color