Tipuana tipu
Tipu, Tipu tree, Rosewood, Pride of Bolivia
Tipuana Tipuana
T. tipu - T. tipu is a tender, rounded to spreading, branching, semi-evergreen tree with pinnate leaves divided into elliptic to oblong, bright or light grey-green leaves and, in spring, racemes of crimped, apricot or bright yellow flowers followed by winged, woody, ovoid, light green seed pods ripening pale brown.
Tipuana tipu is: Semi evergreen
Branching, Rounded, Spreading
Bright-yellow in Spring
Bright-green, Grey-green in All seasons
Red spider mite (box and other) Red spider mite (box and other)
Pruning group 1. Will need restrictive pruning if grown under glass.
Sow seed at 15C (59F) in spring.
Seed
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Tipuana tipu (Tipu) will reach a height of 30m and a spread of 15m after 10-20 years.
Drought Tolerant, Containers, Coastal, City, Sub-Tropical, Specimen tree, Architectural
In frost-free areas, grow in fertile, moist but well-drained, soil in sun. Tolerates moderate drought once established if given occasional deep watering. Site well away from building foundations as it forms an shallow, extensive root system. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. Water freely & feed monthly in growth.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Tipuana tipu
Tipu, Tipu tree, Rosewood, Pride of Bolivia
Tipuana Tipuana
T. tipu - T. tipu is a tender, rounded to spreading, branching, semi-evergreen tree with pinnate leaves divided into elliptic to oblong, bright or light grey-green leaves and, in spring, racemes of crimped, apricot or bright yellow flowers followed by winged, woody, ovoid, light green seed pods ripening pale brown.
Argentina, Brazil
Semi evergreen
Branching, Rounded, Spreading
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Bright-yellow in Spring
Bright-green, Grey-green in All seasons
Red spider mite (box and other)
Pruning group 1. Will need restrictive pruning if grown under glass.
Sow seed at 15C (59F) in spring.
Seed
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Tipuana tipu (Tipu) will reach a height of 30m and a spread of 15m after 10-20 years.
Drought Tolerant, Containers, Coastal, City, Sub-Tropical, Specimen tree, Architectural
In frost-free areas, grow in fertile, moist but well-drained, soil in sun. Tolerates moderate drought once established if given occasional deep watering. Site well away from building foundations as it forms an shallow, extensive root system. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. Water freely & feed monthly in growth.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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