Flame of the forest, palash · Fabaceae · Deciduous flowering tree

Vivid orange-scarlet flowers carried in dense clusters on bare branches, giving the tree its name. Deeply drought-hardy and long associated with dry-country landscapes across South and Southeast Asia.

Specification

Mature height	10–15 m
Crown spread	6–10 m [to confirm]
Calliper range supplied	15–35 cm, measured 1 m above soil level [to confirm]
Root-ball diameter	80–140 cm [to confirm]
Growth rate	Slow to moderate
Habit	Deciduous — leafless when flowering
Flowering	Orange-scarlet clusters on bare wood, dry season
Minimum order quantity	[to confirm]

Landscape use

Dry-country parks, heritage and cultural landscapes, roadside groupings and naturalistic planting. Its flowering coincides with the hottest, driest weeks of the year, when little else in a scheme is doing anything.

The character is rugged rather than manicured, which suits it to informal and native-style schemes. Planted in groups the flowering reads across a whole landscape.

Site tolerance

Drought	Very high
Salinity	Moderate [to confirm]
Wind	High
Soil	Poor, dry, shallow and compacted soils. Very undemanding.
Heat	Very high
USDA zone	10–12

Export notes

Supplied root-balled and wrapped. Lifted in its leafless period, which suits transit well. Phytosanitary certification accompanies every shipment. See export and compliance.

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