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Dillenia turbinata
Vietnamese Dillenia
Dillenia turbinata is a bold-foliaged evergreen tree of the humid subtropical forests of southern China and Indochina. Its leaves are the feature: very large, leathery and strongly corrugated along parallel veins, glossy dark green, and held in dense terminal rosettes that give the crown real visual weight.
Large fragrant flowers with pink-red petals and a boss of yellow stamens open in spring, but the tree is specified mainly for the year-round architecture of its foliage.
Specifications
- Height10 to 20 metres
- Width6 to 10 metres
- Native toSouthern China and Indochina
- FoliageVery large, leathery, strongly ribbed obovate leaves with toothed margins, glossy dark green; evergreen
- Growth rateModerate
Conditions
- SoilPrefers deep, moist, well-drained soils rich in organic matter
- LightFull sun to partial shade
- WaterModerate to high; needs reliable moisture and is not drought-tolerant
- ClimateThrives in humid tropical and warm subtropical regions
Additional Features
- FlowersLarge fragrant spring flowers with pink-red petals and a mass of yellow stamens
- FruitRounded fleshy fruit following the flowers
- FormDense rounded crown built from rosettes of very large leaves
- UsesIdeal as a shade and feature tree for parks, large gardens and humid tropical civic planting
- SpacingPlant 8 to 10 metres apart for grouped or avenue planting
- Low MaintenanceMinimal pruning; the leaf litter is coarse and is best kept off paving and pool surrounds
- Pest ResistanceGenerally resilient
Vietnamese Dillenia is a foliage tree first, and it gives a humid-climate park a scale of leaf that few other species can.
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