| BRIEF DESCRIPTION A small to medium sized deciduous tree 15-30 m in height, while the trunk may reach a diameter of 30-80 cm. The tree has a handsome appearance and is an attractive ornamental. It is leafless during the dry season and often flowers in this period. Heartwood pale, soft, light and neither strong nor durable. USES The tree is an attractive ornamental. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Grey corkwood, Corkwood, Batswing coral tree. FURTHER INF In Australia, the tree occurs naturally within the latitudinal range of 10-29°S at altitudes between sea level and 800 m. (pH estimated by the compiler). |
SOURCES (E. vespertilio Benth. in Mitchell)
Boland D 1984 pp 590-591 [TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, DRA, TEXT, FER, DEP, USE] |
