Brachychiton populneus, Kurrajong

Brachychiton populneus

Brachychiton populneus

Brachychiton populneus
“Kurrajong”

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TREE 8 TO 20 METRES TALLGood shade tree, drooping foliage, cream & red flowers in Summer. Nectar & seeds attract birds and butterflies. Foliage is animal fodder source. Frost hardy. Seeds are important bush tucker high in fat & protein.

Suitability
Category	Tall Trees: 10m & Over
Family	Malvaceae
Aspect	Full Sun
Soil	Adaptable
Habitat	Dry Sclerophyll Forest
Features
Bird Attracting, Black Cracking Soils Plants, Bush Food Plants, Butterfly Plants, Clay Tolerant Species, Drought Tolerant Species, Fire Resistant Plants, Frost Tolerant Plants, Native Fodder Trees, Sandstone or Shale Area Plants
Localities
Chelmer, Clayfield, Corinda, Dalby and surrounds, Enoggera Catchment, Graceville, Ipswich area, Oxley, Pine Rivers, Sherwood, Upper Brisbane Valley - Dry Sclerophyll Forest, Upper Brookfield
Host Plant For These Butterflies
Bronze Flat (Netrocoryne repanda), Common Pencilled-blue (Candalides absimilis), Tailed Emperor (charaxes sempronius)
Nectar & Pollen Food source for Birds Below
Bell Miner (Manorina melanophrys), Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis), Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta), Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris), Fuscous Honeyeater (Ptilotula fusca), Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii), Little Friarbird (Philemon citreogularis), Little Lorikeet (Parvipsitta pusilla), Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera), Musk lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna), New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae), Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus), Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala), Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus), Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia), Scarlet Honeyeater (Myzomela sanguinolenta), Striped Honeyeater (Plectorhyncha lanceolata), The Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus), Yellow-faced Honeyeater (Caligavis chrysops), Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops)
Seed From Pods & Fruit Food source for Birds Below
Australian King-parrot (Alisterus scapularis), Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera), Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans), Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla), Glossy Black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami), Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea), Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus), Peaceful Dove (Geopelia placida), Red-tailed Black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii), Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis), Squatter Pigeon (Geophaps scripta scripta), Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella), Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca), Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (Zanda funerea)