Calodendrum Capense (Cape Chestnut)
Calodendrum Capense (Cape Chestnut)
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Calodendrum Capense (Cape Chestnut) is a beautiful ornamental tree admired for its lush green foliage, rounded canopy, and spectacular display of soft pink to white flowers. Its elegant flowering habit makes it an excellent feature tree for large gardens, parks, avenues, and landscape plantings where seasonal colour and shade are desired.
This attractive tree offers strong garden presence with glossy foliage, smooth grey bark, and showy flower clusters that create a graceful, tropical-inspired look. Calodendrum Capense is a wonderful choice for customers wanting a long-lived, eye-catching flowering tree that provides shade, structure, and outstanding ornamental appeal.
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Mature height
6–10m
Mature width
4–8m
Spacing
5–8m apart
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen to semi-deciduous
Foliage
Glossy green foliage, soft pink to white flowers, smooth grey bark
Flowering Period & Fruit Development/Harvest
Spring to summer
Sun tolerance
Full sun
Maintenance
Low to moderate; plant in rich, moist, well-drained soil, water well while establishing, mulch to retain soil moisture, and prune lightly if required
Root System
Spreading tree root system; generally suitable for open garden areas, but allow adequate space away from drains, paving, and building foundations