Flindersia schottiana — approved 50 mm native tube stock photo, SEQ Natives

Bumpy ash — Flindersia schottiana

50 mm native tube
$7.00
$7.00
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Flindersia schottiana, Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Flindersia schottiana, Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Flindersia schottiana, established flowering tree in Brisbane, Tatiana, CC BY 2.0
  • Flindersia schottiana street tree showing its growth habit. Photo: Peter Greenwell, CC BY 2.5.
  • Flindersia schottiana — approved 50 mm native tube stock photo, SEQ Natives
Bumpy ash — Flindersia schottiana

Native Trees

Bumpy ash — Flindersia schottiana

Flindersia schottiana

Host plant for butterflies and insects Shelter for wildlife Resilient garden plant
$7.00
$7.00

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Title50 mm native tube

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Plant profile

At a glance

The essentials for finding the right garden position.

Mature size
Height: 15–30 m · Width: 8–15 m
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Moist
Soil
Loamy, Clay
Drainage
Free-draining
Vegetation type
Rainforest, Wet Eucalypt
Plant lifespan
Perennial
Plant form
Trees

Plant ratings

A quick guide to this plant’s value for wildlife and the garden.

Bird food value
Host plant value
Pollinator value
Shelter & habitat value
Flower display
Garden resilience

About this plant

Bumpy ash is a handsome native rainforest tree with glossy compound leaves, fragrant clusters of small pale flowers and woody capsules that release winged seeds. It develops into a substantial shade and habitat tree in favourable conditions. A rewarding selection for sheltered rainforest gardens and revegetation sites with fertile, reasonably moist soil.

Image credits:
Feature image: Steve Fitzgerald via Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 (unmodified)
Flowering tree: Tatiana via Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 2.0 (unmodified)
Mature form: Peter Greenwell, Habit of Flindersia schottiana — CC BY 2.5 (unmodified)

More plant details

Garden uses
Rainforest restoration, larger habitat gardens and mixed native canopy.
Wildlife value
Summer flowers attract insects, while foliage provides food for Orchard Swallowtail caterpillars. The evergreen crown offers shade, shelter and bird perches; its seeds are wind-dispersed, not fleshy bird food.
Flowering and fruiting
Sprays of small pale flowers followed by woody capsules releasing winged seeds.
Growth habit
Medium to large evergreen rainforest tree with compound foliage and a spreading canopy.
Cautions
A large rainforest tree, often 15–30 m in cultivation but capable of reaching about 50 m in forest. Allow generous clearance from buildings and services; woody fruit capsules can fall.