Calodendrum
Cape chestnut
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Calodendrum capense, also known as Cape Chestnut, is a large, evergreen ornamental tree featuring spectacular pink or mauve flowers that cover the entire crown in summer. Its glossy green leaves are aromatic when crushed. It is widely cultivated due to its showy blooms and fast growth rate, but can be a host for the Asian citrus psyllid.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 530.03%7.8 yr12 in
Traits
- Form
- Ornamental
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–40 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 12 in, mean 13 in, 90th percentile 20 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- East African montane forests
- Kwazulu Natal-Cape coastal forests
Other Calodendrum in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
