#1209 most planted
Hymenosporum
Sweetshade · also Native frangipani, Queensland frangipani
Evergreen
88
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
1
city
7.9 in
median trunk (20 cm, 26 measured)
7.8 yr
median age (78% have a planting date)
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This tree features striking, fragrant yellow flowers that mature to cream, and dark green, glossy leaves that form a lush canopy. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soils, offering ample shade and attracting birds and pollinators to urban areas.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 880.06%7.8 yr7.9 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 20–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.9 in, mean 12 in, 90th percentile 26 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
- Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests
- Queensland tropical rain forests
- Southeast Papuan rain forests
- Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Southeast Australia temperate forests
Other Hymenosporum in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
