Aleurites moluccanus
CANDLE NUT, INDIAN WALNUT
Euphorbiaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen tree

Hardiness zones: 10-13

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind
20m
Plant habit
 
20m

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Origins: Australia, QLD, India-Subcontinent, China-Korea-Taiwan, Tropical Asia

Other Botanical Names: Aleurites ambinux, A. angustifolius, A. angustifolius, A. commutatus, A. cordifolius, A. integrifolius, A. integrifolius, A. javanicus, A. lanceolatus, A. lobatus, A. remyi, A. trilobus, Camerium moluccanum, Camirium cordifolium, C. oleosum, Dryandra oleifera, Jatropha moluccana, Juglans camirium, Mallotus moluccanus, Manihot moluccana, Ricinus dicoccus, Rottlera moluccana, Telopea perspicua

Other Common Names: Varnish Tree

 
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Aleurites moluccanus
CANDLE NUT, INDIAN WALNUT
Euphorbiaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen tree

Hardiness zones: 10-13

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind
20m
Plant habit
 
20m

FEATURES

Flowers: white

Flowering Time: late spring to late summer

Leaves: mid green; bronze-silver new leaves

Ornamental Fruit: nut

Edibility: nut


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical designs

Uses: formal screen, shade tree, windbreak

Growth rate: fast

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: fruit



HAZARDS

Weed Potential: tropical areas

Ingestion dangers: fruit poisonous






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