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Angophora costata
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Angophora costata

Angophora costata

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

A plant of mainly subtropical areas, just moving into the tropics in eastern Australia, where it is found at latitudes from 37 - 21°S[1]. It can only be grown in warm temperate areas where winter temperatures rarely fall below -5°c. It grows at elevations from sea level up to 300 metres[1]. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 18 - 28°c, but can tolerate 10 - 38°c[1]. Mature plants can be killed by temperatures of -5°c or lower, but new growth is badly damaged at 0°c[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 800 - 1,000mm, but tolerates 600 - 1,200mm[1]. Prefers a sunny position in a light to medium, well-drained soil[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5.5 - 6.5, tolerating 5 - 7[1]. Established plants are drought tolerant[1]. The branches are brittle and limbs tend to fall readily. In nature the butts of such limbs form callused bumps on the trunk and add to the gnarled appearance of the tree[2]. Vigorous flowering only occurs once in every few years[3].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe, though it can be stored. Sow in a fairly sunny position in a nursery seedbed. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a sunny position until large enough to plant out. Cuttings of mature wood of the current seasons growth in sandy soil. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Angophora+costata>

Pollinators

Bees, Insects

References

  1. [1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
  2. [2]Growing Native Plants — Australian National Botanic Gardens · http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/ ↩︎A series of articles giving details of cultivation and matters of general interest (including a few plant uses) on over 250 Australian plants.
  3. [3]Useful Wild Plants in Australia. — Cribb. A. B. and J. W. · William Collins Pty Ltd. Sidney · 1981 · ISBN 0-00-216441-8 ↩︎A very readable book.
  4. [4]Flora of New South Wales — http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm ↩︎An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
  5. [5]Native Tastes of Australia — http://tasteaustralia.biz/ ↩︎A website with detailed information on around 50 species of native Australian food plants, including recipes.