Detail
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Citharexylum fruticosum
Fiddlewood
Notes

Uses: As a small street tree in verges, nature strips, parks and reserves or a screening, hedge or feature tall shrub.
Tolerates pruning and can be maintained as a shrub or remove lower branches to develop a rounded vase form. Plants are semi-deciduous in cooler areas. Attracts nectar-eating birds.
Note: Potentially invasive do not plant near conservation areas.
Note: This species is classified schedule 2, Regulation 24.3 under the Sewerage Act and may be planted in any street or road in any drainage area provided they are not planted closer than 3.5 metres to any sewer main or connection. They should also not be planted closer than 3.5 metres to any sewer pipe in home gardens.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-oval_d Oval
  • Height 6-8m
  • Spread 3-4m
  • Position
    • position-partshade Part Shade
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Verbenaceae
  • Botanical Name Citharexylum fruticosum
  • Common Name Fiddlewood
  • Origin West Indies
  • Habit Erect, Dense, Multi-branched
  • Landscape 2nd line coast, Coastal footslopes, Plains
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost, Soil salinity
  • Supplementary Watering Moderate
  • Flower Colour White
  • Flowering Time Autumn
  • Flower Type Spikes
  • Purpose Habitat, Hedge, Noise reduction, Ornamental, Screen, Shade, Wind protection
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Deciduous
  • Form Medium Tree (Usually between 5m & 11m)