Common Name: Australian Native Fire Wheel Tree
Scientific Name: Stenocarpus sinuatus
Remarks: A medium to tall tree 10 - 45m high, with a cylindrical sometimes flanged trunk up to 45cm in diameter and a dense, narrow domed crown ascending branches with bright red wheel-shaped flowers.
The bark is grey to brown and flowers are bright red or orange.
The fruits are grey-brown, blooms in late summer, autumn and early winter
Plant Height: 10 - 45m
When: Can be sown throughout the year, but best sown in Spring + Autumn as the optimum temp for germination is 18-24 degrees
Sowing Depth + Method: Soak overnight, raise seedlings. 3mm deep
Position: Full Sun / Part Shade
Days until Germination: 10-30 days @ 18 - 24 C
Number of Seeds: 10