Fruits/Seeds
10 cm long black seed pods which ripen to a dark red.
Field Guide
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Yellow Flame Tree
Fast growing deciduous tree that grows to 15 - 25 m tall.
Leaves
Long strips of small leaves 30 - 60 cm long.
Flowers
Bright yellow flowers with orange stamens that blossom from March to June and September to November.
What to Observe
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First fully open single flower
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Full flowering (record all days)
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End of flowering (when 95% of the flowers have faded)
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No flowering
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Fully ripened fruit
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Open seed pods
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Seeds dropped to ground
When and Where
When To Look
- Flowering from March to June and September to November
Where To Look
- Northern Territory and Queensland
What Else?
This highly ornamental Northern Territory native tree is popular in south Florida.
Similar Species
Red Flame Tree (Poinciana) will look similar when not it flower but its flowers are red and its seed pods are longer (20 - 70 cm) and remain on the tree for most of the year.
