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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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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