Thai Botanic · Project plant supply
Peltophorum pterocarpum
Peltophorum pterocarpum supplied from Thailand for landscape projects. Salt-tolerant yellow flowering shade tree for coastal avenues and parks.
Yellow flame, copperpod · Fabaceae · Semi-deciduous flowering tree
A broad-crowned flowering shade tree carrying upright panicles of yellow flowers above the canopy, followed by copper-red seed pods that hold colour for months. Does two jobs at once — shade and display — which is why it is so widely used on avenues.
Specification
| Mature height | 15–25 m |
|---|---|
| Crown spread | 10–15 m (indicative) |
| Caliper range supplied | 5–22 cm standard, measured 1 m above soil level. Larger by arrangement. |
| Root-ball diameter | 90–150 cm (indicative) |
| Growth rate | Fast |
| Habit | Semi-deciduous |
| Flowering | Upright yellow panicles; copper-red pods follow and persist |
Landscape use
Avenue and boulevard planting, parks, campuses and coastal roads. Tolerant of urban conditions and salt-laden air, which makes it dependable in seafront cities where softer species struggle.
The yellow flower fall and copper pods carry the colour down to ground level. It shows to best advantage over planting or lawn, set back a little from pale paving.
Site tolerance
| Drought | High once established |
|---|---|
| Salinity | High — reliable in coastal planting |
| Wind | Moderate to high |
| Soil | Wide range including sandy and coastal soils |
| Heat | Very high |
| USDA zone | 10–12 |
Export notes
Supplied root-balled and wrapped. Phytosanitary certification accompanies every shipment. See export and compliance, and how the root ball is built, wrapped and loaded for the container on our nursery site.
For available sizes and current stock in this species, message us on WhatsApp at +66 93 425 9892 or email contact@thaibotanic.com — or browse the species catalogue. This is one of the species we grow and supply regularly. If you are working to a programme, send the planting schedule and we will plan lifting and shipping around it. Where a design calls for something outside our usual range, we source it through the nursery network we have worked with for years, given reasonable notice.