Scientific Name: Stenocarpus sinuatus

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  • Pronunciation:
    sten-oh-CAR-puss sin-you-AHT-us
  • Common Name:
    Wheel of fire, fire wheel tree
  • Derivation:
    Stenocarpus: Gr. stenos - narrow, Gr. carpos - fruit (refers to slender fruit)||sinuatus: Gr. sinuatus - wavy (refers to leaf margin)
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    PROTEACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Red, spring
  • Fruit:
    Brown/black woody capsule.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest,
  • Species List:
    Hedges, NLTalks2010, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Upper Yandina Creek, NNP Tanglewood, NNP Palm Grove, Dandaloo, Kin Kin Arboretum
Cultural Notes

Sought by the early timber-getters for brake blocks, building framing and flooring.||

Identification Notes

Leaves: deeply lobed on younger plants.||Flowers: large bright orange-red grow in clusters arranged like the spokes of a wheel. ||Fruit: seed pods velvety brown.||Flowers on old wood, held close to the trunk and main branches||

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list . Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type) ||Successfully propogated by Noosa & District Landcare.|Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery|| ||Best in moist well-drained soil. ||Indoor pot plant potential.||Spectacular display of flowers. Seed pods also interesting. ||Can be used as a street tree or screen. Has a columnar shape with glossy dark green foliage.||Propagation from seed, ripening in late summer, which is easy to germinate. Hardy once established.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||