Flowering · Hardwood · Medicinal
Cortez Amarillo
Handroanthus ochraceus (Cham.) Mattos
Central America to Argentina
Fun factFlowering is described as explosive: almost every tree in a population opens its yellow flowers on the same day, turning whole hillsides yellow for a few days.
A deciduous tree of the tropical dry and wet lowlands, reaching about 25 m with a trunk around 50 cm across and yellowish inner bark beneath the branches. It flowers while leafless, producing terminal clusters of yellow trumpet flowers, and the flowering is closely synchronized within a population, with most trees opening on the same day for about four days. The wood is dense and valued for construction and tool handles.
Sourced · see Record tab
17on the estate
11carrying a tag
8sponsored
FamilyBignoniaceae
Spanish nameCortez amarillo
Also known asYellow bark, Cortez amarillo, Corteza amarilla
Native toCentral America (including Costa Rica) and Trinidad south through Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil and Bolivia to northwestern Argentina
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | Ganesha Avenue | B | 26 May 2014 | Healthy | Timothy H., USA | |
| 140 | Driveway Hill Entrance | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | Luis C., Spain | |
| 141 | Driveway Hill Entrance | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | Luis C., Spain | |
| 142 | Driveway Hill Entrance | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | Luis C., Spain | |
| 143 | Driveway Hill Entrance | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | Luis C., Spain | |
| 144 | Driveway Hill Entrance | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | Brock A., USA | |
| 145 | Driveway Hill Entrance | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | Kathleen O., USA | |
| 146 | Driveway Hill Entrance | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | Rani R., Mauritius | |
| 147 | Driveway Hill Entrance | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | — | |
| 148 | Driveway Hill Entrance | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | — | |
| 149 | Driveway Hill Entrance | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | — | |
| — | North Fence Line | A | 26 May 2014 | Planted | — | |
| — | North Pasture | A | 26 May 2014 | Planted | — | |
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6 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.