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Large glossy leaves with seven to sixteen leaflets radiating from a central point like an umbrella. Spectacular red flower spikes held above the canopy like octopus arms, followed by dark fruit. Often multi stemmed.
Planted as a screen and now naturalised across the Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, Lower North Shore, Northern Beaches and Southern Sydney, frequently right against buildings and fences.
Exempt in nearly every council covered here and a frequent call out because of drain and wall damage. The difficulty is usually location rather than size, since so many grow hard against structures. Complete stump and root removal matters more with this species than most.
Status below is for a tree on private land that has passed the council’s size threshold. Heritage items, heritage conservation areas, significant tree registers, biodiversity mapping and conditions of development consent override every exemption shown here.
Yes in the great majority of the councils covered here, including Northern Beaches, Ku-ring-gai, Hornsby, North Sydney, Lane Cove, Ryde, City of Sydney, Inner West, Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick, Bayside, Georges River, Strathfield and Canterbury-Bankstown.
Cutting alone will not work, it resprouts. Stump and root treatment at the time of cutting is the reliable approach, and masonry repair generally follows.
