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Tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides)
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Cupaniopsis anacardioides

Tuckeroo

Cupaniopsis · Sapindaceae

Cupaniopsis anacardioides, commonly known as tuckeroo, cashew-leaf cupania, carrotwood, beach tamarind or green-leaved tamarind, is a species of flowering plant in the family, Sapindaceae, and is native to eastern and northern Australia. It is a tree with paripinnate leaves with 4 to 8 egg-shaped leaflets with the narrower end towards the base, or elliptic leaves, and separate male and female flowers arranged in panicles, the fruit a more or less spherical golden yellow capsu

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Classification

Genus
Cupaniopsis
Family
Sapindaceae
Common name
Tuckeroo
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Cupaniopsis anacardioides belongs to the Cupaniopsis genus within the Sapindaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience. It is an Australian native we grow and specify regularly.

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Cultivation

Care sheet.

Water
Low once established
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Free-draining, low phosphorus
Growth rate
Moderate to fast
Mature size
Varies by species
Landscape use

Maintain current usage

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Companions

Species we plant alongside Tuckeroo.

Acer buergeranum (Acer buergeranum)
Acer buergeranum

Acer buergeranum

Acer dissectum (Acer dissectum)
Acer dissectum

Acer dissectum

Acer freemanii
Acer freemanii

Acer freemanii

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Further reading

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    Cupaniopsis anacardioides taxon photographAtlas of Living Australia image service
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    Tree planting and selection listsCity of Ryde Council