Flame tree

[Kath]

In September our flame tree (about 6 years old) decided to give up the ghost. We left it overwinter to see if it would shoot again, nothing. We have now cut it back to about 1m but I am not very confident we will have any luck. Has anyone removed a flame tree and know what the root spread/depth is like? Or got any ideas what attacks them? Such a shame a really beautiful tree.

[nonna]

We had the same thing happen to our Flame tree [about 12 years old] - it was a beautiful tree and just died, we left it over the winter hoping it would shoot again but nothing. We were told that the same thing happened to a couple of other Flame trees and about September time. A mystery !! We would be very interested if anyone has an answer.

[Kath]

That’s interesting. Would love to replant but the front garden is full and would be worried about replanting too close to old site

[Bullsnil]

We also had a flame tree which died, after making enquiries with various Garden Centres the General consenus is the cold weather kills them off, gets right down into their roots apparently.

[Kath]

Can’t remember it being a particularly cold September

[Bullsnil]

Fair point, but ours did take a few months to die off after the winter so it could have been cold induced and just took time.

[Kath]

Out in North Queensland at the moment. The flame trees are fabulous but it is an area of tropical rainforests. Think possibly ours died of thirst.