Dombeya cacuminum

Dombeya cacuminum is a beautiful evergreen tree from Madagascar. It is a narrow upright tree to 50 feet tall with large maple-like leaves and in spring the 1 foot wide clusters of coral red flowers hang at the branch tips. Unlike other Dombeya species in cultivation, the flowers drop to the ground pror to drying, making for a floral display on the ground and a much more attractive tree in and out of bloom. Several large specimens are planted in the Huntington Botanic Garden and a very nice tree can be viewed at Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens in Santa Barbara. Hardy to 28° F. Plant in full sun and water deeply and infrequently.

Dombeya is a genus in the Byttneriaceae family, a recent division from the Sterculia family (Sterculiaceae).

Trees are large, 6'+ and will be cut back and root pruned but not topped for shipping.