Quillaja saponaria - Chilean Soapbark Tree bee-friendly A tough plant that adapts

A tough plant that adapts well to most conditions in full shade to half shade

It is quite drought hardy but resents shady conditions

It is noted for its bark with clearly marked with vertical white lines and it autumn colour is a beautiful red which contrasts well with the striped bark

A deciduous oak from eastern and central United States

Quillaja saponaria - Chilean Soapbark Tree bee-friendly A tough plant that adaptsA unusual evergreen tree from the Chilean Andes that can grow to 20m in optimal conditions. It has a long history of use with the Andean people including the use of the inner bark as soap. Today the tree is used to extract Quillaia which is used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Its rarely grown in Australian gardens, it has thick leathery leaves, dense clusters of white flowers and a unique 5 lobed seed pod.