{"id":9374,"date":"2025-06-09T03:46:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T03:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/?p=9374"},"modified":"2025-09-29T19:23:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:23:30","slug":"african-tulip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/african-tulip\/","title":{"rendered":"Help stop African tulip"},"content":{"rendered":"[mk_page_section bg_image=&#8221;https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mt-lewis-rainforest-banner.jpg&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_stretch=&#8221;true&#8221; enable_3d=&#8221;true&#8221; min_height=&#8221;500&#8243; js_vertical_centered=&#8221;true&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; section_id=&#8221;donate&#8221; el_class=&#8221;donate-1&#8243; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70px&#8221;][mk_fancy_title font_family=&#8221;none&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;]BIOSECURITY: AFRICAN TULIP TREES IMPACTING RAINFOREST[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;67&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section section_id=&#8221;great-1&#8243; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1563789112768{padding-right: 36px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;great_header_left&#8221;][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;100&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hidden-nb&#8221;][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;15&#8243; visibility=&#8221;visible-sm&#8221;][mk_padding_divider visibility=&#8221;visible-tl&#8221;][mk_fancy_title size=&#8221;28&#8243; letter_spacing=&#8221;4&#8243; margin_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243; font_family=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;terrain-title-2&#8243;]HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF AFRICAN TULIP[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;60&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hidden-nb&#8221;][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;20&#8243; visibility=&#8221;visible-nb&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;sub-head&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749441065170{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]9\u00a0 JUNE 2025[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749444576014{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]It might look pretty but the African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata), known for its striking orange-red flowers, is a fast-growing invasive weed. Since being introduced as a garden plant, it has escaped cultivation and begun invading our unique Wet Tropics rainforests.<\/p>\n<p>It invades rainforest fragments, riparian zones, farmland and disturbed bushland. Cyclones Larry and Yasi opened forest canopies, creating ideal conditions for its spread.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to identify it:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>African tulip is easiest to spot when it\u2019s in flower \u2014 typically winter and spring, but often year-round.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can grow to over 20 metres tall<\/li>\n<li>Wide canopy and glossy green leaves (bronze when young)<\/li>\n<li>Large orange-red, frilled flowers with yellow edges<\/li>\n<li>Long seed pods (up to 20cm) that split to release hundreds of papery, wind-dispersed seeds<\/li>\n<li>Seedlings often emerge in nearby areas and are a clear sign of infestation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why is it a problem?<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nAfrican tulip is a highly invasive plant that threatens native ecosystems:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outcompetes native vegetation, forming dense thickets<\/li>\n<li>Spreads aggressively via wind-blown seeds and root suckering<\/li>\n<li>Takes advantage of cyclone-damaged forests and rainforest edges<\/li>\n<li>Blocks sunlight, preventing regeneration of native understory plants<\/li>\n<li>Toxic to native stingless bees<\/li>\n<li>Challenging to control \u2014 cut stems can regrow or form roots when in contact with soil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to control African tulip<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThe best way to control African tulip is for everyone to avoid planting it. But if it\u2019s already on your land:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hand-pull small seedlings<\/li>\n<li>Cut and treat saplings or mature trees with herbicide (cut stump method)<\/li>\n<li>Ensure all cut stems are treated \u2014 upper stems can re-root if left on soil<br \/>\nUse herbicides under Permit No. PER11463 for control of environmental weeds in non-agricultural areas<\/li>\n<li>Follow-up may be needed to prevent regrowth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1563789122720{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 34px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;great_header_right&#8221;][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;206&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hidden-sm&#8221;][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;50&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hidden-sm&#8221;][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;50&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hidden-sm&#8221;][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749441797636{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9378 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/african-tulip-sq.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/african-tulip-sq.jpg 500w, https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/african-tulip-sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/african-tulip-sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/african-tulip-sq-266x266.jpg 266w, https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/african-tulip-sq-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1751245180443{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>Free Weed Control Service in the East Palmerston Area<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nMamu Rangers are offering a free weed control service for landholders in the East Palmerston area during 2025 as part of Terrain NRM&#8217;s Forest Resilience Program. This area still has an opportunity to contain and control African tulip before it gets out of hand, and controlling it now means fewer impacts and costs later.<\/p>\n<p>The Forest Resilience project is funded by the Australian Government\u2019s Saving Native Species program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re a landholder in East Palmerston:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get free weed control on your property in 2025 (or until funding runs out)<\/li>\n<li>Work with experienced Mamu Rangers who are currently treating council land near Rankin Falls<\/li>\n<li>Rangers follow biosecurity and WH&amp;S protocols, are fully insured and bring specialist knowledge in African tulip control<\/li>\n<li>Help protect the rainforest, stop weed spread and avoid future costs and legal obligations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749532206822{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>DOWNLOAD:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/african-tulip-factsheet-3.pdf\">Factsheet: African tulip weed control in East Palmerston<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1757994425929{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Queensland Government African Tulip factsheet<\/li>\n<li>Cassowary Coast Biosecurity Plan 2025\u20132029 (pages 28\u201329)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our African tulip awareness project is funded by the Australian Government\u2019s Saving Native Species Program.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section el_class=&#8221;grean-btn-sec&#8221; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;47&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hidden-sm&#8221;][mk_button dimension=&#8221;outline&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/biosecurity-risks\/&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; el_class=&#8221;green-btn&#8221; 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