Euphorbiaceae
Sandboxtree
Hura crepitans
Also known as Dynamite tree, Monkey no-climb, Hura crepitans f. ovata, Hura crepitans var. ovata
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical Tree · Euphorbiaceae · Fast Growing · Toxic Plant · Exotic Tree · Outdoor Only · Rainforest · Large Tree · Specimen Plant
The Sandbox Tree is a fast-growing tropical tree best suited for outdoor cultivation in warm, frost-free climates with ample space. It prefers partial shade when young but tolerates full sun at maturity, requiring regular deep watering to keep roots moist. Exercise extreme caution — all parts of this tree are highly toxic and the exploding seed pods can be hazardous.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and thoroughly, keeping soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 480 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Red
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Bahamas, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Central African Repu, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, French Guiana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicaragua
- Attracts
- Birds, Bees
Sources: trefle
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