Weed profile: Rosewood
Rosewood
Rosewood
Tipuana tipu
Rosewood or tipuana tree has been planted all over the world as an ornamental street tree and garden plant. It is also valued as a shade tree, a source of ‘rosewood’ timber and, in some circumstances, fodder for stock. Rosewood is drought resistant, and frost and salt tolerant. These characteristics, in addition to its ability to produce many seeds and achieve high germination rates, make rosewood a serious threat to native plants.
Status
- National Environmental Alert List weed (definition)