Flowers golden orangeyellow, produced singly or in 2s or 3s, in one sided racemes, 712 cm long, style prominent (2 cm), flowering only occurs in trees in a subtropical and tropical environments Sun, does well in heat A valuable, fast growing, shade tree Silky Oak Tree Uses The tree has edible, fuel and agroforestry uses The flowers are a good source of nectar for nectar loving birds The plant yields gum resin and rutin while the dyes are obtained from leaves and are used for colouring silk The tree is widely used for reforestation and planted along side crops to provide them with shadeABOUT THIS TREE Tropical Silky Oak Tree (grevillea robusta) – Golden Orange fuzzy brush like flowers grow off long stems and are full of nectar making them popular with the local bees Not an oak at all, this fast growing evergreen tree can reach epic heights of 115 feet tall at maturity The smaller starter tree can be grown as a houseplant as it tolerates shade quite well, even though it Grevillea Robust...