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Nursery Direct
Indian Coral Tree
Erythrina variegata
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
Supplied in 150Ltypically 2.5 to 3.5m tall on delivery
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Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
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After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Indian Coral Tree - Erythrina variegata
When the Indian coral tree drops its leaves in winter it puts on the display it is famous for: dense spikes of scarlet pea flowers held on completely bare branches, visible from the far end of a street. Erythrina variegata is a fast, broad crowned tropical tree that occurs naturally along coastlines from India and Southeast Asia through the Pacific and into northern Australia. It is a big, generous, frost intolerant tree that needs room and the right siting.
Why Indian Coral Tree
Winter Flower Display: Scarlet flower spikes cover the bare canopy at the coldest, dullest time of the tropical year.
Bird Magnet: The nectar heavy flowers draw lorikeets, honeyeaters and flying foxes in numbers.
Rapid Establishment: One of the faster growing feature trees for warm coastal gardens.
Coastal Tolerance: Naturally a strand and foreshore species, so it handles sandy soil and salt wind.
Seasonal Light: Deciduous habit means summer shade and winter sun beneath the canopy.
Ideal Applications
Large Tropical Garden Feature: A specimen tree for acreage and generous coastal blocks in the tropics and subtropics.
Parkland and Resort Grounds: Reliable seasonal colour at a scale suited to open public space.
Coastal Windbreak Backbone: Fast cover on exposed foreshore sites where few trees establish quickly.
Wildlife Planting: Included where attracting nectar feeding birds is a priority.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 6 to 8m in a windbreak row
Spacing (feature/avenue): 8 to 12m, sited well clear of paving, pipes and buildings
Best Planting Season: Spring and early summer, ahead of the wet season in the tropics
Soil & Drainage: Adaptable, including sandy coastal soils, provided drainage is free. It will not tolerate cold, wet, heavy ground.
Establishment Care: Water through the first two summers to build a strong root plate, then it largely fends for itself. Mulch widely, and site with care: the wood is brittle in storms, the trunk carries prickles, and the roots are vigorous, so keep it away from paths, pools, service lines and structures.
Plant Details
Height: 8 to 15m
Width: 6 to 10m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Deciduous, dropping through the dry season or winter
Light: Full sun
Native to: Coastal India and Southeast Asia through the Pacific islands and into northern Australia
Flower Colour: Scarlet to deep red
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







