Yellow Oleander? Small to medium street tree, tropical looking with brilliant yellow flowers.?

Saw this beautiful tree at the County Fair. The sign near the trunk said it was a "Yellow Oleander". But when I asked at two different nurserys I was told I was nuts. They said oleander is not a tree %26amp; comes only in red, pink %26amp; white. Never in yellow. I know what the shrub oleander is. This was completely different. Beautiful. I know I read the sign correctly. Anyone want to help prove I am not nuts? Thanks.

Yellow Oleander? Small to medium street tree, tropical looking with brilliant yellow flowers.?
So they think you're crazy? Crazy like a fox! You got a real eye for beauty. THEVETIA peruviana is one niffty small scale lawn tree. Called the Yellow Oleander, or lucky nut (never could track down where that name came from) is a beautiful, airy tree that grows very slowly to about 20 ft. high and just about as wide. keepit out of the wind and make sure it has good drainage and it will take care of it's self. once established it needs very little water ti look it's best. I talked my county engeneer into including them when relandscaping some county librarys back in the early 1990's. they look as good today as when they went in. i can't say the same for the other choices they made? for some unknown reason most landscape desidners always have to put Agapanthus in ever thing they design. You get one month of cool blooms %26amp; the rest of the year they look like crap. They put some in as a border around the library Yellow Oleander trees. wow, talk about a clash of color! big blue blooms %26amp; bright yellow flowers. Sure did draw attention to the new county buildings. Well, the Agapanthus are long gone, but the trees still look great. If your nursery won't get you one, find a nursery that will. remember, you are the customer %26amp; the customer is always right. just do me a favor, don't plant Agapanthus and do yourself a favor and don't put in a Jacaranda, Re: MESS-o-randa.
Reply:Wow, it is sad that nursery employees couldn't think up the name to help you. I am familiar with this plant. Thevetia thevetiodes or Thevetia peruviana are the two I know. They are a considered a large shrub but can be treated as a small tree.





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Reply:Yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana a.k.a. Thevetia neriifolia) is fast growing medium-to-large shrub that can be trained as a small single or multi-trunked tree. The plant is native to tropical America and thrives in heat but is sensitive to frost (USDA Zones 9b-11). Thevetia is used as a street tree in some parts of southern California and Florida. As a shrub, it can reach 8-10' tall and wide. When trained as a tree, it may grow 20-30' tall with an equal spread. Staking is recommended when young since the trunks tend to be quite flexible. Flowers are 2-3 inches long and range from yellow to apricot. Provide well-drained soil. Site out of strong winds (they tend to contort the tree in unattractive ways). If it does get frozen, it will regenerate from the roots and bloom the same year.
Reply:I've never heard of yellow oleander but I have seen oleander trimmed so that it grows tall to about the size of a small tree 10 or 15 feet.








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Reply:No you are not nuts .


Another name for this "tree" is a lucky nut tree.


I say "tree" because it really isnt one. You can train the bush to grow like a tree.And i dont know why they call it lucky either. Very poisonous to animals,it produces a poison called glycuside which causes cardiac arrest in animals not sure what it does to humans. Hope this helps.
Reply:Yellow oleander, also known as "lucky nut," also known as "false oleander."


Like true oleander, it's deadly poisonous, but, has very pretty flowers.


If you want to order one, I suggest ordering it through its species name, "Thevetia peruviana."


That way, the nursery has no excuse for screwing up with your order.