Melanie Shillington
-
Quillaja saponaria
The soapbark tree is native to Chile. It was first described by a Jesuit priest, Juan Ignacio Molina in 1770’s. It is an evergreen tree in the family Quillajaceae. It likes a warm temperate climate and can grow 15-20m in height. The species is drought resistant. It has a thick dark coloured bark, oval, shiny,…