The Yellow Flame Tree, also known as Copper Rod Tree, is a striking tree with beautiful large fragrant, crinkly-petalled, bright yellow flowers, which form pods which are up to 10 cm long and 2 cm broad, and are red at first, ripening to dark brown/black. It is a deciduous tropical tree, so is frost tender – can be grown in large containers and protected in winter or in the ground where hard frost is not common.