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Fake Tamarind tree

maesy

By maesy
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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maesy Community Regular

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Can anybody identify this tree?

I live in Switzerland and work in a greenhouse, where we grow tropical plants.

For a new plantation we wrongly considered this tree as a tamarind.

After we found out that it's something else, we need to know what it is.

Any ideas?

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Marcel

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LJG Grand Master

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Just a guess here but it looks like Cassia grandis or something similar.

Does it flower?

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

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maybe Cassia grandis?

It's an evergreen. And the leaves are slightly hairy.

Are the grandis evergreen?

Marcel

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I too think C. grandis is a good call, especially with the pink-tinged new growth of the bottom photo.

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

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Thank you guys for your help.

How sure are you with Cassia grandis? Could it also be a C.fistula or an other kind?

Here is one more picture.

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Marcel

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Not C.fistula for sure. Looks just like my grandis. It has the oval leaflets, reddish new growth and the 'leggy' habit found in Grandis. I was typing my reply when Eric submitted his. So when I saw his reply as mine I was much more confident in my guess.

The one odd thing is you say it is evergreen. This is not possible since it must shed its leaves to flower. In SoCal mine drop in Jan and come back in April. FL? Greenhouse? Not sure.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

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Not C.fistula for sure. Looks just like my grandis. It has the oval leaflets, reddish new growth and the 'leggy' habit found in Grandis. I was typing my reply when Eric submitted his. So when I saw his reply as mine I was much more confident in my guess.

The one odd thing is you say it is evergreen. This is not possible since it must shed its leaves to flower. In SoCal mine drop in Jan and come back in April. FL? Greenhouse? Not sure.

Maybe that's the reason it don't bloom yet until today. It is growing in a greenhouse, and temperatures normally never go below 18°C (65°F).

What do you think about the colour of the bark? It is slightly red what I couldn't find on any pictures of C.grandis.

Marcel

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