Golden Shower Tree Bonsai

The well spaced branches are clothed with pinnately compound leaves with leaflets up to eight inches long and 2 5 inches wide.

Golden shower tree bonsai. These leaves will drop from the tree for a short period of time and are quickly replaced by new leaves. The bonsai shown in this pic is about eight years old having a height of about forty centimetres. The cassia tree grows well in the dry climate and can be seen in almost all south asian countries it is the national tree of thailand. Well drained moist soil and bright sunlight are the favourable conditions for proper growth of cassia fistula bonsai trees.

The golden shower tree is a medium sized tree growing to 10 20 m 33 66 ft tall with fast growth. A magnificent spring flowering street or park tree for tropical regions the golden shower tree cassia fistula slowly matures up to 60 feet tall and 60 to 75 feet wide with a rounded silhouette. Golden shower tree indian laburnum. Each seedpod holds between 25 and 100 seeds.

Growing cassia trees cassia fistula line the boulevards of many tropical cities. Both it and the similar looking laburnum anagyroides have hanging wisteria like blooms in beautiful yellows. Soak seeds before planting for 24 hours. Plant 3 4 deep keep warm damp and in bright light.

Cassia fistula or the golden shower tree. This striking tree exhibits a magnificent display of pendulous racemes of clear yellow blossoms. Fern like leaves and the tree produces long seed pods after flowering. Golden shower tree s clear yellow flowers are slightly fragrant.

And when you see one in full flower for the first time you have to ask how hardy is a cassia tree and can i take one home cassia tree info. Cassia fistula is commonly known as golden shower tree generally grows up to a height of about twenty five metres. Native to the indian subcontinent it naturally grows in fertile well drained soils in a climate that is warm but very dry in winter but then inundated with rains in spring to trigger the flowering. Cassia fistula is a very common flowering tree found in south east asian regions.

Dark brown and impressive they hang on the tree all winter long. Once the blossoms fade you ll see the 2 foot 6 m long seedpods. Surprisingly the attractive yellow flowers make it the favorite of bonsai lovers. Not bad for an exotic.

This is a medium to large tree with ovate pointed leaflets. Cassia fistula aka golden shower tree is a tropical tree that grows from zones 9b and warmer. When these drop usually in the dry season masses of bright gold flower clusters appear on almost every branch. Golden shower is a fast growing tree which reaches 30 to 40 feet in height and 30 to 40 feet wide.

On nov 13 2004 treehugr from now in orlando fl zone 9b wrote. The golden shower display is most gorgeous in late spring to early summer when heavy clusters of showy golden blooms cover the branches. The seeds collected from pods are used for cultivation.