Cassia fistula, commonly called golden shower tree, is a small to
medium-sized tree that typically grows to 30-40′ tall in an upright form often
open at the top. It is native to India, Malaysia and Southeast Asia. It is
well-known for producing a show-stopping bloom of yellow flowers in
May-June/July. Even pinnate compound leaves to 12-16″ long with 4-8 pairs
of ovate-lanceolate leaflets (each leaflet to 4″ long) per leaf. Leaves
usually drop in April as a prelude to flowering which occurs from May to early
July. Five-petaled, bright yellow flowers bloom in 8-18″ pendulous
terminal racemes which cover the tree with profuse bloom. Flowers are lightly
scented. Leaves return as the flowering progresses, with foliage totally restored
by July. Tree is often considered to be semi-deciduous or semi-evergreen
because of this brief loss of leaves. A second less significant bloom often
occurs in September but without loss of leaves. Flowers are followed by
slender, terete, woody bean pods which grow to 2′ long. Pods emerge green but
mature to black, remaining on the tree until the following year. Sticky brown
pulp inside the pods has been used in herbal medicines. Golden shower tree is
the National tree of Thailand and the national flower of Thailand. Popular
plant as ornamental and for herbal medicine. Dried fruit has medicinal
properties. Is now widely grown in tropical and subtropical areas around the
world. Winter hardy to USDA Zone 9 where it is grown in average, medium
moisture well drained soils in full sun. Established trees have some drought
tolerance.
Growing Instructions
1. Scarify the seeds by nicking or sanding the seed coat.
2. Soak the seed in water for several hours.
3. The seeds like moist, well-drained soil. Prepare a mixture of half
potting soil and half sand, perlite or vermiculite. Put the soil in a pot.
Water the mixture so that it is moist but not wet.
4. Put the seeds on the soil.
5. Cover the seeds with a layer of soil.
6. Water the seeds.
7. Place the pots in an area with warm temperatures in full sun or part
shade.
8. When the seedlings are a few inches tall, they can be transplanted.
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