Cassia Fistula
Golden Shower Tree
Original:Timely, and spectacular! That’s the description of Cassia fistula when in full bloom. From Florida to Central America, and into the Caribbean, this species holds a tight flowering schedule. In all regions, it is at its best in early winter. Leaves begin to fall in autumn in preparation for the display. The drier the conditions, the greater the leaf loss, and the more spectacular is the display. When faced with extremely dry condition, the branch extremities may not flower and remain bare for weeks. However, during flowering, most trees quickly regain most or all of their foliage. A secondary, but less spectacular bloom occurs later. When this happens, the tree retains all its leaves. In full bloom, Cassia fistula is laden with 8 to 18 inch hanging racemes of pure yellow. The ensuing pods are one inch thick, and can reach lengths of 24 inches. They are persistent and will turn from green to black and remain on the tree until the next season. C. fistula is semi-deciduous after flowering, but most trees regain all their leaves. It is an upright, rather narrow tree with an open top, and slightly drooping branches. However, on several occasions, I’ve seen broad spreading trees, with their width greater than their height. New:Cassia Fistula is a tropical and semi-tropical deciduous or semi-deciduous tree, originating in South East Asia. It has a smooth grey bark, that becomes rough with age, compound leaves with 3 - 8 pairs of oval leaflets, and 5-petalled yellow flowers in drooping clusters 30 - 60 cms. long.. The flowers are followed by long, pendent, black seed pods.
Contributed by @skellyshelly
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Golden Shower Tree
Latin name
Cassia Fistula
type
Flowering Tree
family
Fabaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
15.00 M
15.00 M
Cassia Fistula
Original:Timely, and spectacular! That’s the description of Cassia fistula when in full bloom. From Florida to Central America, and into the Caribbean, this species holds a tight flowering schedule. In all regions, it is at its best in early winter. Leaves begin to fall in autumn in preparation for the display. The drier the conditions, the greater the leaf loss, and the more spectacular is the display. When faced with extremely dry condition, the branch extremities may not flower and remain bare for weeks. However, during flowering, most trees quickly regain most or all of their foliage. A secondary, but less spectacular bloom occurs later. When this happens, the tree retains all its leaves. In full bloom, Cassia fistula is laden with 8 to 18 inch hanging racemes of pure yellow. The ensuing pods are one inch thick, and can reach lengths of 24 inches. They are persistent and will turn from green to black and remain on the tree until the next season. C. fistula is semi-deciduous after flowering, but most trees regain all their leaves. It is an upright, rather narrow tree with an open top, and slightly drooping branches. However, on several occasions, I’ve seen broad spreading trees, with their width greater than their height. New:Cassia Fistula is a tropical and semi-tropical deciduous or semi-deciduous tree, originating in South East Asia. It has a smooth grey bark, that becomes rough with age, compound leaves with 3 - 8 pairs of oval leaflets, and 5-petalled yellow flowers in drooping clusters 30 - 60 cms. long.. The flowers are followed by long, pendent, black seed pods.
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Late Summer
The 5-petalled fragrant pink to pale pink flowers appear usually in Spring or early Summer, but can appear any time during the Spring or Summer months
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
To grow from seed, first soak the seed in water for at least 24 hours, and nick the seed with a sharp knife. Sow the seed in moist seed compost, and place in a warm place to germinate
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
This is a tropical tree, and so requires tropical conditions. In non tropical climes, grow in a container - but bear in mind this tree grows large! The tree should be planted in fertile, moist but free-draining soil with neutral or slightly acidic ph, in a sunny position (to flower it will need full sun). Water the newly planted tree well, and mulch to help prevent the soil from drying out too quickly. If wind may be a problem, stake the tree.
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