Cassia surattensis seed

LATIN NAME: CASSIA SURATTENSIS

COMMON NAME: Yellow Candlewood

The yellow candlewood sprays the small, evergreen tree or the tall shrub with the smooth, greenish bark and the even-pinnate leaves of the many small, oval leaflets, the clusters of the bright-yellow, five-petalled flowers spraying the branch tips through the warm season, the long, flat, dark-brown pods following. It grows steadily into the rounded, spreading form, and it stands the warm, coastal climate well. It likes the sun, and the deep, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The yellow candlewood belongs in the studies of the warm-region legume trees, and the surattensis species appears in the work on the continuous-blooming senna forms and the nitrogen-fixing shade trees. The research looks at the way the flower clusters spray the new growth, the pod set, and the seed biology. The horticulturists keep the bloom season in view, and the growers of the tropical and coastal ornamentals list the tree in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

Under the warm noon sun, the yellow candlewood sprays the golden blossom across the spreading crown. The flowers feed the bees through the long season, the pods feed the birds, and the tree makes the fine avenue, the seaside hedge and the shade tree. It does best in the deep, well-drained, sunny ground. Gold-sprayed, pod-heavy and coastal-born.

To grow the Yellow Candlewood from seed, pour hot water over the seeds and leave them to cool before sowing them.

Pour hot water over the seeds and leave them to cool before sowing them, and keep the young trees in the open, sunny spot. The gold sprays open through the warm season. in pots of sandy compost, keep the pots lightly watered, and the young trees come on once the roots take hold. The gold sprays open through the warm season.

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This is a dependable and impressive small flowering tree or large shrub. It's very easy to grow, fast and trouble free and a favorite of butterflies. In warm conditions it will flower year round.

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