Cassia bakeriana seed

LATIN NAME: CASSIA BAKERIANA

COMMON NAME: Pink Cassia

In the open woodlands and the village groves of the south-east, the pink cassia grows as a small, deciduous tree with the feathery, pinnate leaves and the long sprays of soft-pink, five-petalled flowers that open in the spring before the new leaves, the long, slender, cylindrical pods following in the summer. In time it steadily becomes a rounded crown, reaching 5-10 metres. Site it in full sun, in deep, fertile ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The pink cassia shows up in the studies of the flowering trees of the south-east, its pink flower sprays and its cylindrical pods keeping it in view in the work on the ornamental trees of the tropical garden and the legume trees of the dry tropics. The research looks at the way the pink sprays open before the leaves, the long pods ripen and split, and the seed biology of the hard, glossy seeds.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the tropical garden and the avenue, the pink cassia opens the clouds of soft-pink flowers in the spring and gives the garden one of its most charming small trees. The feathery leaves cast the light shade, and the tree makes the fine specimen, the avenue tree and the tree of the warm, dry garden. It is a tree for the open, sunny, deep and free-draining place.

To grow the Pink Cassia from seed, nick the hard seeds and soak them in hot water, then sow them.

Nick the hard seeds and soak them in hot water, then sow them, and keep the young trees in the open, sunny spot. in pots of sandy soil, keep them lightly watered, and the young trees get away in the full sun. The pink sprays open with the spring.

LATIN NAME: Cassia bakeriana

COMMON NAME: Pink Shower Tree, Wishing Tree, Dwarf Apple Blossom Tree

The pink shower tree is one of the most beautiful flowering trees of the tropics, and its cascades of pink bloom are a breathtaking sight. In good conditions it grows a dense, bushy clump, staying under a metre. It is a native of Myanmar and Thailand, and it is grown around the warm world as one of the most beautiful of the flowering trees.

The pink shower tree belongs to the pea family, Fabaceae, in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae, and it is a flowering plant native to Myanmar and Thailand. It is a broadleaf evergreen tree growing up to ten metres, and it is widely grown as an ornamental in the tropics.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The pink shower tree has a genuine and growing place in both horticultural and botanical research. It has been studied in horticulture, since it is one of the most beautiful of the tropical flowering trees, prized for its spectacular cascades of pink bloom, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its flowering and its value in the warm garden and along the avenues, while it is widely grown in the tropics and has become a beloved tree of the region. The tree has also been studied in botany, since it is a member of the pea family and of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae, a group that includes many of the most spectacular flowering trees of the tropics, and researchers have examined its classification and its relationships. The species has also been studied in ecology, since it is a native of the forests of Myanmar and Thailand. For a tree of such spectacular bloom, the pink shower tree has a rich and growing record of research.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

Ecologically, the pink shower tree is a generous tree of the tropical garden. Its pink flowers feed bees, butterflies and other pollinators, and its leafy crown gives shade and shelter, while its long pods feed wildlife, and it brings a cascade of pink to the warm garden.

Its economic value lies mainly in horticulture. It is one of the most beautiful of the tropical flowering trees, prized for its spectacular bloom, and it is grown in gardens, along avenues and in parks throughout the warm world, making it a valuable tree of the ornamental nursery trade. For a grower, the pink shower tree is a spectacular and rewarding tree, and for a gardener it brings cascades of pink bloom in the warm season. The seeds are easy — soak them overnight in warm water, then sow them in warm, free-draining compost, keep them in a warm, bright spot, and theyll sprout within a couple of weeks, growing on into a handsome tree that will one day be draped in pink.

Cassia bakeriana, commonly called pink shower tree, is a small flowering tree that typically matures to 20-30ft tall and as wide.

This tree is now grown primarily as an ornamental in tropical and subtropical areas around the world. It is noted for producing a showy display of fragrant pink-purple flowers.