Acrocarpus fraxinifolius seed

LATIN NAME: Acrocarpus fraxinifolius

COMMON NAME: Pink Cedar

The pink cedar is the tall, handsome, fast-growing tree of the warm forests. The upright, deciduous tree carries the large, twice-compound leaves with the many small leaflets, and the small, greenish flowers open in the dense, rounded clusters, to be followed by the long, flat, dark-brown seed pods. The tree is one of the fine, quick timber trees of the warm regions, and it is a handsome, generous addition to the large garden and the avenue. It is a tree of the deep, rich, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The pink cedar has carved a quiet but solid place in the plant science, and the tree has been studied for the large, twice-compound leaves and the long, flat seed pods. The way the tree grows fast and straight in the warm regions has been studied closely, and it keeps showing up in the work on the fast-growing timber trees and the reforestation of the warm lands. The dense, rounded clusters of the small flowers and the handsome, upright habit have also made it a fine garden tree, and the pink cedar is a regular subject of the studies of the pea family and the timber trees of the warm forests.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The pink cedar does a lot of work in the garden and the wider world. The tall, upright tree is a fine, fast-growing presence in the large garden, the park and the avenue, and the fine, light timber has its own record of use in the building and the furniture of the warm regions. The large, twice-compound leaves give the tree a fine, airy canopy, and the long, flat pods add their own quiet interest in the autumn. It has been written about in the forestry and the horticultural papers for the fast, straight growth and the fine timber, and it is a fine, generous tree of the deep, rich, well-drained garden.

The pink cedar is one of the fine, quick timber trees of the warm regions, and the tall, upright tree puts on its height at a striking speed. The large, twice-compound leaves give the canopy a fine, airy look, and the long, flat, dark-brown seed pods add their own quiet interest through the autumn.

To grow the pink cedar from seed, soak the small, hard seeds in warm water for a few hours, then sow them at a shallow depth in pots of moist, free-draining soil, covering them thinly, keep them in a warm, bright spot and water gently. The seedlings thread up within a couple of weeks and grow on fast. With the sun, the warmth and the deep, rich, well-drained ground, the tall, quick tree will rise through the seasons.

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