Cassia Fistula seed
LATIN NAME: Cassia fistula
COMMON NAME: Golden Shower Tree
When the golden shower tree flowers, the whole street stops. The broad, open, deciduous tree carries the large, twice-compound leaves and, in the early summer, the long, pendent racemes of the bright golden-yellow flowers, one of the great flower shows of the warm regions, to be followed by the long, cylindrical, dark-brown pods that hang on the tree through the winter. The tree is a fine, generous showpiece of the warm streets, parks and gardens. It is a tree of the open, sunny, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The golden shower tree is a showpiece of the plant science, studied for the pendent racemes of the golden-yellow flowers and the long, cylindrical pods. The way the tree flowers so freely in the early summer has been studied closely, and it keeps showing up in the work on the flowering trees, the street trees and the members of the pea family. The large, twice-compound leaves and the broad, open habit have also made it a fine garden tree, and the golden shower tree is a regular subject of the studies of the great flowering trees of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The golden shower tree is a fine, generous showpiece of the warm streets and gardens. The long, pendent racemes of the golden-yellow flowers turn the whole tree into a shower of gold in the early summer, and the tree is one of the great flowering trees of the warm regions, planted along the avenues, in the parks and in the large gardens. The long, cylindrical pods hang on through the winter, and the tree is a fine, tough presence of the warm streets. It has been written about in the horticultural papers for the golden racemes and the avenue ways, and it is a fine, long-lived tree of the open, sunny, well-drained garden.
The golden shower tree is one of the great flowering trees of the warm regions, and the long, pendent racemes of the golden-yellow flowers turn the whole tree into a shower of gold. The long, cylindrical pods hang on through the winter.
To grow the golden shower tree from seed, drop the hard, brown seeds into a jar of warm water and leave them for a day, then sow them a centimetre deep in pots of moist, free-draining soil, keep the pots in a warm, bright spot and water gently. The seedlings thread up within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun, the warmth and the well-drained ground, the golden racemes will come in a few seasons.