Tabebuia heterophylla seed

LATIN NAME: TABEBUIA HETEROPHYLLA

COMMON NAME: Pink Trumpet Tree

The pink trumpet tree bells the broad, rounded crown with the palmate, five-fingered, glossy-green leaves and the dense clusters of the large, trumpet-shaped, rosy-pink flowers that open through the spring before the new leaves, the whole crown turning to the solid sheet of the pink bloom. The long, narrow, winged seed capsules follow. The tree grows fast into the sturdy, flowering form, and it stands the heat and the dry spells well. It likes the sun, and the deep, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

In the bignonia family, the trumpet trees have a recognised place in the studies of the tropical flowering trees, and the pink-flowered species appears in the research on the bloom-before-leaf habit and the fast, sturdy growth. The work covers the seed biology and the winged capsules, while the horticulturists value the solid spring display. The arborists note the street-tree potential, and the growers of the tropical flowering trees keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the warm garden and the avenue, the pink trumpet tree bells the crown with the pink every spring. The solid sheet of the rosy bloom turns the tree into the landmark, the flowers feed the bees, and the wood has served the light construction for the ages. It grows fast, stands the heat and the dry spells, and thrives in the deep, well-drained, sunny ground. Warm, showy and dependable.

To grow the Pink Trumpet Tree from seed,

Sow the seeds into the light, sandy flats of the warm nursery, then cover them lightly, keep the flats in the warm, bright spot and water gently

Keep the flats warm and just damp, and move the seedlings into the sun early. The first pink trumpets open in a few seasons.

. The seedlings surface within a few weeks, and they grow on fast. Stand the young trees in the sunny, deep, well-drained ground, and the pink trumpets will bell the spring over the years.

 

 

 

 

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The Pink Trumpet Tree is a very ornamental tree that has beautiful, pink, trumpet-shaped flowers with ruffled petals. It is an upright tree with a narrow, pyramidal form and it is used as a specimen tree, a flowering trees, a street tree and as a hedge. It is evergreen or semi-evergreen and it has a long blooming season. It flowers in the spring and summer and plants often have a few flower clusters on it throughout the year. The leaves are palmately compound with 5-7 glossy, dark green leaflets. The light-colored flowers are followed by long, slender pods that are filled with winged seeds. The Pink Trumpet Tree is widely grown in in gardens and parks in the tropics and subtropics. It is often cultivated in coastal areas because it is salt and drought tolerant and wind resistant. The pale pink flowers look nice against the deep green leaves and it flowers long after most tabebuias have already finished blooming. It has tough, strong, light brown or golden wood. It is also known as Roble blanco and White-Cedar, for its wood. It has a fast growth rate and is grown in plantations for its lumber and for reforestation.

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Growing Instructions

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1. Prepare a mixture of half potting soil and half sand, perlite or vermiculite. Water the mixture so that it is moist but not wet.
2. Put the seeds on the soil.
3. Cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil.
4. Water the seeds.
5. Place the pots in an area with warm temperatures in full sun or part shade. The seeds take 2-6 weeks to germinate.
6. When the seedlings are a few inches tall, they can be transplanted.

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