A native of the tropics, the cassia tree has been part of many cultures where it was, and remains, a good source of food and medicine. The tree goes by many names including the golden shower, the pudding-pipe tree, Indian laburnum, and purging cassia among others.
The tree can be deciduous, semi-deciduous, or full-blown evergreen. It all depends on the variety or cultivar you grow and the growing conditions. The medium-sized tree usually grows to decent heights between 30 to 4o That’s not really a giant of a tree and doesn’t require special arrangements regarding the location and space in your garden. You can practically plant it in a side yard or a tiny backyard.
Care:
- Place the container in a bright area that gets sunlight and make sure the soil temperature doesn’t drop below 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Once the seeds germinate, you can remove the plastic cover but make sure the soil remains moist.
- When the seedlings are about 2 inches high, you can plant each seedling in its own pot. Use the same peat potting mix and keep it moist.
- As soon as the sapling is about 4 inches high, take the container outdoors to harden the seedlings. Gradually increase the time the sapling is exposed to sunlight.
- In early spring, you can plant the cassia sapling in the garden. Pick a spot that gets about 6 hours of sunlight every day and transplant the tree.
- Dig a hole in the loamy soil as deep as the root ball of the sapling and twice as wide.
- Ease the sapling out of the pot and inspect the roots. Lower it in the hole and align the soil mark on the stem with the surface of the hole.
- Fill the hole with soil and pack it to chase out air pockets and ensure the sapling is standing on its own.
- Water the soil to get it moist but don’t overwater it.
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*Pot seen in the photograph will not be provided with the plant. Plant will be delivered in a plastic pot from the nursery*
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