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Cassia x nealiae

 
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Family: Caesalpiniaceae
Genus: Cassia (KASS-ee-uh) (Info)
Species: x nealiae (NEE-lee-ay) (Info)

2 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Trees

Height:
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)
30-40 ft. (9-12 m)
over 40 ft. (12 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Pink
Pale Yellow
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Deciduous

Other details:
Unknown - Tell us

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
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By luaizme
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By Dutchlady1
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Profile:

4 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive lauraroxie On Oct 21, 2007, lauraroxie from Saint Petersburg, FL wrote:

This is the most attractive tree I've ever seen. A local nursery (9B) has a 6 year old specimen that is about 30 feet tall. They report extremely long bloom periods of about 5 months.

The notes for this tree have it blooming spring. early summer, but in St. Petersburg, Fl this tree is a later bloomer reaching peak in august and continuing through October.

Exciting update. We experienced a freeze here in December with reports of temperatures as low as 26. I went and checked on my favorite cassia at the nursery--not a single leaf had fallen and the tree showed no damage at all in with temps in the high 20s.

Positive crowleyplants On Jul 14, 2006, crowleyplants from Sarasota, FL wrote:

I live east of Sarasota, this year the temp was about 25degrees and my cassia roxburghii is blooming right now in July.. It is beautiful and weeping in colors of yellow, orange, red, like a rainbow...kathy crowley

Positive foodiesleuth On Jul 9, 2004, foodiesleuth from Honomu, HI (Zone 11) wrote:

Quite a few, still quite young, planted lining both sides of a couple of block-long sections of Kamehameha Ave. in Hilo. I can just imagine how beautiful they will be when all in bloom as they get larger.

Positive punaheledp On Jul 8, 2004, punaheledp from Kailua, HI (Zone 11) wrote:

this is my all-time favorite tree. As a young child our neighbor had a tree and my sister and I would take turns standing under a branch while the other shook it to make the petals rain down. The neighbor gave my mother a rooted cutting that made a lovely shade tree in a corner of her yard. Last year I removed a kukui that was much to large for my property and within a week planted my own "rainbow". Only a spindley 6' when planted, the branches have grown 3'-4' in 7 mos. Unfortunately it did not bloom this year (I HOPE it's a rainbow!). The rainbow shower tree is a hybrid originally produced in Hawaii from the javanica (pink & white) and fistula (golden).

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Saint Petersburg, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Hilo, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honomu, Hawaii
Kailua, Hawaii
Kihei, Hawaii



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