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Growing Info

Scarification: Soak in hot tap water, let stand in water for 24 hours, repeat process on seed that did not imbibe

Stratification: none required

Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed

Native to: Indo-China, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced to: Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Marianas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Panamá, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Zaïre, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Introduced

Senna siameaSenna siamea

Kassod Tree, Siamese Cassia

In Stock: 0.277 lb (Total:0.352lb)

Senna siamea

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Details

Germination:

96%

Germination test:

Actual

Purity:

99%

Seeds per lb:

17,978

Quantity:

0.28 lb

Collected in:

Honduras

Crop year:

2022

Min. hardiness zone:

Item ID:

1831078

Characteristics

Growing Info

Scarification: Soak in hot tap water, let stand in water for 24 hours, repeat process on seed that did not imbibe

Stratification: none required

Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed

Native to: Indo-China, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Native

Introduced

Discover the wonders of Senna siamea, commonly known as Siamese Cassia and Kassod Tree. This versatile and medium-sized evergreen tree hails from the seasonally dry tropical biomes of Sri Lanka and Indo-China, asserting its presence with a height reaching up to 60 ft. Adorned with vibrant yellow blooms and lush green foliage tinged with a reddish hue, it turns heads whether planted as a decorative park icon or lining the streets, offering both shade and beauty.

Renowned for its vast array of uses, Kassod Tree is a linchpin in agroforestry, often shading cocoa, coffee, and tea plantations. Its leaves, flower buds, and tender pods enrich Asian culinary traditions in Thai curries and Burmese salads. Bedecked as Chinese furniture from esteemed Hongmu timber, and often crafted into ukuleles and decorative items, its wood rivals the richness of pheasant feathers. Senna siamea is also instrumental in traditional medicine, prized for its anxiolytic properties thanks to the compound barakol, serving as a sleep aid and more. Embrace the multiple roles of this tree in both ecological and cultural landscapes.