| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 30 to 60 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 30 to 50 feeet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Showy Indehiscent Other: 4 to 6 inch long Legume (pod) with a hard brown shell. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Yellow Other: Pale yellow with orange or reddish-orange streaks. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree Houseplant |
| Uses: | Shade Tree Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize Useful for timber production |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Culinary Herb/Spice Raw Cooked |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds: Nick hard outer coating. Other info: Seeds may be boiled to aid in germination. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Layering Other: Air layering. |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| MrsBinWY | On March 10, 2018 | Seeds sown soaked overnight, starting with tap-hot water; didn't seem to have softened seed coat at all, so poured boiling water over seeds next morning; after water cooled some, chipped seed coat w/nail clippers & put seeds back in the hottish water; scraped seed coat as it "fluffed up" |
