Albizia saman (fka: Samanea saman) - Monkeypod or Rain Tree

30 Jul, 2016
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This is my small Monkeypod tree. It grows to around 20' or so in San Diego's subtropical climate and is not too common. In the tropics it grows to be a gigantic tree that covers such a large area, it's would amaze anyone! Photo taken on July 25, 2016. The leaves got a little burned when we had the 106ºF (41ºC) weather...and that was even with the high humidity. Yikes!

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Stan510

The make GREAT bonsai..you can really reduce the foliage size.

I just took my Ficus palmeri out of the old plastic bowl pot (Bonsai like shallow) and put it into a 3 gallon black nursery pot. It just has never grown in small pots for me. Its touchy. I think I've come very close to losing that valuable plant as its old and had a big trunk when I got it.
It seems to have some virus that runs through the leafs..squiggly lines.
I should post that problem.

31 Jul, 2016

Delonix1

Bonsai here is almost impossible with the horrible drought. It would need too much water. I actually want this tree to get large...I think I want to sell it to someone who has room to grow it in the ground.

1 Aug, 2016

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