Cassia leptophylla - Gold Medallion Tree

This tree is growing at the Paradise Point Resort and as you can tell has many long seed pods. This photo was taken Feb. 22, 2009.

have you tried growing them from seed?

Sandra:

They will grow very easily from seed...and as you see they have many seed pods that have several dozen seeds.

In Summer I will post photos of many trees in bloom...to see how spectacular they are.

i'll look forward to it..;-))

Sandra:

Summer is almost here. : > )

this week we have been working outside with only two layers of clothing. lol
much nicer than when the cold stuff was here.
got lots done this week.

This weekend we're expecting low 80's/28 degrees C. temps. It will be perfect yard work weather. I have a lot of yard work to do...it never ends. LOL!

Those pods are fun to make music with. Scrape one along another, hit them together, rattle them, drum them on a table... they're addictive, a cool Earth Day activity for kids, and one tree provides plenty of pods.

Lemo:

Yes, I know. I've taken many of them from street trees in the past...these trees produce so many seed pods. Their pods sound very similar to Delonix regia - Royal Poinciana seed pods - like a Maraca.