Cassia Golden Medallion Tree
Such is the cinderella story of the gold medallion tree cassia leptophylla which is fast becoming a popular street tree in southern california.
Cassia golden medallion tree. San luis obispo ca balboa park san diego ca santa cruz ca foster botanical garden honolulu hi city college san diego ca and los angeles county arboretum arcadia ca. David the good 127378 views. Cassia leptophylla gold medallion tree a tropical looking tree with graceful fernlike leaves and huge yellow flower clusters throughout summer months. We have a tree outside our house in hollywood ca and it appears to be shedding a large number of its leaves in june.
Each flower is only about two to three inches 5 75 cm wide but appear in clusters along densely packed racemes that on a mature growing cassia tree can reach two feet 05 m long. When this easy to grow tree is beset by pest and disease problems such as you have described there is usually a reason and sometimes the reason is that it is growing in the wrong place or otherwise not getting what it needs. Cassia leptophylla is a tropical tree species in the genus cassia which is indigenous to brazilit is named gold medallion tree and has yellow flowers that bloom intermittently throughout the year spawning seedpods that are rectangular in cross section and rattle festively. Recognized by its thin green foliage with glossy green pinnate leaflets.
Flowering is followed by long seedpods. Gold medallion tree cassia leptophylla. Instructional with david the good learn 3 easy grafts lose your fear of grafting duration. The bloom color is clear golden yellow as the name suggest.
Wondering if anyone knows how to tell is the gold medallion tree is unhealthy or dying. It is a drought resistant tree with low water needs. This broadleaf evergreen is drought tolerant and normally reaches heights of 20 25 feet. On jun 14 2018 robbbyb from los angeles ca wrote.
Cassia leptophylla golden medallion tree is a semi deciduous tree with a long bloom period during the heat of summer. Note seeds are considered poisonous. Golden medallion tree care. Prefers fast draining soil.
To learn more. Native to southeastern brazil gold medallion tree looks far too tropical to ever succeed in california. Gold medallion tree cassia leptophylla is usually trouble free.