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Butea Monosperma - Flame of the Forest Tree - Rare Tropical Plant Tree Seeds (5)
$ 6.90
DESCRIPTION
You are purchasing 5 of these rare seeds: Butea Monosperma/ Frondosa - Flame of the Forest or Parrot Tree. This tropical tree is sensitive to temperatures below 30 degrees. It is highly drought tolerant as well as salt tolerant.
- Butea Monosperma/ Frondosa - Flame of the Forest or Parrot Tree
- Butea monosperma, also known as Butea frondosa, is native to India and Southeast Asia and is easily identified by its twisted branches large leaves and exotic profusion of distinctive flowers which appear in late winter/spring.
- A medium-sized deciduous tree, it is slow growing (a few feet per year). This tree is part of spring celebrations in Bengal and is considered sacred in parts of India.
- The tree is used for timber, charcoal, resin, fodder, medicine and dye. The tree gum is also used in leather tanning as well as in cooking. More notably, the same flower nectar that is so attractive to birds is an effective mosquito pesticide -- eggs that are laid in the flower won't hatch and any mosquito that touches the nectar can't escape it.
- This tropical tree is sensitive to temperatures below 30 degrees. It is highly drought tolerant as well as salt tolerant. It can also be grown in a container.
