Senna siamea / Kassod tree - Avenue Trees

About the Plant - 

• Kassod tree is botanically known as Senna siamea / Siamese cassia from the Caesalpinioideae family.
• It is a medium-sized, evergreen tree growing up to 15 m with yellow flowers.
• It is often used as a shade tree in cocoa, coffee, and tea plantations.
• In the landscape, it is one of the beautiful flowerings.
• It also has medicinal values and other uses include as a fodder plant, in intercropping systems, windbreaks, and shelterbelts. 
• As a hardwood, it is used for ornamentation on instruments (ukeleles and guitars) and decorative products.

Maximum Height - It can reach heights of up to 15 meters.

Flowering Season - It flowers from late spring to early summer.

Landscape uses - Planted in Botanical Garden, as Ornamental plant in Garden, in the middle of the lawn, near the compound wall, as line plantation, etc.

GROWING TIPS

• It loves full sunlight areas.
• The tree grows luxuriantly under humid conditions does not like waterlogging
• Has been extensively planted for afforestation programs.
• The minimum distance between plant to plant should be 7m*7m.

INSIDE THE BOX

*above specifications are for indicative purposes only, actual dimensions may slightly vary.

INITIAL CARE FOR 10-15 DAYS JUST AFTER RECEIVING YOUR PLANT 

1. Remove the Packaging Materials carefully.
2. Press the soil in the pot & add additional soil(garden mix) if necessary.
3. Maintain moisture in the pot, Do not overwater it may kill your plant, so make sure that the soil should be dry between watering.
4. Provide support with stick/moss stick(vine plant) in order to make straight growth, for needed plant only.
5. Make sure that plants get enough direct bright light for 10-15 days & do not go for immediate transplanting(minimum 1-2month)
6. Just prune if any branch of the plant is get damaged in transit. It happens very rarely.