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Hymenaea Courbaril

Amber Tree - Known as Jatoba.  Heart shaped bright green leaves become the backdrop of pretty little white flowers that bloom about an inch across.  The tree produces the resin that is the source of fossilized amber.   Sow seed in standard potting mix.  Water regularly and feed once a month. item # rsd - 2    5 seeds.  Short Supply order today!  

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Item Name: Amber tree 5 seed pack
Item Number: rsd - 2
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Fun Facts:

  • The resin has traditionally been used to make varnish and incense
  • The wood is used to make tool handles and other applications where good shock resistance is needed, flooring, furniture and other specialty items
  • Keep the tree in the shade during its first years to produce a straight trunk
  • Hymenaea courbaril  is a legume
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  • Old, solidified resin from ancestral species of Hymenaea that lived over 25 million years ago, have hardened into New World amber. This fossilized resin can be polished like beautiful gemstones
  • Makes an excellent plant for collectors of plants for the home or greenhouse environment
  • Grown for the beautiful leaf shape and color.  
  • Makes an excellent specimen for Bonsai Culture

  • Another fun plant from seeds of the Rainforest 

 

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Amber tree

Amber Tree  germinating on the 17th day.

19th day

   

20th day

Amber Tree seedling. 30 days after germination.

  Two trees four months old.

 

 

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