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Snapdragon Tree

   

Gmelina arborea - Also know as Gamhar tree.  An extraordinary plant with large, long rich green leaves and graced by exotic yellow flowers that bloom an inch across.  They hang in long cones about a foot long with single, purple bracts that shelter the blooms as they emerge.  Disease tolerant as well as surviving mild droughts and heat and even mild frosts. Some seeds have been know to produce more than one plant! ! !  See picture below!            

Sowing instructions: Soak seed overnight. Sow seed at 55-64 degrees F in standard good draining potting mix.  Grow in full light, water freely during growing season, sparingly in winter and feed once a month. 

Plant Care: Grow in a standard potting mix.  Water  moderately and feed once a month. Transplant when large enough to handle into pots.  Keep humid if in dry conditions by occasional misting.  Needs full sun to grow as a seedling but can tolerate shade in adult specimens.  Grows in many soil conditions, from acidic to  loamy soil but does not grow well in poor soils with hardpan, dry sand, or hard clay.   Item # rsd - 76

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Fun Facts:

  • Gmelina Arborea Jari also know as white beach
  • Native to tropical forest in India, Burma as well as China.  Has been introduced to Brazil, Honduras, the Ivory Coast and many other tropical regions

  • This wood is one of the best timbers grown in tropical regions

  •  It is used to make particle board, plywood, matches, and saw timber for light construction, furniture, and packing
  •  It is also good for carvings, musical instruments, as well as to make carriages
  • This deciduous tree has light gray bark with a smooth, thin, and cork-like appearance that ages to a brown and rough look
  • Flowers are many, growing on short fuzzy stalks
  •  The calyx are bell-shaped  with 5-teeth with the corolla a bright orange-yellow
  • 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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