Comments on: Orchid Tree, Jacaranda, Royal Poinciana, and Tamarind

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:49:27 +0000

Hi Hilton, very well done reference article.
Over dinner host was saying one sweets recipe required some Tamarind juice but, they hadn’t heard of any such product.
At another time I was visiting Brisbane & knew those trees with Jacaranda type leaves were, what ? Poinsettas I said – wrong! Later it came to me, ah yes, Poincianas!!!!
So, off to the WEB and, whacko, there you go.
These trees will not grow here, too high & cold at 900mtrs.
Orange Aus

By: CJ

CJ — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:34:09 +0000

Hello i am a plant fanatic and enjoyed your pictures of the flowering trees!!! I have a purple Orchid tree in my backyard and it is doing really well over here in Orlando. Jacaranda trees are everywhere in Orlando…mostly the yellow blooming ones but i have seen the purple flowering ones and they take your breath away!!! Jacaranda trees also come in a white flowering variety …Jacaranda Alba and they are mouth dropping in beauty!! I am currently looking for a white variety to grow right now! The poinciana trees are shockingly red and i have seen most of them in Key West but just today i was driving around Cocoa Beach and Merritt Island and the red poinciana was everywhere!! A very stunning tree…..i am not familiar with the Tamarind Tree but i am going to research it further….if you have never seen a Rainbow Eucalyptus tree …google a pic of it….it is spectacular…the bark turns all kinds of colours….red, green, blue…..very unusual tree!!!

By: Hilton Kean Jones

Hilton Kean Jones — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:04:44 +0000

Charlie, I think the end of your comment got cut off somehow.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:59:47 +0000

I got a pod off a tree in

By: thida

thida — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:38:16 +0000

It is not tamarind tree. The leaves and fruits look very different. It may be silk tree/

By: Megan

Megan — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:41:29 +0000

My girlfriend and I are growing Royal Poinciana’s from seed. We started 2 weeks ago. We both had one birth each from the many seeds we planted in pots. I did not prepare the seeds in anyway. They are amazing growers. In one week it has grown 6 inches! and six inches wide. It has been alot of fun. I want to plant a Royal Poinciana in my front yard here in Sarasota. As I look around the neighborhood (Lake Sarasota) I have spyed several Royals. I went to a nursery and purchased a dwarf poinciana. these grow to 10 foot by 10 foot and they are very pretty. Good news! A second Royal popped his head up from the pot. If anyone knows where to purchase nice Royals, please comment. I have found Blue Sky nursery on Fruitville Rd that have some 12 foot trees for $125 plus $50 delivery and planting. but I would like to compare with other nurseries.

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:25:32 +0000

Why thank you very much! I checked it out and there were definitely some very unique places I had never heard of that looked great!

By: Hilton Kean Jones

Hilton Kean Jones — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:14:10 +0000

No, I don’t know of a good tree for that purpose, locally, BUT…I suggest you take a look at this page from the St. Petersburg-Clearwater Convention and Visitors Bureau: http://www.floridasbeach.com/listings.php?type=wedding. They list 3 pages of outdoor wedding venues in Tampa Bay.

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:06:50 +0000

one more thing… I meant in the St Pete/Tampa/Clearwater area Thanks again!

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:06:14 +0000

Hello! I love this beautiful tree and I have been trying to find some sort of local “jacaranda finder” website (with no luck) and you seem to know where I might be able to find a jacaranda tree that would be a proper location for a wedding! Do you know of any particular churches or gardens or anything along those lines where a wedding could be held that features a beautiful jacaranda tree? Your help would be much appreciated if you know of any sights off the top of your head Thank you!