Tipuana tipu (Tipu Tree) up to ~47'-high x ~55'-wide (oval to round to umbrella shaped canopy) more or less briefly winter deciduous light green to yellow to orange leaves apricot to yellow flowers brown pods (Summer-Autumn) origin: northern Argentina to Bolivia to Uruguay to southeastern Brazil (not invasive) low-medium water use clay to loamy to sandy soil with average drainage no soil amendment (per pH 4.0–8.0) litter maintenance: medium/flowers, dry fruit low-medium flammability low-medium branch strength pruning maintenance: low-medium (per limbing-up) allergenicity: low-medium plant at least 3.5 feet from masonry local Sunset Zones 18-24
SelecTree. UFEI. "Tipuana tipu Tree Record." 1995-2021. Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. Accessed on Jul 23, 2021. < https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/1419
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