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Gratis Garden Trees
​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
Picture
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 
Picture

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