TAMARIND
Manila Sweet Tamarind
Tamarindus indica L.
Leguminosae (Fabaceae)
Native to Eastern Tropical Africa and Asia
Common Names: Tamarind, Tamarindo, Tamarin,
Sampalok.
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Cultivar
Manila
Sweet Tamarind Tree
Tamarindus indica L.
Height: over 40 ft. (12
m)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Rose/Mauve, Pale Yellow
Bloom Time: Mid Winter
Foliage: Grown for foliage, Deciduous,
Smooth-Textured
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic), 6.1 to
6.5 (mildly acidic)
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
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Used extensively in Indian and Southeast Asian cuisine, and is an important ingredient in
Worcestershire sauce. The juice is used to pickle fish in India.
The
Tamarind tree is a beautiful, fine textured tree and it makes an excellent shade tree in
large landscapes. It has a short, stocky trunk, drooping branches and a domed umbrella
shaped crown about as wide as the tree's height. It often is planted in public parks and
as an avenue tree in tropical cities. Tamarind is a slow growing tree that, once
established, needs no attention at all.
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The 3 to 8 inch long, brown pods are borne in abundance along the new branches. As the
pods mature, they fill out somewhat and the juicy, acidulous pulp turns brown or
reddish-brown. When fully ripe, the shells are brittle and easily broken. The pulp
dehydrates to a sticky paste enclosed by a few coarse stands of fiber. The pods may
contain up to12 large, flat, glossy brown, obovate seeds embedded in the brown, edible
pulp. The pulp has a pleasing sweet/sour flavor and is high in both acid and sugar. It is
also rich in vitamin B and high in calcium. There are wide differences in fruit size and
flavor in seedling trees. Indian types have longer pods with 6 - 12 seeds, while the West
Indian types have shorter pods containing only 3 - 6 seeds.
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Tamarinds
are extensively cultivated in tropical areas of the world. The Tamarind is well adapted to
semiarid tropical conditions, although it does well in many humid tropical areas of the
world with seasonally high rainfall. Young trees are very susceptible to frost, but mature
trees will withstand brief periods of 28° F without serious injury. Dry weather is
important during the period of fruit development. It is moderately salt tolerant and can
be grown in coastal locations. It makes an excellent bonsai subject.
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Tamarind is a large tropical tree with a short massive trunk, ferny pinnate leaves, small
yellow flowers and fat reddish brown pods. Tamarinds are slow-growing, long-lived,
evergreen trees that under optimum conditions, in its native habitat can grow 80 feet high
with a spread of 20 to 35 ft. This tree can get tall but is usually less than 30 feet. In
cultivation, it seldom reaches more than 15 to 25 ft.
Tamarinds bright green,
lacy looking foliage is dense and feathery. Tamarinds make a wonderful shade tree
with their open branches. Tamarinds pinnate leaflets close up at night. The inconspicuous,
inch-wide, five-petalled flowers are yellow with orange or red streaks. The flower buds
are pink.
More information about Tamarindus indica (tamarind)
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ATTENTION USA BIDDERS!
All live plants are shipped bare-root wrapped
in moist
sphagnum moss to ensure the plants healthy
transit to you. All live
plants are Inspected By USDA Plant Inspectors before they are
shipped to insure you get healthy pest free plants and seeds.
We ship via USPS Mondays-Wednesday with Delivery
confirmation.
All
plant materials are required by LAW to inspected and certified by
USDA prior to export Hawaii to the US Mainland.
After
Inspection, USDA stamps released for export Hawaii to the US
Mainland. All items are delivered to USDA Inspection Station at
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USDA
Certification charge
is included in Shipping and Handling
@ $5 fee per
item/species.
There is a
packing & custom boxing fee.
Last and
usually least is USPS postage (shipping).
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ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS!
We can ship live plants to the US only. Only Domestic Shipping and Handling
includes USDA Certification.
We ship Seeds Internationally.
All International shipments are at Buyer's
Risk. Please spend no more more than you can lose!
Proper Permits and Documents are the
BUYER's responsibility.
Please request any documents prior to shipping.
For foreign customers, please check your laws concerning permitting and customs,
additional shipping and handling costs may apply.
The additional charge for any Phytosanitary Certificate is not included in this offer.
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ON LIVE PLANTS is available only under these conditions!
All international orders
are shipped at the
BUYER's RISK
(shipped with or without
documents) and no refunds or replacements are offered for Dead On
Arrival, loss, confiscation, Customs Seizure, unanticipated charges,
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We
accept online payments only through PayPal, Cash payments are only acceptable for
in-person payments and cash-on-delivery (COD). Cash payment can not be sent through the
mail.
Please only one Paypal payment. SO THE COMBINED SHIPPING RULE WILL CAN
BE USED. Multiple paypal payments are NOT eligible for
discounts.
We will ship once a week - ON or BEFORE WEDNESDAYS, because
of the special stamps needed to ship plants and cuttings to you. This can only be
done at the Dept. of Agriculture. If payments are not met before that MONDAY, your
items will be shipped the following week and lose the combined discount opportunity.
Non-paying bidders may receive negative feedback and will be reported as an unpaid item to
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SHIPPING POLICY
INTERNATIONAL
SHIPPING is not included in this offer.
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ON LIVE PLANTS on a case by case
basis.
We will combine shipping for auctions won on the same week paid with same paypal payment.
This policy is good for auction items bought and paid for in the week ending MONDAY.
Payment must be received
within 7 days of the auction ending.
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For 2-3 winning auctions, the combined discount is 10% of the total Shipping and Handling
charges. For 4-7 winning auctions, the combined discount is 20% of the total Shipping and
Handling charges. For 7+ winning auctions, the combined discount is 30% of the total
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As each order is packed and prepared separately you will pay the quoted S/H charges
individually per item. If you buy the same species in that item it does calculate out the
discount (i.e.: additional item $3.61). My stores' combined shipping is built in for same
items rather than a varied selection. Includes postage, USDA certification and inspection,
proper packing and delivery to Airport for prompt delivery. I cant really change any
of these. If you want one of this and one of that, it gets hard to discount much as each
different species requires it's own prep & packing, then at USDA each has to be
unwrapped and inspected then repacked. USDA requires me to clean and prepare every last
piece before we drive them to the Inspection Station on the other side of the island. It
takes my wife and I, a day to pack items and get ready to ship. The whole next day we
drive around the island and get inspected (2-3 hours), then drive to the Airport Post
Office to drop off. It takes the same work with the same type item if you can understand.
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LIVE PLANTS ARE PERISHABLE.
For this reason uninsurable.
When you order a plant we assume you are prepared to care for it.
Please have potting media and a container prepared for your plant
before it arrives. Shipping can be stressful on a plant, and any
mistakes that you make upon arrival can stress the plant further,
which is not good. Proper care is critical upon arrival. It is your
responsibility to know how to care for the plant.
Not every plant that I order through
the mail survives, and I am aware of that and accept the risk when I
order. This is the risk that you as the buyer accept, because there
is no way to know what kind of conditions it will endure in the trip
to your door. My responsibility ends when a live plant is delivered
to your door. Live arrival is guaranteed, eternal survival is up to
you.
Do NOT email me a week after potting your plant, and make a claim it
arrived damaged. From delivery confirmation, you have only 48 hours from
delivery confirmation to make any claim.
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All claims need to be supported with
Photos of the damaged plant(s) as packed/unpacked, the box if damaged,
the packing materials and any documents. I am very reasonable and
understanding, anything can happen to small plants in transit.
The expense to send it to you is most
of your payment. To send any replacement (s), I try to piggy back with
your next order.
Replacement is not an option for
CUSTOMS SEIZURE.
ALL OF MY ITEMS ARE SHIPPED USDA
CERTIFIED WITHIN THE U.S.-
USDA and USPS fees are included in the actual cost of shipping and
Handling.
Please do not leave a 1 or 2 in my
detailed seller ratings for postage fees or any reason really because I
will block you from any further purchases. I ship items the best and least expensive
option. These are coming from Hawaii. The only
thing inexpensive here in Hawaii are my items!! I do ship all my items
promptly via best method--if you feel like the combined shipping fee is
wrong, please wait to be invoiced and check back with me-I value your
business and will work diligently to keep you satisfied. I am very
generous and reasonable with reasonable people, just ask.
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Rare Palm Seeds
Fresh
Highest Quality
Seller warrants seed to be of the variety and quantity advertised.
Safe delivery is guaranteed and seeds lost or damaged during shipment will be replaced at
seller's expense. Claims must be made within 7 days of shipment. All other replacements,
refunds, returns and exchanges will be made at the sole discretion of the seller.
Seed is a live product which depends on many important related grower skills such
as proper planting time, seed depth, type of soil, irrigation, proper use of fertilizers,
weed controls, fungicides, insecticides, disease free soil, and reasonable weather
conditions during the growing period. Germination is affected by such factors as
temperature, moisture content, light intensity and contamination of planting media. These
factors are totally out of the seller's control and are the buyer's responsibility and
risk. Consequentially, the seller cannot unconditionally guarantee seed to perform
properly regardless of conditions or the buyer's methods or mistakes.
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