TAMARIND

Manila Sweet Tamarind

Tamarindus indica L.

Leguminosae (Fabaceae)

Native to Eastern Tropical Africa and Asia

Common Names: Tamarind, Tamarindo, Tamarin, Sampalok.

Distant affinity: Carob (Ceratonia siliqua).

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TAMARIND

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

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic), 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)

           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.

            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.

        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.

          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.  

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