Cassia brewsteri Brewster’s Cassia, Leichhardt Bean, Cassia pea tree 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 seeds
THE LEICHHARDT BEAN TREE ‘CASSIA BREWSTERI’ IS ONE OF THE MOST BEWITCHING TREES EVER! THE TREE IS LIKE A ZOO FOR NATIVE SPECIES! DROUGHT RESISTANT, CAN BE GROW AS A BONSAI.
Cassia brewsteri is found in open forests, woodlands and scrubs and is also seen as a garden specimen or street tree. Considering the intense beauty of this tree when in flower and its shade giving qualities, it could certainly be cultivated more often and be considered as a replacement for weedy trees!
C. brewsteri may confuse those looking for it because the height of the tree varies greatly. In the drier open woodlands for example it is usually just several metres in height or maybe twice that around gullies. In other places nearer water, it may be more than 20m high.
Cassia brewsteri, commonly known as Brewster’s Cassia, Leichhardt Bean, Cassia pea and Bean Tree is a species of leguminous shrubs or small trees, of the plant family Fabaceae. They grow naturally in Queensland, Australia. They primarily grow in open forest, and occasionally in monsoon forest. Cassia brewsteri, as with other Cassia, produces pinnate leaves.
In the case of Cassia brewsteri the leaflets are approximately 5 cm long, bright green, glossy or waxy above and whitish-green below. Flowers are yellow, often with red markings, and produced in racemes (huge amounts of flowers hanging down). The flowers are followed by round pods, up to 45 cm long.
USDA zone: 9
Hot water or scarification treatment recommended. Propagate from treated seed. It is an attractive plant when in flower. The dense foliage makes it a useful shade or feature tree. Smaller in drier areas, new growth is promoted with extra watering.
Germination method (when germinating many seeds at once)
1. Make a scratch of about 1 mm on the belly of the seed with a file or the like.
*Do not scratch too deeply, and never soak the wound in the sharp part of the seed.
2. Soak the seeds in water or lukewarm water for several hours to a day.
Change the water moderately.
3. Sow the swollen seeds immediately after they have absorbed water.
Sow the seeds in clean seed sowing soil (vermiculite, etc.).
5. Keep the soil moist.
The temperature should be around 25 degrees Celsius.
6. The expanded seeds will start rooting immediately and germinate after a while.
Roots will grow from the pointed end of the seed, which should be placed on the bottom.
Keep the soil in good condition.
Be careful not to over-steam, which can lead to rotting.
If there are seeds that have not expanded and are still hard, file the seeds with a file or other tool to make a 1 mm scratch (about 1 mm) on the seed.
If there are seeds that have not expanded and are still hard, make a 1 mm scratch (on the side of the seed, etc.) on the seed and soak it in water or lukewarm water for several hours.