Description
FABACEAE
“Wild Teak”; “Kiaat”
- 25 seeds per packet
A 16 metre high medicinal tree
Dark bark
Velvety leaves, distinctive circular pod covered with harsh bristles surrounded by membranous wavy wing
Orange-yellow pea-shaped flowers in large branched sprays from Spring to Summer
NOT frost hardy
Trees don’t do well in heavy soils, prefer free draining light soil
Should be sown in Spring when the difference between day and night temperatures is about 12°C.