What does laburnum look like?

Answer 1

Description

This is beautiful and indigenous trees; it adds color during the drier and hotter parts of summer. This tree is generally small to middle-sized, 6-15 m. high; the trunk is short. Leaves: The leaves are of a deep color, compound in structure, each consisting of 4-8 pairs of leaflets; the leaflets are 5-12 cm. long, and about two-third as broad. All leaves are shed during the months of March to May. Fruits: The fruit is one of the most striking sights on our hills. It is about 50 -60 cm. long, 2-2.25 cm. thick, black, or nearly black in color when ripe, with many faint transverse lines showing the inner partitions through the skin. Flowers: It is during the leafless period of March and May that the flowers come out in great profusion; they come out in long droppings and are bright yellow in color and 3-5 cm. long.Uses: The tree is very decorative, and is generally planted for the sake of its showy flowers. The timber is hard and durable; the flowers are at times eaten as vegetables by the hill tribes of India. The pulp of the fruit is employed as a mild purgative; the root is used as a tonic and to reduce fever. Gardening notes: The propagation can be readily affected through seeds; some seeds may take over one year to germinate. If the seeds are planted in flowerpots and watered abundantly, they may germinate more easily. Seedlings can be transplanted at the beginning of the monsoon.