Common Coral Tree, Cockspur Coral Tree, Cry-Baby Tree Erythrina crista-galli

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Botanical Name:

Erythrina crista-galli

Family:

Fabaceae

Genus:

Erythrina

Species:

crista-galli

Common Name:

Common Coral Tree, Cockspur Coral Tree, Cry-Baby Tree

Seeds Per Pound:

1,500

Quantity:

0.00756 lb

Germination:

83%

Germination Test Type:

Cut (Full Seed)

Purity:

99%

Height:

15-20 ft

Collection Locale:

Australia

Crop Year:

2022

Minimum Hardiness Zone:

Harvest hemisphere:

Northern

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Erythrina crista-galli

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Growing Info, follow in order:

Scarification: Soak in hot tap water, let stand in water for 24 hours, repeat process on seed that did not imbibe.

Stratification: none required.

Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, keep moist, mulch the seed bed. Cover the tray with a clear plastic zip-lock bag, or anything clear that creates a greenhouse-like atmosphere.

Other: Seeds need warmer temperatures to germinate (77°+ F), and take 2-6 weeks to sprout.

Wiki description:

Erythrina crista-galli is a small tree , the girth of its trunk measuring 50 cm (20 in). Normally it grows 5–8 m (16–26 ft) tall, although some individuals, such as in the Argentine provinces of Salta , Jujuy and Tucumán , can grow up to 10 m (33 ft).The root is a taproot with nodules produced by nitrogen fixing bacteria. The bacteria live in symbiosis with the tree, facilitating the tree's absorption of nitrogen in return for organic substances which the bacteria need. The tree's trunk is woody with irregular, spiny branches. These branches form a layer without definite form [ verification needed ] and die after flowering.The tree flowers in the summer, from October to April in their native South America and from April to October in the northern hemisphere. It Usually blooms from November to February The red flower , arranged in inflorescences of the raceme type, is pentameric, complete, and of bilateral symmetry. Its calyx is gamosepalous, like a little red thimble. The corolla, like that of other legumes like common beans , is butterfly-shaped; however, the largest petal, called the "standard", is arranged in the lower part. The two of the petals called "wings" are so small that they are practically hidden within the calyx. The remaining two petals partially fuse together on occasion and form the flower's keel or "carina"; this protects its reproductive organs. The androecium consists of ten stamens , one free and nine united by their filaments (gynostemial androecium). The unicarpel gynoecium is welded between the stamens like a knife in its sheath.The flowers are rich in nectar and get visited by insects , which usually have to crawl underneath the carina and thus pollinate the flowers.The tree's fruit is monocarpic and dry, of the legume type, and no more than a few centimeters in length. The chestnut-brown seeds are cylindrical in form and are arranged sparsely throughout the seedpod's interior. The seed germ contains hypogeous cotyledons - the seeds stay underground upon germination. Trunk, Hyderabad, India . Leaves, Hyderabad, India. Flower buds. Inflorescence , Hyderabad, India. Flower, La Plata, Argentina Flowering tree in La Plata, Argentina Inflorescence , La Plata, Argentina

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