Quickstick, Madre, Nicaraguan Coffee-shade Gliricidia sepium

Detailed Listing For
Botanical Name:

Gliricidia sepium

Family:

Fabaceae

Genus:

Gliricidia

Species:

sepium

Common Name:

Quickstick, Madre, Nicaraguan Coffee-shade

Seeds Per Pound:
3,260
Quantity:
2.31 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
13
Germination:
91%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
99%
Height:
50-65 feet
Collection Locale:
Honduras
Crop Year:
2022
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
10
In Stock: 2.31 lb
Prices
Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 13 seeds)
$4.95
10 gram (~ 72 seeds)
$10.79
1 oz (~ 204 seeds)
$18.95
4 oz (~ 815 seeds)
$35.06
1 lb (~ 3260 seeds)
$99.50
1 kg (~ 7187 seeds)
$198.00
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Germination: sow seed 3/8" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
In a Nutshell:
* Gliricidia sepium is a medium-sized tree and can grow to from 10 to 12 meters high. The bark is smooth and its color can range from a whitish gray to deep red-brown. more...
* It has composite leaves that can be 30 cm long. Each leaf is composed of leaflets that are about 2 to 7 cm long and 1 to 3 cm wide. The flowers are located on the end of branches that has no leaves. These flowers have a bright pink to lilac color that is tinged with white. A pale yellow spot is usually at the flower's base. more...
* The tree's fruit is a pod which is about 10 to 15 cm in length. It is green when unripe and becomes yellow-brown when it reaches maturity. The pod produces 4 to 10 round brown seeds . more...
* The tree grows well in acidic soils with a pH of 4.5-6.2. The tree is found on volcanic soils in its native range in Central America and Mexico . However, it can also grow on sandy , clay and limestone soils. more...