Plant Profile

Pithecellobium dulce (Blackbead, Madras thorn)

Pithecellobium dulce is an everygreen tree native to USA that can reach up to 23 m height and 15 m spread at maturity. Its flowers are very small but showy. It can be found with single or with multiple trunks and can be used as an ornamental tree, street tree or hedge. It can be propagated by seed.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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French Name: Acacia a bracelets, Diabelle

Pronunciation: pith-eh-sell-LOH-bee-um
Plant type: Tree
Origin: USA
Heat Zones: 8 to 16

Hardiness Zones: 10 to 11
Uses: Hedge, Shade, Street
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tree Shape: Round

Canopy Symmetry: Irregular

Canopy Density: Medium

Canopy Texture: Fine

Height at Maturity: 15 to 23 m

Spread at Maturity: 8 to 10 meters, 10 to 15 meters
Companion Plants: Prosopis pallida, Bursera sp., Ipomoea sp., Caesalpinia sp. Erythroxylon sp.

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

Leaf Venation: Pinnate

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Palmately Compound

Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm

Leaf Margins: Lobate

Leaf Texture: Glossy

Color(growing season): Green

Color(changing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Flower Color: Green, White
Trunk

Trunk has Crownshaft: No

Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked, Single Trunk

Trunk esthetic Values: Smooth, Colored
Fruit

Fruit Type: Loment

Fruit Showiness: Yes

Fruit Color: Red, White

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: No

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Good
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Light Requirements: Full
Management

Toxicity: No

Invasive Potential: No

Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: No

Edible Parts: None

Plant Propagation: Seed