Brazilian Rain Tree, different species...

[luciano benyakob]

Friends, I would like to show two kinds of Pithecelobium, now called Cleroleucum.
The first one variety without thorns, which we call female or Female...









Without thorns...
Pictures by Ney Ribeiro Leite
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5 ... 312&page=3
The second, a variety most common in the Cerrado biome, Outland-Sertão and the Nordeste Coast.
Here is called: Jurema, Tataré, Jacaré or Dumoso, its scientific name is Cleroleucum Dumoso ...






Pictures by Ezequiel Pessoa...
http://www.orkut.com.br/Main#Album?uid= ... 1265961312
http://www.orkut.com.br/Main#Profile?ui ... 5097127436
http://bonsaistudio.forumvila.com/viewt ... f=4&t=4523
Shabat Shalom Luciano.

[luciano benyakob]

Although we use only Tortum variety, there are several other similar species in the country.
http://bonsaistudio.forumvila.com/viewt ... f=4&t=4466
As shown in the post from our friend Chaddad ...
There are other varieties in different regions of Brazil ...
Shabat Shalom Luciano.

[Glenda]

Hi Luciano,

My son loves Brazilian Rain Trees, and there are a few growing in our region. I currently have custody of 4 seedlings about 20cm high, and he has another 2 (he is away at University, hence me looking after some of his plants). The ones we have are like your second photo with the rounded canopy and lots of branches low down (or will be when they grow). I don't think he plans to bonsai them at this stage, though. Do you have any photos of raintrees bonsaied? He particularly likes them 'natural' = just the way nature grows them.

Glenda

[luciano benyakob]

Hi Glenda.
Below the first picture I found on my computer, however I have several other trees of various sizes.

If you want to see numerous, take a look at our forum.
Using the search, type: Pitecolobium ...
http://bonsaistudio.forumvila.com/index.php
Shabat Shalom Luciano.

[Glenda]

Thanks Luciano. I will send that link to my son - he speaks some spanish, and may be able to make more sense of it than I can. Thanks for the photo.

Glenda

[Psymo]

The shapes of the limbs have a definite tropical feel. I love seeing full size trees in they natural environment