Adenanthera pavonina, the Red Sandalwood or Coral Tree is cultivated for forage, as an ornamental garden plant or urban tree. It is a non-climbing species of leguminous tree useful for nitrogen fixation. It has many uses including food and drink, traditional medicine, timber, an ornamental garden plant/urban tree and as a shade tree. It has an attractive, spreading canopy. It flowers early spring to late summer fruiting in mid-summer to autumn.

Growing Instructions

1. Scarify the seeds by nicking or sanding the seed coat.

2. Soak the seeds in water for several hours.

3. Put a mixture of potting soil and sand or perlite into a pot with drainage holes in the base. The soil should be moist and well-drained.

4. Sow the seeds on the soil.

5. Cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil.

6. Water the seeds. Keep the soil moist but not wet.

7. When the plants are a few inches tall, they can be transplanted.