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THE
TIPUANA
TIPU TREE
PRIDE OF BOLIVIA,
ROSEWOOD, YELLOW
JACARANDA, OR TIPA
SOUTH AMERICAN
NATIVE
ORIGIN: Tropical Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina
MEDICINAL: used by indigenous groups to treat
gastritis.
FAST GROWING TO 30’
SLOW TO 50-80’
WIDE SHADE CANOPY
GOLDEN YELLOW FLOWERS
IN SPRING/SUMMER
PINNATE LEAVES
HELO-SEEDS
PROS AND CONS
PROS
CONS
- Provides Shade
- Weak Branches
- Beautiful
- Messy
- Fast-growing
- Invasive roots
- Fun for kids
- VERY BIG
- Low water (long-term)
- Tipu Psyllid
- Resilient
THE ENEMY:
THE TIPU PSYLLID
Drops a sticky green fluid from the trees.
IT HAS BRITTLE WOOD, SO
PRUNE PROPERLY WHEN YOUNG
OTHER FACTS
- The tree is not poisonous.
- Butterflies and bees like the flowers
even though they are not fragrant
- In Argentina, it is called “La llorona” or
weeping tree due to spring pest
invasion.