Evergreen tree up to 25 metres high with a dense crown. The feather-like greyish-green leaves have up to 40 leaflets per leaf blade. The flowers grow in racemes and have three yellow petals and three reddish-orange stamens. The flower buds are red before opening. The plant produces elongated, undulate, light to reddish-brown pods with hard oval seeds in a dark brown pulp.
The flesh of the seed-filled ripe fruits is reminiscent of dates. The tamarind pod can be eaten directly as a fruit, or used as a vegetable when unripe. This fruit has a very varied range of uses, both in sweet and savoury dishes.
We successfully harvested our first tamarinds at the Tropenhaus in 2016. We use the hard seeds to propagate new seedlings.
Tropical East Africa, western Asia
Spain
The flesh of the seed-filled ripe fruits is reminiscent of dates. The tamarind pod can be eaten directly as a fruit, or used as a vegetable when unripe. This fruit has a very varied range of uses, both in sweet and savoury dishes.
We successfully harvested our first tamarinds at the Tropenhaus in 2016. We use the hard seeds to propagate new seedlings.
