BRT vs tamarind

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Anyone grow both these species? Which do you prefer and why? I'd really like a tree with small compound leaves and these both seem fairly popular.
 

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Tamarind, no thorns, within 8 to 10 years, orchid like flowers. Bark goes to flake and trunk root zone
builds up, in nature does not have exposed roots save through erosion.

On our side also exist a similar to the BRT, but no thorns and bark comes off in big chunks. Leaves
are attached with very fine long petioles look like this ---------------
Rapid trunk fattening.

Did I say ----- no thorns -------:)

Tamarinds are images of power. Plus the drink made from the fruit is great.
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I LOVE the bark on the Tamarinds. So nice and furrowed. I bought several pods today to try and sprout the seeds, I've been meaning to send @Anthony a PM.
 

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What about powderpuff and mimosa? (Or is that the same tree different name for it?) It's compound leaves and bloom make me wish to ponder tropical again...

BRT has a cool trunk with maturity...

I have no knowledge first hand of either.
 

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@Redwood Ryan ,

just to warn you, that furrowed bark is stage 2.

The last stage is flaking bark along with trunk thickening and expanding.

Tree does not normally have surface roots, they look most unnatural.
Growths will rise up and out, around the trunk ------- age 8 to 10 +
Well worth waiting for.

Flowering around 8 to 10 years, yellow or red orchid type flowers. Very attractive.

Normally high leaf dense canopy, so look for an effect like full sun, when growing.
Try a few seeds for fun.
Can be grown as small as 1" no need for monsters or under 1'.

Somewhat like growing a J.b.pine.
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Thanks for the opinions. I'm rethinking all of these, they are probably too tropical for me. I don't mind bringing plants indoors but they need to be tolerant of cool winter temps, keeping them at 70+ will be difficult here.

I'm trying to airlayer mountain ash, they have the nice compound leaves are are cold hardy. I might get some mimosa seeds and try one as a house plant, always thought they were cute.
 

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My BRT do fine under a couple of shop lights with full spectrum bulbs in the basement all winter

June 2015_small.jpg
 

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They look pretty happy. What kind of temperature range do they get down there?

Under their lights it can get 70 degrees at the table top, close to 80 right under the lights. At night, when the lights are off it can go down to almost 60 degrees. I think we have the thermostat set for around 62 down there (finished basement). They can handle down to 50 just fine. Much below that and they start to get unhappy. I usually bring them in from outside in October.
 
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