Tipuana Tipu - Tipa

Tipuana tipu, or Tipa, is a flowering tree native to South America. It has bright yellow flowers and feathery foliage, making it popular as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. Tipa trees are valued for their shade and aesthetic qualities.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Hardiness zone 11¹
• Pruning

Type

• Tree

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer²

Footnotes

1. Tipuana tipu | ASU Landscape Plants (zone 9 marginal, may freeze in coldest winters) ↩ ↩² ↩³

2. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 6-3 ↩