Kigelia pinnata

A tree with unusual fruits and flowers. The dark purple flowers appear in spring and summer. Clusters of flowers with a unique look, hanging on long, thick string-like stems, flower only at night and fall off at dawn. The gray-brown fruit, a sort of elongated, thick cylinder, also hangs from what looks like a string, and its silhouette resembles a large sausage. This is where it gets its nickname, the ‘sausage tree.’ The fruit remains on the tree for long periods that last months and even years. The tree is resistant, grows quickly and is long-lived. Despite its advantages, it cannot be used as a street tree due to its large and heavy fruit.