Tipuana tipu

A semi-deciduous tree. In the years when it sheds its leaves, they fall at the late stages of winter, sometimes just before spring. It grows very quickly and is likely to be large, sometimes even very large. Because it is propagated from seeds, there is great differentiation between individual specimens, in the canopy shape – which varies from somewhat columnar to pyramidal or round – the canopy width, and in all dimensions. Despite the speed of its growth and its being semi-deciduous, the tree is resistant to heat and cold and even to spells of more extreme weather – of frosts or heatwaves. On the other hand, the price Tipuana tipu pays is its tendency to broken branches. Therefore, it is critical to prune the tree in the nursery in such a way as to build an open and balanced frame and prevent acute angles of branch growth. The designing of the young tree must be continued for several years until it is strong and properly constructed, which will prevent its tendency to break.