Cassia
Cassia · also Golden shower tree, Crown of gold tree, Iwayu
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Cassia fistula, commonly known as the Golden Shower Tree, is a popular ornamental tree with an upright and spreading habit, featuring dramatic and fragrant golden yellow flowers that bloom in late spring and fall. It is a semi-deciduous species that prefers fast-draining soil and is intolerant of wind and frost. This tree provides significant wildlife value as a larval host for butterflies and attracts birds.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 240.02%2.8 yr—
- 30.01%—3.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 25–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Soil
- Fast-draining
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.0 in, mean 3.0 in, 90th percentile 3.0 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests
- Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Central Indochina dry forests
- Southeast Indochina dry evergreen forests
Other Cassia in the catalogue
5 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
