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|familia=Fabaceae

|familia=Fabaceae

|genus=Tipuana  

|genus=Tipuana

|species=tipu

|species=tipu

|common_name=Pride of Bolivia, Tipu tree

|common_name=Pride of Bolivia, Tipu tree

|Max wd metric=ft

|Max wd metric=ft

|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|exposure=sun

|exposure=sun

|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|max_zone=12

|max_zone=12

|image=Upload.png

|image=Tipuana_tipu.jpg

|image_width=240

|image_width=240

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''Tipuana tipu'', a.k.a. '''[[Rosewood]]''', is a South American tree of the genus ''[[Tipuana]]''. Tipu trees can reach 100 feet in height and 60 feet wide.  They are known for being shade trees. Tipu leaves vary in size from 1/2 inch to 3 inches or more and they grow in clusters.  The flowers are bright yellow in color and bloom only briefly in the late summer.  The fruit is a [[Samara (fruit)|samara]], with the seed at one end.  From January-June each year, the tipuana usually sheds all of its leaves, flowers, and large beige seed packets.  The leaf, seed packet, and flower debris can be quite a nuisance.  The tree is known for having a very invasive and aggressive root system that will damage concrete sidewalks, patios, sewage pipes, and pools.

| latin_name = ''Tipuana tipu''

 

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Also known as the "Pride of Bolivia".

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Though beautiful, this tree is an invasive weed in some countries<ref>http://www.weeds.gov.au/publications/guidelines/alert/t-tipu.html</ref> It produces masses of seeds, most of which succeed in germinating, and it can withstand a very wide range of growing conditions, from -4 degrees C to salty soils to drought. <ref>http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1625878.htm</ref>  

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Tipuana tipu. (Machaerium Tipu, Benth., Tipuana speciosa, Benth.). Tender yellow-fld. tree: lfts. 11-21, oblong, emarginated, entire, 1 1/2 in. long; veins somewhat parallel: standard broadly orbicular; wings very broadly half-ovate, much larger than the keel: pod veiny. S. Amer.

Tipuana tipu. (Machaerium Tipu, Benth., Tipuana speciosa, Benth.). Tender yellow-fld. tree: lfts. 11-21, oblong, emarginated, entire, 1 1/2 in. long; veins somewhat parallel: standard broadly orbicular; wings very broadly half-ovate, much larger than the keel: pod veiny. S. Amer.

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