Tamarind trees (forum)

Mark starts with ...
My tamarind tree here in Sydney is at least 16 years old, over 20 metres tall, seems healthy, gets plenty of sun, yet has never borne fruit. No flowers either. Any ideas why, please? And what type of tamarind is it? Thank you. Mark.
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Time: 6th January 2012 9:04am

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Mike says...
Diploglottis that are native are big rainforest trees and can take many years to fruit.The name tamerind more usually applies to a SE Asian dry tropics tree with curved pods containing a brown sticky, sweet/sour flesh adhering to dark seeds.Some of the native tamerinds around here get to 40m and the red flesh of the fruit is quite astringent.

Time: 6th January 2012 9:44pm

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BJ says...
If I were a betting man I'd go with the Northern Tamarind - D. diphyllostegia. Though there are quite a few species that are quite similar - australis, pedleyii, berneana (you may need the fruit to identify it more easily). If it is - The fluro yellow fruit are very ornamental and are not bad for drinks.

Time: 6th January 2012 11:08pm

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Mark says...
Thank you, Mike. I now know I don't have a tamarind tree, so I can stop looking forward to tamarind fruit. And if I don't like the fruit of my doploglottis apparently the wildlife certainly will. So that's good. And thank you for telling me I might have to wait years for it to fruit, so at least I know that's normal. Much appreciated. Mark.

Time: 9th January 2012 8:51am

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Mark says...
Thank you, BJ. I'll let the tree tell me when it eventually fruits. And if you're right about it being diphyllostegia and the fluro yellow fruit, I'll make a drink out of the fruit and drink to your health. (And to Mike's.) Thank you, Mark.

Time: 9th January 2012 8:55am

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Ioan Toplicescu says...
Hi,
I have bought some dry sweet tamarinds from a Chinese shop. I eat the flesh and planted the seeds which gave me plenty of tamarinds. The little trees look beautiful. Here in Jervis Bay area up the hill, 100m altitude, were I am located, the temperature does not fall below +3 degrees celsius. Do I have a chance to grow tamarind making fruits? How long takes to produce fruits?

Time: 8th May 2013 10:26am

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