Cassia Peanut Tree

🌟 Senna splendida — Peanut Tree 🌟
South Alabama’s only yellow-blooming tree that actually thrives here. Bright, golden clusters pop late summer into fall, just when the garden needs a second wind. A hard freeze may knock it back to the roots, but this comeback kid bounces right back the next season. Rare, hard to find, and a total head-turner. 💛🌳

Quick Stats

• 🌞 Sun: Full sun

• 📏 Size: 15–20’ tall × 10–15’ wide (fast grower)

• 🌼 Bloom Time: Late summer → fall (big, golden clusters)

• 🧊 Cold Notes: Can die back in a hard freeze; root-hardy and regrows in spring

• 🌱 Soil: Well-drained (doesn’t like soggy feet)

• 🚿 Water: Average; drought-tough once established

• ✂️ Care Tip: If winter nips it, cut to healthy wood in spring—watch it rocket back

• 🌟 Special: Rare / hard to find + the only reliable yellow-blooming tree for our area