Sausage Tree, Kigelia Pinnata

Description for Sausage Tree, Kigelia Pinnata
Plant height: 3 – 6 inches
Plant spread:
Kigelia africana, commonly called sausage tree, is native to riverbanks, floodplains, open woodlands and savannas from sub-Saharan central Africa to South Africa. It typically grows to 50 to 60 tall with a stout trunk and rounded to spreading crown. Smooth, gray-brown bark may flake with age. Rough, pinnate-compound, yellowish-green leaves (to 8 long), with each leaf having 3 to 8 leaflets

Common name(s): –
Flower colours: Dark red
Bloom time: Seasonal bloomer
Max reachable height: 50 to 60 feet
Difficulty to grow: Easy to grow
Planting and care
Sunlight: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Well drained soil
Water: Medium
Temperature: 4 to 40 degrees C
Fertilizer: A time released fertilizer 8-3-9 or similar.
Caring for Sausage Tree
Typical uses of Sausage Tree
Special features:

Ornamental use: The tree is widely grown as an ornamental tree

Medicinal use: Kigelia is also used in a number of skin care products