Pterocarpus santalinus
Red Sandalwood
Pterocarpus santalinus is a light-demanding small tree, growing to 8 metres (26 ft) tall with a trunk 50–150 cm diameter. It is fast-growing when young, reaching 5 metres (16 ft) tall in three years, even on degraded soils. It is not frost tolerant, being killed by temperatures of -1 °C. The leaves are alternate, 3–9 cm long, trifoliate with three leaflets. The flowers are produced in short racemes. The fruit is a pod 6–9 cm long containing
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Full sun
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Frequent watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Medium
Common name
Red Sandalwood
Latin name
Pterocarpus santalinus
type
Flowering shrubs or trees
family
Fabaceae
ph
7.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Medium
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
8.00 M
Pterocarpus santalinus
Pterocarpus santalinus is a light-demanding small tree, growing to 8 metres (26 ft) tall with a trunk 50–150 cm diameter. It is fast-growing when young, reaching 5 metres (16 ft) tall in three years, even on degraded soils. It is not frost tolerant, being killed by temperatures of -1 °C. The leaves are alternate, 3–9 cm long, trifoliate with three leaflets. The flowers are produced in short racemes. The fruit is a pod 6–9 cm long containing