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Red Sandalwood  in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

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

 
plant Features
  • Red Sandalwood  likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Red Sandalwood  likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

  • Red Sandalwood  is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Red Sandalwood  likes medium

    Medium

 
plant information

Common name

Red Sandalwood

Latin name

Pterocarpus santalinus

type

Flowering shrubs or trees

family

Fabaceae

ph

7.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Red Sandalwood  likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Red Sandalwood  is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Red Sandalwood  likes medium

    Medium

  • Water

    Red Sandalwood  likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Red Sandalwood  is 1.50meters x 8.00meters 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


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