This small tree has an upright greyish trunk with spreading branches that form a rounded crown. It has divided leaves with glossy green oblong leaflets and the bright yellow pea-shaped flowers appear in pendant clusters during spring.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Cassia brewsteriis naturally found in Australia growing in central and coastal Queensland in dry rainforests and in regrowth or open woodlands.

It prefers moderately fertile light to medium soils that are well drained in an open sunny position and is frost and drought tolerant.

The Leichhardt Bean is grown for its flowers and its spreading habit. It is planted in parks and gardens as a shade or specimen tree and is used in rainforest settings. It is suitable for inland and coastal regions establishing in 3 to 4 years and is long lived. This tree tolerates a wide range of conditions and will grow from sub-tropical to warm temperate climates and under cultivation it tends to grow smaller, up to 8 m (25 ft) tall.ID 2720

Cassia (KASS-ee-uh)brewsteri(BREW-ster-eye)

Fabaceae (fab-AY-see-ee)