Mystery from Kenya!

Duh! Sounds like paradise, to me! wish I was travelling around as much as you do, the only chance I get for botanizing is walks to the fields and woods near home! Still fun though.

 

Those winged seeds are I would say definitly something from the Bignonia family.
They are so like indian bean or chilopsis, possibly Macfadyena unguis-cati, which is a climber.

There are quite a few possibles, but unless you sow them we will never know.

Pretty sure that the passion flower did not come from those particular seeds.

 

Thanks Pete, I think you are right in that I need to re sow some of the winged seeds and see what transpires! This I have done and will inform as to the results.
On the Acacia, The one I photo'd in peat free compost as you can see is really green and two I have sown in sand/soil mix are very much yellow, was expecting the s/s combo to be the most natural to them but like most things in life, you get back what you put in!
regards
rockpebblar

 

Just caught up on this, re the 'Acacia' if you can access the roots, have a sniff, if they stink it's Acacia, if they don't it's not, it's probably an Albizia.

 

But strongy my albizia lophantha stinks big time.

 

I'm probably wrong you clever guys .... but the few seeds I have left of Chilopsis from Chiltern Seeds are way smaller than those shown .... I stick with my quess ... which is probably wrong .... :D .... but it will have to be proved. :rolleyes:

All these trees we are discussing live in 'crap' soil .... what they get is what they have and if they are lucky they may have a drink or two occasionally in the hot summer months. Me'thinks you pamper them too much.

I won't comment on the 'scent' of the other ...... :eek:

 

Pete, do you mean the Albizia roots stink?
BTW it is still growing on Alcatraz but more like ground cover because of the wind.:(

 

Yeah, the roots stink just like acacia.
So, its still there.

I seem to remember some largish trees near where the boat docks, maybe just one or two.

So youve just come back eh?