>>FWIW, instinctos "discovered" a tropical fruit called cassia (caro fistula,
>>or "golden shower" tree, found around the world in the tropics)

>        If these are the golden rain trees we have around here as
>novelties, those
>suckers make me sneeze.  I am not eating that.

They wouldn't grow/fruit in the USA--tropical only. But I don't know where
you live ;)

The fruits are long (1-3 feet) black cigar-like pods, which are pretty
dramatic amongst the cascade of yellow blossoms...

Cheers,
Kirt


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