IFAS Extension
Urban Horticulture
Abstract
One of the fastest-growing Magnolias, Cucumbertree is pyramidal when young but becomes broad, oval or rounded with age, ultimately reaching 60 to 80 feet in height with a spread of 35 to 60 feet. Branches on open-grown trees eventually touch the ground if left unpruned, but when lower branches are removed the higher branches normally will not droop to touch the ground.
About this Publication
This document is ENH-528, one of a series of the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences. Original publication date November 1993. Revised December 2006. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2026 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
How to Cite
Gilman, E., Watson, D., Klein, R. W., Koeser, A. K., Hilbert, D. R., & McLean, D. C. (2018). Lysiloma latisiliquum: False Tamarind. EDIS, 2018(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-st366-1993
Authors
Edward F. Gilman
professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Horticulture
Dennis G. Watson
former associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Gainesville, FL
Contacts
Michael Andreu
Specialist
University of Florida
professor, forest systems, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences