Cassia Siamea

A medium sized evergreen tree rarely exceeding 20 m in height, with a straight trunk to 30 cm in diameter. The tree has a dense crown and bears large, attractive bunches of yellow flowers.
The wood can be used for posts, construction, mine timber, furniture, cabinetwork, inlays, turnery, and fuel. Tannin can be extracted from the bark. The tree can be utilized to reforest denuded hills and mining sites, as host for sandalwood, for shade and hedges, as windbreaks, and it can be planted as an ornamental. Mentioned as a possible agro forestry species. The tree cannot withstand cold weather.
Fast-growing perennial. The plantations are usually harvested every 7 years, though the rotation for fuelwood may be as short as 5 years on favorable sites or as long as 10 years in dry climates. The tree can attain heights of 5 m in 3 years and 15 m in 10 years. Withstands a dry season of 4-6 months.