Tamarind Tree Does Anyone Else Have One?

[RocketMan]

Back around Christmas I picked up a package of Tamarind Pulp from the local Hispanic Market. It was full of seeds and as I was culling the seeds out from the pulp I began to wonder if any of them would grow. The seeds are as hard as rocks so I put 3 or 4 into some plain tap water for 3 days and then planted in some solo cups. 1 of them did indeed begin to grow. Here's a pic at about 2 weeks.

Last night as I was checking the water on my peppers I looked at it and realized that it hadn't grown any really since then . So, I moved it into a bigger pot. Here it is as of last night.

Tamarind are slow growing but get to be massive trees. I've already found a good home for it when it's big enough to go into the ground but I'll be tending it till its ready.

 

[Lawrence]

I grew a couple of dozen last year and grew them to about 6" high, then one morning I woke up to a load of sticks!
The Snails had eaten the green off of all of them.
I gave one away just before that to an Indian friend of mine, I will have to ask him how it is getting on.

 

[RocketMan]

That really sucks but Mother Nature can get you that way sometimes I guess. Where did you get your seeds from?