Thai Botanic · Project plant supply
Terminalia catappa
Terminalia catappa supplied from Thailand for landscape projects. Highly salt-tolerant tiered shade tree for beachfront and coastal parks.
Sea almond, tropical almond · Combretaceae · Deciduous tree
A coastal shade tree with the tiered branching of the genus carried on a heavier frame, and large leathery leaves that turn red and gold before falling. Naturally a beach tree, and among the most salt-tolerant species we supply.
Specification
| Mature height | 15–25 m |
|---|---|
| Crown spread | 10–15 m — broad tiered layers |
| Caliper range supplied | 5–22 cm standard, measured 1 m above soil level. Larger by arrangement. |
| Root-ball diameter | 90–150 cm (indicative) |
| Growth rate | Fast |
| Habit | Deciduous; foliage colours before fall, sometimes twice a year |
| Flowering | Inconspicuous spikes; almond-like fruit follows |
Landscape use
Beachfront and waterfront planting, resort grounds, coastal parks and promenades. The tiered crown gives broad dense shade close to the sea, where the choice of reliable trees is narrow.
At its best over sand, grass and planting, where the large leaves and fruit fall naturally into the setting. Set back a little from pale paving and pools, it gives broad shade with very little upkeep.
Site tolerance
| Drought | High once established |
|---|---|
| Salinity | Very high — salt spray and saline sandy soil |
| Wind | High — a natural shoreline species |
| Soil | Sandy and coastal soils; tolerates poor ground |
| Heat | Very high |
| USDA zone | 10–12 |
Export notes
Supplied root-balled and wrapped. Best lifted in its leafless period, which shortens transit stress considerably. Phytosanitary certification accompanies every shipment. See export and compliance, and how the root ball is built, wrapped and loaded for the container on our nursery site.
For available sizes and current stock in this species, message us on WhatsApp at +66 93 425 9892 or email contact@thaibotanic.com — or browse the species catalogue. This is one of the species we grow and supply regularly. If you are working to a programme, send the planting schedule and we will plan lifting and shipping around it. Where a design calls for something outside our usual range, we source it through the nursery network we have worked with for years, given reasonable notice.
Supply grades
| Grade | Overall height | Clear trunk | Spread | Caliper (min) | Grown in | Root ball |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 1500 mm | 1000 mm | 750 mm | 30 mm | 40 L | 100% coco peat |
| Medium | 2500 mm | 1500 mm | 1000 mm | 50 mm | 100 L | 100% coco peat |
| Large | 4000 mm | 2000 mm | 2000 mm | 80 mm | 300 L | 100% coco peat |
| Extra large | 5000 mm | 2000 mm | 3000 mm | 100 mm | 600 L | 30% cleaned soil / 70% coco peat |