Description: The white guanacaste, Albizia niopoides belongs to the Fabaceae family and is deciduous in the dry season. It reaches a height of up to 25 meters.
Common Name: Devil's Ear. Earpod tree
Family: Fabaceae
Habitats: A climax, dominant species in subtropical, dry forest zones, restricted to disturbed areas in wetter forest types. It grows in dry, lowland forest and savannah. In Costa Rica it grows from sea level to 1,300 m altitude. It can grow in arid places.
Range: S. America - northwest Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia, north through Central America to Mexico.
Minimal Planting Area: 20 SQM
Guanacaste Blanco, Albizia neopolides
The white guanacaste, Albizia niopoides belongs to the Fabaceae family and is deciduous in the dry season. It reaches a height of up to 25 meters, its fruits are up to 17 cm, flattened, yellow-green in color and the flowers are white and can be seen in the first months of the year.
Its thick straight trunk is covered with a very light bark, which gives the trunk a special appearance.
It is used for the production of paper, fodder, green manure and as an ornamental and shade tree.
