Mystery tree?
 

Anyone care to offer an identification for this specimen, seen in
Switzerland? I have only ever seen 3 others - 1 in Hull (garden), UK,
and 2 on Tyneside (garden and park), UK. When the pods are ripe and
turning from green to translucent brown, they can be squeezed between
2 fingers, when they burst with a quite audible 'pop'.

Thanks

It's colutea arborescens or Bladder Senna

Easily grown from seed sown in autumn or spring

I have use it in sensory garden to provide that illusive 'sound' element - the pods rattle together in the wind. As you say the pods are also very tempting to pop.

Mystery tree?
 

"sambucus" wrote in message
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Envo;928917 Wrote:
Anyone care to offer an identification for this specimen, seen in
Switzerland? I have only ever seen 3 others - 1 in Hull (garden),
UK,
and 2 on Tyneside (garden and park), UK. When the pods are ripe
and
turning from green to translucent brown, they can be squeezed
between
2 fingers, when they burst with a quite audible 'pop'.

Thanks

It's colutea arborescens or Bladder Senna

Easily grown from seed sown in autumn or spring

I have use it in sensory garden to provide that illusive 'sound'
element
- the pods rattle together in the wind. As you say the pods are also
very tempting to pop.


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sambucus

Thank you, that's spot on!

Envo