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Tamarindus indica, the Tamarind tree, is related to carob. It grows wild in its native tropical Africa, but is grown extensively in India, Costa Rica and Thailand for its fruit pods, flowers, leaves and wood. The tamarind tree grows slowly, gets very tall and lives a very long time.
The tamarind is a fine-looking large tree with spreading branches that can grow up to a height of 25 meters (82 feet) and often survive for as many as 200 years. As the tree belongs to a tropical species, it is very sensitive to frost.he tamarind is a fine-looking large tree with spreading branches that can grow up to a height of 25 meters (82 feet) and often survive for as many as 200 years. As the tree belongs to a tropical species, it is very sensitive to frost.