General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 15 to 40 feet
Plant Spread: 1.5 feet
Fruit: Other: Brown pods containing winged dark brown, globose seeds that are dispersed by wind and water.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Yellowish-white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Other: Year-round in some locations.
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Suitable for forage
Edible Parts: Bark
Leaves
Roots
Seeds or Nuts
Flowers
Eating Methods: Tea
Cooked
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: 1/2 inch
Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Drumstick Tree
  • Horseradish Tree
  • Ben Oil Tree
  • Benzolive Tree
  • Neverdie

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Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
Date: 2022-08-15
Location: Glendale
Date: 2018-06-06
Moringa Leaves and Flowers
Location: Glendale, AZ
Date: 2020-12-05
Bumblebee in Moringa blooms
Location: Southeast Asia
Date: 2014-08-14
Photo by Plant Sister, used with permission. Moringa oleifera flo
Location: Savannah, Georgia (inside my house)
Date: Feb 4, 2018
Moringa seedlings in grow tent; 11 of the 12 seeds were successfu
Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Date: 2015-06-22
Miracle Tree.
Location: Glendale, AZ
Date: 2020-11-14
Hummingbird perched in a Moringa tree in Glendale, Arizona.
Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2017-12-06
          young pod (young drum stick), leaves, flowers are all e
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: October 2019
1 month specimen

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: October 2019
1 month specimens
Location: Yucca Valley,Ca
Date: 2017-09-10

Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
  • Uploaded by Joy
Plant Events from our members
LizDTM On September 23, 2017 Seeds sown
LizDTM On April 6, 2017 Seeds sown
QuiltedGardenHen On November 28, 2017 Obtained plant
RobGlen On September 29, 2018 Miscellaneous Event
Plant has reached twenty feet in height.
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