Which is this tree with long fruit?

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Feb 13, 2007

This is in the field where we play cricket. I would like to know which tree this is.

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Feb 13, 2007

The inflorescence.

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Feb 13, 2007

The flower, probably finished its job today. I took this picture in the evening about half an hour before dusk.

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Kevin_5 Elburn, IL(Zone 5a) Feb 13, 2007

The Sausage Tree http://waynesword.palomar.edu/sausage.htm

Here it is at Disneyworld

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Feb 13, 2007

Thanks a lot Kevin. Disneyworld.. my kids would love to see this.

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Feb 13, 2007

Kigelia africana

Resin

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Kevin_5 Elburn, IL(Zone 5a) Feb 13, 2007

Dinu--the exchange rate is right...now's the time to bring your kids to Disneyworld for a visit!

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Feb 14, 2007

K.africana seems to have longer and more slender fruit.

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CoreHHI Bluffton, SC(Zone 9a) Feb 14, 2007

I've stood under that tree in animal kingdom.

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Feb 14, 2007

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I've stood under that tree in animal kingdom

Dangerous! Those fruit can weigh up to 10kg . . .

Resin

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Feb 14, 2007

Dare I ask "what happened next?"

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