El tamarind Ngumthi wetropiki olungele iigadi ezishushu kakhulu, njengoko izakukubonelela ngekona elungileyo ukuzikhusela elangeni ngeyona mihla ishushu yonyaka. Iglasi yayo inokufikelela kwi-4m ubukhulu, ukuze ufeze iphupha lakho lokufunda incwadi elungileyo okanye ukonwabele ipikniki yosapho kwindawo yakho eluhlaza oyithandayo ekhaya.
Inokukhula ngokukhawuleza ukuya kuthi ga kwiimitha ezilishumi ukuphakama, kunye Icocekile kakhulu Amagqabi ahlala eluhlaza, nangona ewa ukuba imozulu ipholile. Iintyatyambo zazo zintle kakhulu.
Imvelaphi yayo isuka kweleenjiko yeAfrika, namhlanje ikhona kuzo zonke iindawo ezishushu zehlabathi, apho kungekho qabaka. Igama layo lenzululwazi ngu UTamarindus indica, kwaye yeyosapho lweCesalpiniaceae. I-inflorescences, ebonakala entwasahlobo, tyheli kwaye ibomvu. Zintle ngokwenene kuba gcwalisa umthi ngeentyatyambo ezincinci.
Isiqhamo yipod edibeneyo ngaphakathi ngaphakathi malunga neembewu ezisibhozo. Ezi, xa sele zikhulile, zimnyama.
I-Tamarind ngumthi ohluma kakuhle, kodwa Ukunyusa izinga lokuhluma, ndincoma ukuba uzifake emanzini abilayo umzuzwana omnye kwaye, kwangoko emva koko, uzithumele kwiglasi yamanzi kubushushu begumbi iiyure ezingama-1.. Ngomso olandelayo, bahlwayele kwiimbiza, ubeke ubuninzi beembini nganye kunye ne-substrate enezinto ezinje nge-peat emnyama kunye ne-perlite kwiindawo ezilinganayo. Ngale ndlela, uya kuqinisekisa ukuba umthi wakho uqala 'ukuqala kakuhle'.
Kwaye ngasendleleni sebenzisa i-fungicide ebanzi yokuthintela ukungunda. Izityalo, ngakumbi ezo zinee-arboreal, kunyaka wazo wokuqala zinokuchaphazeleka kwezi zinto zichazwe ngasentla. Xa oko kusenzeka, kunzima kakhulu ukubaphilisa, kwaye kuyacetyiswa ukuba uyilahle kwaye ucoce imbiza kakuhle ngaphambi kokuba iphinde isetyenziswe. Kodwa ngonyango lokuthintela ukungabinakuze sikhathazeke malunga naloo nto.
Xa imalunga ne-20-30cm ubude ungayityala egadini okanye uyigcine embizeni ukuze isebenze njengebhonsai.