Schizolobium parahyba

Native to: Central and South America

• Size: Big! 40 + feet (much taller in the tropics)
• Sun: Full sun, tolerates heat and wind
• Hardiness: 25 degrees
• Water: Medium (2 times weekly during dry months)
• Flowers: Yellow flowers in spring and summer
• Attracts: Nectar eating creatures
• Pests: None observed. The argentine ants don't like the stickiness of the new growth
• Other Information: Conflicting data about growth rate, but the one in our garden is growing about 9 feet per year.

I got mine at Jungle Jacks in Vista, CA. The dude sells some very cool plants!

Great Links to learn more:

https://www.pacifichorticulture.org/articles/trees-of-san-diego-the-brazilian-fern-tree/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizolobium_parahyba