Cascabela Species, Lucky Nut, Milk Tree, Yellow Oleander

these are wonderful plants, I have one planted in my yard and 40-50 of them for sale in 3 gallon pots

A beautiful small tree with tropical appearance, but one of the most poisonous. The juice (milk) is fatal in just few hours if injested, ...Read Moreas it is highly cardiotoxic. There was a fatal incident in Cyprus before some years, as a woman had the very bad idea to bite the fruit. After few hours she died, despite the fact that she didn't eat much, as the taste was awful. Few drops of the juice were enough to kill her.
Contact of the juice with the skin must also be avoided, as it can be dangerous too.

I have the both the yellow and the white flowered species which is very pretty.

My least favorite plant in my yard because it produces endless litter of leaves and flowers. The day after I blow out my yard this tree ...Read Morehas already covered the ground with debris.

It is very hearty and requires no water here in the Phoenix area which is rather amazing. It can be cut down the the ground and it will come right back.

Good for masking an area or for privacy as it is thick but I would only recommend it if you were never going to pick up the debris or care if it is there.

This is an impressive tree, nice architecture, however it drops lots of seeds, flowers, leaves. I would not recommend it to be
pla...Read Morented in urban contexts. Particularly if surrounded by pavement, side walks and so on. Besides that, is a wonderful
tree not over used in Puerto Rico.

I have just recently started cuttings from this plant. I do have a positive feeling that they will take . I am also waiting on seeds to ...Read Moredry enough to plant. I will comment on them when they are further along.
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Beautiful colors!

I planted three, two-foot plants in spring 2002 and they are now about eight feet tall.

Our Mexican Oleanders have continuously bloomed peachy-apricot flowers since we planted them this spring. They have already grown to 4-6...Read More' high, & have well developed canopies. Two-inch, lantern-shaped seed pods fall off the tree while green then turn black. I wear gloves to clean up beneath the trees, as the pods are supposed to be the most poisonous part of plant.

The foliage is a striking yellowy-green. The plant seems to love our HOT, very windy, weather, & poor to moderate soil. Doesn't spread like regular Oleanders and can be easily shaped with pruning. Insects, fungus, and salty air don't bother them either. I've heard propagation is usually by cuttings, but I'm going to try seed also.

An attractive small (about 12 feet) tree or shrub with yellow, bell-shaped flowers mostly in summer and fall, but on and off year-round. ...Read MoreIt may be grown as a shrub. A good accent plant for small areas but it is poisonous like the oleander it resembles, so it is not suitable for homes with small children.