Sapindus Species, Chinese Soapberry, Indian Soapberry, Washnut

Seen it at a friend's house in Louisiana, very pretty tree with nuts on it. Received nuts from mail and used it in laundry. Great for h...Read Moreand wash because it doesn't dry your hand and can be reused.

Update: The first time I planted the seed nothing germinate in 5 months. I googled the seed sprouting instruction which said you need to hammer it and soak in warm water in a thermos for 24 hrs. I did one step more by grip it on a vice and drill a little hole about 2 mm into the seed and soak it in warm water that I changed 2X for 24 hrs and have it covered with a clear plastic container set in soil and pot. about a month later the first seed sprouted (not from the covered pot) and I lost hope on the rest. Surprisingly, 2 more sprouted after the initial germination in the covered pot. It grows very fast once it germinated. I think covering the pot was unnecessary which was my own spin. I think the seed has a very thick and hard covering that even the hammer can't damage it. The seed was flying everywhere when I did that so I thought to better damage it by drilling a small hole. The drill help water to go in. 3 out of 7 seeds germinated and it was a lot of work!

The Buddhists use the seeds to make rosaries,
Fruits are used as hair shampoo.