Tamarind trees also grow well on dry, infertile soils, he adds, and will probably not compete for valuable agricultural land. MP Gokyo Food & Chemical first began distributing tamarind seed gum on ...

Although its peanut-shaped fruit should be a dead giveaway, many folks are surprised to learn that tamarind is a leguminous tree that’s native to Africa. Through trade and colonization ...

Tamarind trees typically start bearing fruit within four to six years. [Courtesy] Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) or ukwaju in Kiswahili is native to Africa but is adapted to a wide geographical ...

Tamarind is the fibrous, dark brown, gooey pulp that surrounds the seeds (which are inside a knobbly, velvety brown pod) of the tree called tamarindus indica. The English word “tamarind” comes ...