Prune any dead or diseased branches as needed,' she adds. Moving tamarind trees outdoors Tamarind trees can be grown outdoors in USDA hardiness zones 10-11. They will not tolerate frost.

In India during the Raj there was a saying “the tetul gacch shakshi” which meant “the tamarind tree witness ... flavour (a bit like a very sour prune). It is for this sourness that ...