I was wondering if anyone else had heard of this tree, or grown it before. It's definitely a keeper for survival purposes--good for people and animals--and it's commonly grown in large quantities, by missionaries, in other countries, who are trying to alleviate malnutrition in their area.

It has large amounts of nitrogen in it, which makes it good for compost--they recommend you just sprinkle the leaves directly onto your plants--and the seeds contain flocculates, which is good for purifying water. (I watched a video on youtube of this process--incredible!) The paragraph where they tell you the amount of vitamins, proteins, and minerals in this tree is closer toward the bottom--it will knock your socks off! We have ordered a pack of these seeds for $5 on Amazon; apparently, we won't need that many as these things grow 15-20 ft. in the first year!

Anyway, here's the main link that I go to for info, it's from NaturalNews.

http://www.naturalnews.com/037735_Mo..._benefits.html