| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 10 - 15 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 10 - 15 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Other: Plant does not have true leaves but rather, gray-green triangular phyllodes. |
| Fruit: | Other: Flat pods with raised segments, containing numerous shiny, black seeds. |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Flowering Tree Cut Flower |
| Edible Parts: | Flowers |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds: Soak in warm water for 10 - 12 hours before sowing. Days to germinate: 3 - 4 weeks. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| Wrong plant ID by Calif_Sue | Jun 12, 2018 7:25 PM | 4 |
| id? by Calif_Sue | Jun 12, 2018 6:53 PM | 5 |
