General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 8 to 26 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Indehiscent
Other: 4 to 5 inch long oblong, flat red pod containing 4 to 8 round seeds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Yellow and orange
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Flowering Tree
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

Image
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Tara spinosa
  • Synonym: Caesalpinia spinosa
  • Synonym: Caesalpinia mucronata

Photo Gallery
Location: Botanical Garden of Barcelona
Date: 2019-04-22
Location: Botanical garden of Barcelona (Spain)
Location: Botanical garden of Barcelona (Spain)
Location: Botanical Garden of Barcelona
Date: 2019-04-22
Uploaded by Mutisia
Location: Botanical Garden of Barcelona
Location: Botanical Garden of Barcelona
Date: 2019-04-22
Just after bloom

photo credit: mauroguanandi
Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2017-05-21

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