General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 3 to 16 feet
Plant Spread: 3 to 16 feet
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other: 3 to 5 inch long legumes
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Flowering Tree
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Berlandier Acacia
  • Guajillo
  • Thornless Catclaw
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Senegalia berlandieri
  • Synonym: Acacia berlandieri

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Location: My yard
Date: 2017-03-31
Photo by robertduval14

Date: May
credit: Don Carlson

credit: Don Carlson
Photo by robertduval14
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