Name: josephine Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a) Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.
Melanie, here is another small tree which is native to Florida and is a host for the Giant Swallowtail,
Hop Tree, Ptelea trifoliata, no thorns on this one, http://www.wildflower.org/plan...
I have it in my butterfly garden as well as the Hercule's Club.
Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.