Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Dry |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Plant Height: | 10-35 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen Broadleaf |
Fruit: | Other: Thin legume containing 2-7 seeds. Easily dispersed by the wind. |
Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Yellow |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Shade Tree Flowering Tree |
Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts |
Eating Methods: | Cooked |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds Days to germinate: 10-30 |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bees |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |