General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 20 to 30 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing

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Common names
  • Goldenball Leadtree
  • Littleleaf Leadtree
  • Lemonball
  • Wahootree

Photo Gallery
Location: My Garden
Date: 2017-04-14
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2018-09-07
Took 6 days to germinate.
Location: Zilker Nature Preserve, Austin, Texas
Date: 2022-04-05
Location: Molly Hollar Wildscape Arlinton, Texas.
Date: Spring 2011
The golden balls have a lovely scent.
Location: Kyle
Date: 2018-07-08
a precious seed pod for a great tree
Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: 2012-05-11
This tree is gorgeous in the spring.

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