Does anyone know what this is? Its leaves look like a type of mimosa--like a mimosa nuttallii or mimosa pudica, or maybe even a Pride of Barbados? They grow everywhere. My neighbor has one that is about 8 ft tall that they've let grow beside their house, and we have 2 on our side of the fence that are about 1 ft tall that we haven't ripped out yet. I'm assuming they're all seeded from that big one. There are also a lot on the back side of both of our properties.

They do not have spikes of any kind on their stems. They close their leaves at night--they close down instead of up like a Pudica.

I think an Acacia.

It is Leucaena leucocephala, White Leadtree.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Looks like Lead Tree (Leucaena leucocephala) to me too and it's considered an invasive in some areas, Texas included: http://www.texasinvasives.org/...

L. retusa is apparently a Texas native: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu...
Goldenball Leadtree (Leucaena retusa)

L. pulverulenta is native: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu...

That is exactly it! Thank you so much! I was digging through hundreds of mimosa types and other plants. I can definitely see how they would be considered invasive in certain areas. They pop up everywhere here!

Some small amount of redemption for you as it belongs the mimosa tribe. Small amount for me because one of its synonyms is Acacia leucocephala.

Wow! So invasive in Florida its illegal to own or transport.

It's commonly invasive where it's been planted for agriculture. In pastures, if cattle eat large amounts of it they get sick.

DaisyI said:Some small amount of redemption for you as it belongs the mimosa tribe. Small amount for me because one of its synonyms is Acacia leucocephala.

Wow! So invasive in Florida its illegal to own or transport.

Yay us!

Wow! I think Florida had the right idea.
Looks like some consider it invasive in Texas and some say it's 'native'. I would definitely say it spreads easily just from observation, considering the neighbors 1 mature plant turned into somewhere between 25 to 35 plants, not counting the ones I have already ripped/dug up.

I was just noticing this tree down the road from me about a month ago and was going to try and get an I.D. and get some seeds. I am glad I saw this before doing so. I guess I will just enjoy them where they are in the spring while in bloom.

Don't do it. They root deep, spread fast, and are nearly impossible to control once they start seeding.

Well, now that I know what it is I sure will stay clear. I am surprised I have never noticed them before. But once I saw one down the road, I started to notice them in several places in town. Glad I did not try and trespass to collect seeds It is too bad. The foliage is nice and dainty and the balls sure were pretty!

Yeah, they're like small mimosa trees with white flowers instead of pink. I don't hate them...well, I wouldn't hate them if I didn't have to rip them out so often.

Your profile says Central Texas. Do you live in the hill country?

The ones I have been seeing are yellow. The golden leadball I guess, but they all sound pretty obnoxious. Hopefully you can get a handle on them James.

Yes, I do. I am on the North shore of lake Travis.

Very nice. Pretty area. Before I moved back down to Corpus, I lived by lake LBJ in the hills outside of Horseshoe Bay.

The yellow flowers that Audrey is seeing are not Leucaena, but likely are an Acacia.

Can you show photos?

It looks like this one we have in our data base. The next time I go by it I will snap a pic or two. The yellow balls really stand out even when driving down the highway. I think they are already finished blooming now.

Nice Audrey!

Audrey I hope you don't get one anyway . If it's that close
The Goldenball Leadtree is a recommended tree for our area