Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures ( Trees ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Texas Huisache, Sweet Acacia (Acacia smallii), Mimosaceae Family, Texas native, semi-deciduous to deciduous, blooms in February through April

In Texas, it grows in the South Texas Plains and Edwards Plateau regions. It tolerates both desert and lawn plantings, is fast growing to 15-30 feet, prefers full sun, is hardy to about 15 to 20 degrees F. and can be trained as a multiple- or single-trunked tree. Not picky about soil types, sweet acacia is easy to grow in any acid or alkaline soil. Due to their desirable qualities which include fragrant blooms, shade, and dark green canopy, these trees are used in a wide array of landscape settings. They are great trees in wildscapes, xeriscapes and in the background of rock gardens. It is among the most widely used desert trees

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/63234/index.html

The Texas Huisache used as a lanscape specimen provides an unusual bloom color to herald spring. This photo does not do it justice because it was taken as it was lightly raining at twilight.