Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Know anything about a Gum Bumelia?, 1 by bettydee

bettydee wrote:
They grow wild here on the ranch in central Texas. Given room, they grow into a nice looking evergreen tree. Slow growing. The "thorns at the tip of the branches are blunt enough that they haven't been a problem. The bark is dark, fissured and looks like a live oak's bark.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/natives/bumel...

This is a photo of one near our future home site. The trunk is difficult to see because there is greenbriar growing around the base.

This message was edited Jul 27, 2007 9:50 PM