Havardia Species, Desert Ironwood, Mexican Ebony, Palo Chino

This is a beautiful tree when in flower. There was a mature one growing at Schumacher's Hill Country Gardens in New Braunfels, TX for ma...Read Moreny years, but it was cut down by the new owner. I think Schumacher might have gotten it from Mountain States Nursery in Arizona, but he did also try various things that plant explorers brought him, so I'm not sure about that. I picked a seed pod from the downed tree and have one seedling. It's quite slow growing, but very tough. The spines are prickly, but it's otherwise an excellent tree to plant here in south-central Texas, and should be used more I think.