Cercidium Species, Texas Paloverde, Border Paloverde, Retama China

The photos posted here appear to be the species Parkinsonia aculeata. I have seed of both varieties of Parkinsonia texana from a reliabl...Read Moree source. When they have bloomed, I will post photos of each.

Beautiful, delicate looking but tough landscape addition with pretty yellow flowers, suitable for xeriscaping, but consider carefully bef...Read Moreore planting. It has nasty thorns. I cut mine down to a stub each year due to freeze damage (Decatur, TX) and it comes back to around 12' by the time summer is over. It has survived to at least 9 degrees F. Grew it easily from seed. Messy, sheds straw-like strands in the fall. I love it anyway.

Received this as a gift. Had wanted one for years. It was purchased from a local nursery; there are several unattended trees growing in...Read More the Spring Branch (area of Houston), and have seen them growing wild west of Austin, on Hwy 71. The grow very fast. Willowy and need staking for the first couple of years. Mine is now 2+ years from the nursery and had its first flowers (about 12) this year. Collected 2 seeds and will try to get them to sprout.