Goldenball Lead Tree
Goldenball Lead Tree
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Leucaena retusa
Leucaena retusa
Littleleaf Lead Tree; Wahoo Tree
Southwest Texas and northern Mexico
12
–
15 feet
5
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10 feet
Central Texas
Texas
Full Sun
Very Low
Flowering
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About This Plant
Full sun. Nearly evergreen; thornless, with breezy foliage and big, fragrant yellow flowers after summer rains. It can reach 25′, but is usually smaller in stature.
Goldenball lead tree is suitable for thin rocky soils or sloping sites; it performs best with good drainage. It is rare in the wild, generally confined to inaccessible rocky cracks and cliffs where grazing animals can’t reach it. However, it has found increasing popularity in the home landscape; in a garden setting makes a great perch in an unirrigated border or cactus garden.
It can be shrub-pruned as needed or trained into a small tree.
Maintenance
Very occasional pruning and training.
Features
Plant Type:
Small Tree
Size:
12-15' H, 5-10' W
Sunlight Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Types:
Clay, Sandy, Thin
Wildlife:
Butterflies
Flower Color:
Yellow
Bloom Time:
Freeze Hardy:
Yes
Invasive:
No
Caution:
None
Coupon Eligible:
No
This plant goes well with
Dasylirion texanum
Eysenhardtia texana
Hesperaloe parviflora
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