Pithecellobium flexicaule

(Texas ebony)

deciduous evergreen

• hardy
• Reflective heat, sun, part shade
• average watering, dry, drought resistant
• slow growing
• Native to Texas and Mexico, 20-30' high, Nice silhouett tree, unusual zig-zag twig structure.
• Flowers in spring with creamy puff-ball, brown woody thorns at base of leaves.
• low maintenance.
• Medium patio tree.
• Transitional, fragrance, desert plant.