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Forum: Plant and Tree IdentificationReplies: 4, Views: 53
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trois
Santa Fe, TX
(Zone 9b)

May 16, 2008
7:08 PM

Post #4961701

We received some seeds from Mexico and they grew, are somewhat invasive, but are also attractive. They have very pale yellow flowers, round puffs. They get about 40 feet tall, have slender trunks, and lots of beans.
Any help is appreciated.

Thanks, trois.

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faeden
Richmond, CA
(Zone 9b)

May 16, 2008
7:11 PM

Post #4961760

Looks like some type of Acacia.
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI

May 16, 2008
7:16 PM

Post #4961794

Leucaena leucocephala, a weed in Hawai'i.
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI

May 16, 2008
7:26 PM

Post #4961862

It's common name here is haole koa, or false koa, after Acacia koa.

Leucaena leucocephala was brought here for cattle fodder. It is employed as a soil building plant because of it's nitrogen fixing qualities, in impoverished areas of the world with poor tropical soils.
trois
Santa Fe, TX
(Zone 9b)

May 16, 2008
7:33 PM

Post #4961908

Well, it is probably good for our soil, as it was worn out with rice farming 30 years ago.

Thanks.

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