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Spacing: 6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m) 8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m) 10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: Seed is poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Rose/Mauve Magenta (Pink-Purple) Fuchsia (Red-Purple) Red
Bloom Time: Mid Spring Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer
Foliage: Deciduous
Other details: Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping Provides winter interest
Soil pH requirements: 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
On Dec 27, 2006, tobydmv from Lake Dallas, TX wrote:
Very cool little tree that needs little care but benefits from an organic program. I found a horned caterpillar on mine last fall for several weeks which would suggest its a host plant. This is a good replacement for Japanese Maples and has the same upright and slender branching pattern. Native to Dallas. Waxy leaves have not scorched yet during droughts.
On Oct 16, 2003, Cathi from Copperas Cove, TX wrote:
In the southern U.S., this native Sophora grows to a small (under 15') shrub or tree with rounded crown. Tolerates full hot sun and humidity very well. Drought tolerant and withstood the ice storm we had in Feb 2003.
The blooms are a reddish pink/mauve color and resembles a wisteria-type bloom about half the size. The seed pods are a "string of pearls" that are black. They dry on the tree and hang for a long time. I gather them, sand between sandpaper sheets to thin hard coat, then plant them. Unsure of germination length.
Sometimes planted as an ornamental, but the seeds may be poisonous.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
New Bern, North Carolina Arlington, Texas Austin, Texas (3 reports) Belton, Texas Brownwood, Texas Dallas, Texas (2 reports) Dodd City, Texas Dripping Springs, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Granbury, Texas Lake Dallas, Texas San Antonio, Texas Waxahachie, Texas Weatherford, Texas
4 members have or want this plant for trade.
