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Goldenball Leadtree

Leucaena retusa

Description:

Deciduous, slender shrub or small tree with many showy balls of golden-yellow flowers throughout spring and summer. Little-leaf leadtree or goldenball leadtree is a small, multi-trunked tree or large shrub,12-15 ft. tall, which can reach 25 ft. Airy, light-green foliage occurs on brittle stems. Bark is flaky and cinnamon-colored. Sweet-smelling flowers occur in 1 in., yellow-orange globes and will appear after every rain from summer through fall.

Habitat:

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joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Texas, USA

Spotted on Apr 7, 2016
Submitted on Jun 27, 2016

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