It spreads readily and is difficult to remove. I motioned to where the trees had been and said, It makes me want to cry.. When a cloud obscures the sun the opposite leaflets close together and so remain until the sky brightens. Once established, it is very drought resistant. I love the quote from A.A. Milne that you've included. , 310 The ebony-colored huisache seed pods appear to bulge with numerous small seeds that contain a toxic alkaloid. Huisache leaf. The bark, in combination with iron ores and salts, is used as a black dyestuff[269]. Texas A&M Universitys Aggie Horticulture website describes this tree as intensely fragrant. Yet even in these first days of fall, the Huisache stands out with grace and beauty. Many people also stay away because they fear the thorns. This taxon was moved to Acacia minuta by R.Mitchel Beauchamp in 1980. With great anticipation I found my way to a large roadway which serves traffic exiting and entering a main entrance of a major local employer. Farnesiana odora Gasp. Easy to grow by the sounds of it. This Brush Busters publication walks readers through methods for controlling huisache. Darrow (1960) defoliated huisache by aerial A mature plant 10 years old can yield 9 kg of flowers each year[245]. Adding nitrogen to the clay soil, is an advantage, too. A good bee plant - the flowers are highly attractive to bees[227 Native to the southern U.S. and Central America, its a perennial bushy, thorny shrub or small tree. // -->