Small tree

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by chuck0, Aug 1, 2009.

  1. chuck0

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    I found this interesting tree growing near the local lake. I didn't have a proper camera with me but got these two with my mobile phone. the leaves are bipinnately compound much like a mimosa but much much smaller. I'm not sure how well you can see in these photos but it had red pods that were about an inch in length.

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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    I think Tip's got it, though you'll probably need to look under it's former genus Acacia.
     
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    Thanks to both. It very well may be a mimosa, but the leaves are much smaller than the ones i'm used to seeing. I don't think it had thorns and the pods were tubular like a small pepper instead of flat like the acacia linked above.

    It was at Lake Murray in Carter Country. There are a lot of these growing around there but this was the largest. All of the others are less than a year old. None have matured enough to see the flowers, at least not while i've seen them.
     
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    More photos of this tree. It does have some small thorns and now some interesting fruit.
     

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