Climate: Warm spring, hot and dry summers, mild winters. The tree is able to stand high atmospheric temperatures 110°F.
Soil: The tree grows well on rocky hillsides, deep sands, or heavy loam, and is very tolerant of acid or wet soils
Leaf: Alternate and pinnate compound, 5 to 10 inches long; a terminal leaflet can be present. Each leaf is usually composed of 8-15 leaflets 1.5 to 4 inches long.
Foliage: Dark green, compound leaves with glossy, oval leaflets.
Flowers: Are numerously clustered in lateral racemes borne on the old wood
Fruit: The fruit is a bean, green during the developmental stages, dark brown when ripe. Ripened fruits can remain on the tree for a long time. Although the beans can become large
Habitat: Rocky places near the sea shore
Tree Care: Maintain open canopy and expose the attractive branching pattern; prune suckers.
Soil: The tree grows well on rocky hillsides, deep sands, or heavy loam, and is very tolerant of acid or wet soils
Leaf: Alternate and pinnate compound, 5 to 10 inches long; a terminal leaflet can be present. Each leaf is usually composed of 8-15 leaflets 1.5 to 4 inches long.
Foliage: Dark green, compound leaves with glossy, oval leaflets.
Flowers: Are numerously clustered in lateral racemes borne on the old wood
Fruit: The fruit is a bean, green during the developmental stages, dark brown when ripe. Ripened fruits can remain on the tree for a long time. Although the beans can become large
Habitat: Rocky places near the sea shore
Tree Care: Maintain open canopy and expose the attractive branching pattern; prune suckers.