Plants of Texas Rangelands » Huisache
Huisache is a small tree in the Legume family that grows multiple trunks. This shrub to small tree is a native, warm-season perennial that is commonly named "sweet acacia." The stems, which can reach up to 30 feet or 9.1 m tall, have many spines that are paired, straight, pale, and pin-like.
Vachellia farnesiana - Wikipedia
Vachellia farnesiana, also known as Acacia farnesiana, and previously Mimosa farnesiana, commonly known as sweet acacia, [12] huisache, [13] casha tree, or needle bush, is a species of shrub or small tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its flowers are used in the perfume industry.
Huisache, Sweet Acacia, Cassie, Texas Huisache - Texas A&M …
Huisache is a lovely, intensely fragrant vase-shaped tree native to South Texas and Mexico. The small, ball-shaped bright gold flowers are borne in profusion from February through April. Huisache grows on the heavier, wetter clays and clay loams of …
Huisache (pronounced WE-satch) is a tough, invasive tree that is native to Texas rangelands. It grows well on deep, poorly drained soils and can quickly dominate a landscape where the soil has been disturbed.
Texas A&M Forest Service - Trees of Texas - List of Trees
A common shrub or small tree with light green foliage; often forms a multi-trunked clump shaped like a fountain. Widespread in South Texas, with small populations extending into Brazos and Travis counties. Occurs on heavy, wet clays and clay-loams.
Arizona State University
Common: sweet vachellia, huisache, sweet acacia Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Origin: Altiplano highlands of central Mexico north of Mexico City north to the Big Bend area of south Texas. Naturalized and cultivated as an agricultural and ornamental tree all over the world in warm, arid climates, e.g. Africa and Australia.
Huisache - Natives of Texas
Huisache is a tree or shrub which respouts readily when disturbed. The branches have paired thorns at the base of each leaf. This plant can be ten to thirty feet in height. Huisache grows in the South Texas Plains and Edwards Plateau. It flowers from February to March with numerous small yellow flowers.
This tall, semievergreen, native shrub or small tree has feathery, finely divided leaflets of a soft, medium green color (Fig. 1). The slightly rough stems are a rich chocolate brown or grey, possessing long, sharp, multiple thorns. The small, yellow, puff-like flowers are very fragrant and appear in clusters in late winter
Texas Tree Selector: Tree Description - Texas A&M University
Tough native tree with sweet-smelling spring flowers. Small prickles on branchlets; requires regular pruning to develop a few main trunks. The Texas Tree Selector helps you find a tree that will grow in your county.
Acacia farnesiana (Sweet Acacia) - Gardenia
Prized for its highly fragrant flowers, Acacia farnesiana (Sweet Acacia) is a semi-evergreen multi-trunked shrub or small tree with a naturally spreading, vaselike shape. Its zig-zag stems are fully armed with sharp thorns and clad with feathery, finely divided leaflets of soft green color.