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Mexican Ebony, Havardia mexicana

Mexican Ebony, Havardia mexicana

Mexican Ebony, Havardia mexicana	Mexican Ebony, Havardia mexicana

Mexican Ebony Havardia mexicana, Legume, Pea, or Bean Family: ( Fabaceae ) or ( Leguminosae ), Mexican Ebony: Also called; Pithecellobium mexicanum, Palo Chino. Mexican Ebony can be a rounded shrub or small tree to 20 feet high and about 15 feet wide. With more water, it can reach 45 feet tall and 30 feet wide. Havardia mexicana or Pithecellobium mexicanum, at it is also known, has gray - green deciduous compound leaves, divided into tiny rounded leaflets 1/4 inch long. Its slender branches bear pairs of 1/8-inch curved thorns. In March and April, fluffy, cream - colored flowers about 1 inch in diameter appear, followed by brown leathery pods, 1 inch wide and three inches long. Height: Up 20 feet high and about 15 feet wide. Can reach 45 feet tall and 30 feet wide. Flowers: Fluffy, cream - colored flowers approximately 1 inch in diameter. Blooming Time: March and April. Leaves: Gray-green deciduous foliage divided into tiny rounded leaflets 1/4 inch long. Found: Native to Sonora and Baja, Mexico. Elevation: 0 - 3,800 feet. Habitat: Loose well drained soil. Arroyos, desert slopes, and on valley floors, to 3,800 feet. Miscellaneous: Hardy to 18 degrees F. Great Xeriscape plant.