Tree of the Month: Texas Mountain Laurel

Tune into Talking Trees on Saturday, February 10th at 8:06AM Arizona time. That is when we will be learning about the Tree of the Month! #TexasMountainLaurel

Form: Shrub or small tree

Seasonality: Evergreen

Size: 25 Feet tall by 15feet wide

Leaves: Compound, 4 - 6 in. long, divided into 7 - 9 glossy leaflets 1 - in. long, dark green

Flowers: Sweet smelling, purple / blue clusters from mid winter into spring forming a drooping cluster

Fruit: 1 - 8 in. long silver/brown seed pods. The pods open when ripe exposing 1/2 inch bright red seeds which are poisonous if ingested

Stems/Trunks: multi stemmed

Range/Origin: Native to the Chihuahua desert

Comments: Low litter, No thorns

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