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Hardiness
Zones:
4-8 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: Rapid |
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Site
Requirements: Sun;
tolerates a range of soil types; drought and poor soil tolerant |
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Texture:
Fine
to medium |
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Form:
Upright;
straight trunk; becomes ragged with age
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Height:
30
to 50'
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Width:
-- |
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Leaf:
6
to 14" alternate, pinnately compound; nonshowy yellow brown fall color |
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Flower/Fruit:
Pendulous
white wisteria like flowers in spring; very fragrant; flat brown black pods
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Comments:
Young
growth has thorns; small branches fall easily during storms; some leaves
yellow and fall during drought; forms a dense thicket; good plant for difficult
sites; transplants well; tends to reseed; develops shoots from roots; a
legume - fixes its own nitrogen; salt tolerant
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Cultivars:
Frisia,
Tortuosa
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