Huisache
Vachellia farnesiana
Fragrant golden puffball flowers on a thorny Texas native. Highly drought-tolerant small tree that thrives in Hill Country heat and poor soils.
Landscape use
Native specimen, wildlife thicket, fragrance garden, dry slope screening.
Care
Full sun, well-drained soil. Very low water once established. Thorns — site away from walkways. May tip-kill in hard freezes below about 15°F but usually resprouts.