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Goldenball Leadtree

Leucaena retusa

Photo by GarySmith2
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a medium sized evergreen tree that produces many yellow, puffy balls in spring and summer. It has multiple trunks with slender branches and small leafs.The bark is flaky and cinnamon-colored. The yellow balls are sweet smelling and we were able to smell the tree way before we spotted it.

Habitat:

This tree was spotted in a wooded area with a small pond. It was in a rocky soil surrounded by grasses and other shrubs.

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