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Walt

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This tree is growing in a zone 10 area of my County. It has mimosa type leaves and profuse amounts of light brown or tannish color seed pods.

The seeds were also a light brown in color. I planted about a dozen of them and none ever germinated. This is the only tree of this type I've seen around here.

While the tree may be nothing to write home about, I would still like to know what species it is out of curiosity.

Unknown tree in Lake Placid, Florida:

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by waltcat100

Mad about palms

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Try Mother-in-law's tongue....Albizia lebbek

Merritt Island, Florida 32952

28º21'06.15"N 80º40'03.75"W

Zone 9b-10a

4-5 feet above sea level

Four miles inland

No freeze since '89...Damn!-since 2nd week of Jan., 2010

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If so, murder it before it spreads.  It's a very nasty invasive.  

Florida Plant Atlas, USF

Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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It's not Albizia lebbeck. They have much larger leaves. I'm very familar with woman's tongue tree, as I have two of them I grew from seed, and the grow fast like the weed tree they are.

If you view my photo at full size (click on correct icon) I think you will then see this tree is not A. lebbeck.

Mad about palms

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Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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It is Leuaena.  The pods are woody as opposed to papery pods for A. lebbeck.  The leaf texture is much finer for Leucaena.  Neither tree is disirable.

Jerry

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

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