Ebenopsis ebano, Texas Ebony

[Peter]

Texas ebony, at the Huntington Botanic Garden in Pasadena CA

[jimmyt]

That is a nice one.  The Epic freeze of 2021 killed a large one at my sister's house in Brenham TX.  When it bloomed it was a honeybee magnet!

[Fusca]

  On 6/18/2022 at 11:22 PM, jimmyt said:

That is a nice one.  The Epic freeze of 2021 killed a large one at my sister's house in Brenham TX.  When it bloomed it was a honeybee magnet!

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You mean this one?  

[jimmyt]

Yes sir.  Thanks for the flashback!  @Fusca

   Got some seeds sprouted from it……

Edited June 19, 2022 by jimmyt

[Swolte]

Great pics! Unfortunately one of those trees I really wish would withstand 8b winters!

[jimmyt]

  On 6/19/2022 at 2:27 PM, Swolte said:

Great pics! Unfortunately one of those trees I really wish would withstand 8b winters!

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Not sure what the minimum temp is for the Texas Ebony but the one in Brenham saw 6 F,  plus a week below freezing.  It was well established and had seen many winter temperatures into the mid-teens!  

[RedRabbit]

I’ve always liked this tree but they’re impossible to find in Florida.

[Swolte]

I saw a couple at Barton Springs in Austin not too long ago. Its generally listed as a zone 9 tree so no dice for me.  I am done with zone pushers after the last few winters.
:p

[jimmyt]

  On 6/19/2022 at 6:25 PM, Swolte said:

I saw a couple at Barton Springs in Austin not too long ago. Its generally listed as a zone 9 tree so no dice for me.  I am done with zone pushers after the last few winters.
:p

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I am still still shell-shocked from the 2021 winter to even replant the losses!

[ahosey01]

These are a sound 8b tree in dry climates out west.  A week below freezing is probably a no-go, though... An 8b like Kingman, AZ for example would never even have a whole day below freezing.  Probably my favorite tree - this or Eucalyptus papuana.

My house is only 3 years old, so mine are both babies.  Here they are, though:

Covered in bees as we speak.

[ahosey01]

Should mention there is one at a nursery in Cave Creek, AZ that is probably 35ft tall with a 2ft diameter trunk. Massive.

[richtrav]

This is one of the largest ones in the yard, the trunk has to be over 2 feet across