01 September 2013

The Pom-Pom Tree?


Anyone know the name of this tree? The leaves that would indicate - perhaps? -  a type of acacia, but note the seedpods and those white pom-poms. It's in the gardens of Fontvieille, not far from the Princess Grace Rose Garden.

4 comments:

Jilly said...

Thanks so much Michele, who knew it is a Leucaena leucocephala - also known as a 'false mimosa'. It comes from southern Mexico and northern Central America. thanks Michele. x

Anonymous said...

Not sure if it's just on my end but the blog is appearing "magnified" Menton looks fine-Leo

Jilly said...

Leo, it looks normal to me so not sure what the problem might be. I'll ask a friend to look at it later -

Anonymous said...

These mimosa trees grow wild here on the Gulf Coast of Texas, and we're constantly having to sweep up the tons of seed pods they produce. Once one gets started, it can easily grow to 20-30 feet high in just a few years. The white pom-poms are nice but not worth the trouble of the seed pods all over your yard.

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