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Goldenball Leadtree

Leucaena retusa

Plant Name: Goldenball Leadtree, Littleleaf Leadtree, Little Leucaena, Lemonball, Wahoo Tree

Leucaena retusa

Deciduous, slender shrub or small tree with many showy balls of golden-yellow flowers throughout spring and summer.

Planting Sites: It is adapted to alkaline soils and full sunlight

Planting Instructions: It prefers good drainage

Watering Instructions: Very drought tolerant and will not survive if over watered.

Comments: Butterflies and bees use flowers as a nectar source.

 

Planting and care instructions provided by the Lindheimer Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas