General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 6 to 15 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Woody pods containing numerous seeds.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Bull Horn Acacia
  • Hollow-Thorn Acacia
  • Swollen-Thorn Acacia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Vachellia collinsii
  • Synonym: Acacia collinsii

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