Shrub/Tree ID Zone 10
Konstantinos Karoubas
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posted 2 years ago
Hello everyone,
I could use some help to ID this shrub.
Has anyone seen this shrub/tree - it grows in zone 10, 200 - 300 meter elevation and produces these purple beans that are edible by goats - locals do not eat them, and do not know the name of the tree - in the summertime it drops almost all of its leaves. It grows to a height of 120 to 300 cm.
Its a strong shrub and very drought tolerant.
Thanks
Kostas
I could use some help to ID this shrub.
Has anyone seen this shrub/tree - it grows in zone 10, 200 - 300 meter elevation and produces these purple beans that are edible by goats - locals do not eat them, and do not know the name of the tree - in the summertime it drops almost all of its leaves. It grows to a height of 120 to 300 cm.
Its a strong shrub and very drought tolerant.
Thanks
Kostas
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Konstantinos Karoubas
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posted 2 years ago
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posted 2 years ago
I am assuming this grows in Greece?
Could it be a carob ? http://www.crete-region.gr/greek/energy/interim%20report.htm
Could it be a carob ? http://www.crete-region.gr/greek/energy/interim%20report.htm
Konstantinos Karoubas
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posted 2 years ago
Yes Miles its in southern Greece - but its not a Carob tree.
Thank You
Kostas
Thank You
Kostas
posted 2 years ago
What do the flowers look like?
Konstantinos Karoubas
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posted 2 years ago
I do not have a picture of that Miles.
They are cassia like yellow if I remember properly - at first I thought it was cassia, but I have not been able to ID it as such.
The shape looks like a cassia bicapsularis - but the pods do not look like it.
Thanks Kostas
They are cassia like yellow if I remember properly - at first I thought it was cassia, but I have not been able to ID it as such.
The shape looks like a cassia bicapsularis - but the pods do not look like it.
Thanks Kostas
posted 2 years ago
I'm going to guess Laburnum Anagyroides - Common Goldenchain Tree.
Konstantinos Karoubas
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posted 2 years ago
Thank You Wayne,
Do you have this shrub close by to where you are ?
Do the seed pods match the one shown in the photo?
Its definitely close - I will have a friend email me a picture this time of the year and post it.
Thank You for taking the time to help.
Kostas
Do you have this shrub close by to where you are ?
Do the seed pods match the one shown in the photo?
Its definitely close - I will have a friend email me a picture this time of the year and post it.
Thank You for taking the time to help.
Kostas
posted 2 years ago
No, I don't have one. I've been looking for Legumes & that was one I was looking at in my Sunset gardening book. Yours may not be the "common" type. There are at least 3 types of this plant. Here is a page on Laburnum Watereri. They all pretty much look the same in pictures to me. - http://selectree.calpoly.edu/treedetail.lasso?rid=784
Konstantinos Karoubas
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posted 2 years ago
I think You got it Wayne - it looks like it is some variety of Laburnam.
I am in the early stages of assessment, but this plant maybe one of the few that can easily reproduce from seed, survive and grow without assistance in arid climates.
Being a legume the tree can be used to improve the soil to great depths and for reforestation.
Thank You for your help.
Kostas
I am in the early stages of assessment, but this plant maybe one of the few that can easily reproduce from seed, survive and grow without assistance in arid climates.
Being a legume the tree can be used to improve the soil to great depths and for reforestation.
Thank You for your help.
Kostas
