Vachellia choriophylla
Cinnecord, Tamarindillo, Thornless Acacia
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Also known as Acacia choriophylla
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Tree | |
| Size: | ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Yellow | |
| Fruit Color: | Brown | |
| Phenology: | Deciduous | |
| Noted for: | Aroma, Fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Specimen tree. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Considerations: | Brittle wood. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Friends, Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of inundation with brackish water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Provides food and cover for birds and other wildlife. | |
| Insects: | ||
| Native Habitats: | Dry sites, Coastal berm, rockland hammock, upland edges of mangrove swamps and buttonwood hammocks. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | Critically imperiled in South Florida. |