Cat Claw Tree Arizona

The tree is also referred to as catclaw mesquite tear blanket wait a minute tree and catclaw acacia.

Cat claw tree arizona.

The names mostly originate from the tree s numerous hooked thorns that look like a cat s claw. Mature acacia greggii pod observed along mesquite wash maricopa co arizona august 2009. Pale yellow cream flowering season. Up to 23 feet 7 m tall but usually less description.

Native to the southwest cat s claw is an extremely fast growing vine that sticks to block or stucco walls. Later you will cuss a bit as you work to extract the broken off spine tips from. During your first encounter with the flora of arizona this ubiquitous shrub will likely find you first the impossibly sharp hooked spines will tug at your clothing and surely scratch and tear any exposed skin. Desert upland riparian flower color.

Cat claw acacia acacia greggii is a small desert tree or large shrub that may grow to be 6 to 25 feet tall depending on water availability. Desert cat s claw tree. The population in utah at 37 10 n is the northernmost naturally occurring. The flowers are densely clustered on.

Extremely durable and heat tolerant the cat s claw can be used as a screen barrier or desert accent. In late spring the cat s claw produces highly fragrant yellow blooms on spikes. The tree gains its common name. The catclaw tree comes from the genus acacia.

Senegalia greggii formerly known as acacia greggii is a species of senegalia native to the southwestern united states and northern mexico from the extreme south of utah south through southern nevada southeast california arizona new mexico and western texas to baja california sinaloa and nuevo león in mexico. The tree has many different names such as catclaw acacia catclaw mesquite gregg s catclaw devil s claw paradise flower wait a minute tree and wait a bit tree. Spring summer fall height. Perennial deciduous growth habit.

Catclaw acacia plant characteristics. Tree shrub arizona native status.