What kind of tree is this?
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Dee
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I recently saw this beautiful flowering tree in Scottsdale, AZ. It smells like grapes, no kidding, it really does!
Does anybody know?
Looks like Wisteria
It looks like Wisteria to me too! SO pretty!
Not wisteria.....Texas Mountain Laurel
Mountain laurel is it. We have a place in new braunfel and the back yard is full of them.
Can I grow westeria in Michigan?
What I found out is this is Texas mountain laurel.
Mescal Bean it is. I looked it up....LOL
That is without a doubt a Texas Mountain Laurel. I have several, and our neighborhood is full of them. They smell just like grapes.
I look forward to my TX mountain laurel blooming every year. Imagine your yard full of these with the fragrance of grape cool-aide! A wonderful time to sit on the porch and experience the beauty of nature.
Texas Mountain Laurel, for sure. It also produces a seed pod that has red beans inside. These are toxic. Seeds are the hardest and to get them to germinate the seed needs to be "nicked" by using a file or something to get to the next layer.
Google Moon Valley Nursery; under Flowering Trees, it's listed as Texas Mountain Laurel & the fragrance is similar to grape juice. FYI, it's also called Mescal Bean Tree - both show Sophora Secundiflora as their scientific name.
Texas Mountain Laurel and Mescal Bean are in the same species with the Texas Mountain Laurel being the most common name. Try this link for more info.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatophyllum
It's unfortunate that I live in the North East, and these are a Midwest to Southern USA shrub. But they are beautiful no matter what name you call them.
Peggy
Wisteria: It is a very aggressive plant if you have trees close they will climb. and the root go every where the whole way around. I would not plant another one,
Wisteria. If you have the native variety it is less invasive than the Japanese variety that takes over those things require constant upkeep. The bloom on yours I believe it the native variety. It is georgeouS.lucky you
Thank all of you for you help
Thanks for the info
This looks like a wisteria vine
This is not wisteria. it is a bush like. Also the color is deeper.
I had no idea, but it looks awesome! Now I want one! If it grows in Scottsdale, it will grow here. Thanks!
It is NOT a tree, but the vine WISTERIA. You can train it like a tree or bush though. DO NOT let it grow on a house or without support because it can pull an entire porch down (here in the South) it grows rampantly, but maybe it wouldn't be so aggressive in your area.
You can grow it in Michigan
It's a Texas mountain laurel. It's not a wisteria. I live in southern AZ and we have them here.
There is a new variety of Wisteria that the deer doesn't eat. Got one from Lowes a couple years ago. I live in Texas.
There is a new variety of Wisteria that the deer doesn't eat. Got one from Lowes a couple years ago. I live in Texas.
I planted a wisteria 30 years ago in Texas and I dug it up and it is still in my yard several feet away from where I planted it, it went under the paved street and came up on the other side in my neighbors yard, I wish I knew a way to kill the roots, I would never plant another one, they will get into your fence and anything close to it. Terrible plant in my opinion.
Yes!!
It's mountain laurel !!! Smells like grapette !!!
Texas Mountain Laurel! We have one & the blooms & fragrance are wonderful!
I live in South Dakota and am wondering if I can grow Texas Mountain Laurel here? Would it survive our winters? Also I absolutely love wisteria. I planted one vine in my back yard on a sturdy trellis built just for the vine. There is nothing within 20 feet of where it's planted. It's only three yrs old so has not bloomed yet. All the negative comments have me more than a little nervous about having one. A Texas Mountain Laurel looks so much like it and has a wonderful scent also so I am hoping that this may be an option. Really dislike the idea of getting rid of my vine though.😢 Any input would be much appreciated.
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