Bulls horn acacia

Here's a link to a picture of my newly acquired bulls-horn acacia [Acacia sphaerocephala]. It shows the horns a bit more distinctly than the photo at the other site did. They look like they ought to be part of some Chinese ivory carving.

http://plantsdatabase.com/showpicture/38737/

One of the architects at work told me that when he landscaped one of the estates on St. Armand's Key a couple of years ago, he went to great lengths to save a full grown bulls-horn--pruned it out, limbed it up, planted an understory to call attention to it, and so on. He said the last time he went back to the house, he learned the owner had had her maintenance folks cut it down and haul it away.

Oh well, not a plant for everyone, I guess.

Island Jim
Southwest Florida
Zone 10

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