Can someone identify this tree?

[Mariposa De La Luna]

Hi I live near Dallas TX and there is this tree in the backyard. Its a rental house so I don't know what it is. I took a few pics. I would like to make a wand out of a dead branch but would like to know what kind of tree it is. I can't even begin to imagine its magickal properties. If you could please help identify it? Oh yeah it fronds like to close together when it gets dark. Heres a pic of it's trunk.

[Mariposa De La Luna]

and its fronds on the left side.......

[Mariposa De La Luna]

And its puffy/flower things and buds on the right......

[Earth Walker]

It is hard to tell.
At first, I thought it was a madrone tree, but the fronds
don't fit. :confused:


For those who love, time is eternity....

[Yvonne Belisle]

It's a mimosa tree I may be spelling that wrong. The type I like the most are the sensitive mimosa's the leaves close when you touch them. I will look up the properties and get back to you on this one.

[Yvonne Belisle]

Legends, Myths and Stories
Acacia was a sacred wood for the ancient Hebrews. Moses used acacia wood in building the Ark of the Covenant and the sacred Tabernacle (see Exodus, chapters 25-40).

According to Near-Eastern Christian legend, a thorny species of acacia was used for Christ's crown of thorns.

Moapa Paiute name for acacia is "Pah oh pimb." Used for inflammation of the eyes, due to dust; vaqueros and travelers habitually carry acacia seeds and put 4 in each eye on retiring.
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Uses
Gum Arabic's main effect is to form a protective, soothing coating over inflammations in the respiratory, alimentary, and urinary tracts. It is helpful for coughs, sore throat, and catarrh, eyewash, diarrhea, and dysentery. Sweetened, it is sometimes used for typhoid fever.
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Located at http://www.egregore.com/herbs/acacia.html#Legends

[Yvonne Belisle]

I also found this on the variety that is the most common in the us


Mimosa (hardy silktree) (Albizia julibrissin)
Multiple trunks or spreading branches with flat to rounded top. Fairly fast growing. Often reaches 30 feet. Foliage is very fine, graceful; the tree open and airy. Flowers are clusters of dainty pink puffs that appear from mid to late summer.
Best used as a specimen or lawn tree. Not recommended for northern Missouri. The more hardy variety "rosea" is preferred in central Missouri. Somewhat subject to ice breakage. Tolerates a wide range of soils, with superior tolerance to poor, dry or gravelly soils. Highly susceptible to mimosa webworm, a leaf-eating insect. Overplanted in many parts of the state.


http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/hort/g06805.htm
is where I found the info. I'm going to email my mother I want to get one of the sensitive ones for my kids. She has a masters in botony and works at a university so she can get me one at least she used to I hope she still can.

[Mariposa De La Luna]

Thanks for the info!!! That definitely describes this tree.
BTW what do acacia and gaum arabic have to do with this tree?

[Yvonne Belisle]

It is the scientific name for one of the varieties of mimosa and the gum comes from the tree and is often used in soda. There are a lot of varieties and not all of them look a like so I put both the common for Europe and the common for the US. Hope that helped.

[KyGreenWitch]

:)
Merry Meet -

I can verify, too, that your tree is definitely a mimosa! Growing up, my next door neighbor had a huge one in their front yard. There were several in the area. I love the beautiful tree! As a child, I wondered how such a beautiful and tropical looking tree had come to grow where I lived (in a small subburb in Louisville, KY).

That was interesting information Yvonne found. Thanks.

Merry Part -
;)

[Yvonne Belisle]

Always happy to lend a hand. I wouldn't have known but I always liked to use the seeds in crafts they make great noise makers between paper plates. I also have my Mother to thank for the knowledge she always dragged me to class with her and she has a masters in botony. It just proves the old saying I like so much learning is never wasted.:)

[Jane49]

Did anyone ever use this tree to make tools? e.g. a wand or a besom?

It is related to the acacia, but isn't an acacia. Would the correspondences for the acacia still work (knowing that Intention is the best of all).

[Tanya]

yep they grow them a lot here in Australia. Silktree... i love the smell

[Jane49]

Thank you. I think I will talk to my neighbor about his tree trimmings, then.

[Old Witch]

Got here late but yep, It's a Mimosa, mine have just leafed out in the back yard....

[HetHert]

I love the beautiful pink catipillar blooms!

[fireopalmuse]

I would also have to say a mimosa, because I have one just like it in my front yard!!8O It is a beautiful tree when it blooms. We really like our tree alot because it is about 20 yrs. old.:wave: Good luck making a wand out of that, I might have to try that to....:lol: