"James Lee Johnson" wrote in message
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John,

It sounds to me like you are describing Mexican Paloverde:

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/o...iaaculeata.htm

Mexican Paloverde is not a particularly invasive plant, except in
disturbed soils and in Australia. In Central Texas it is sometimes
helpful in stabilizing hillsides and helping fight erosion. Paloverde can
be a good landscape plant, but they do have thorns.

jjhnsn


Hi James.
That's not it but thanks! I have seen this plant you sent the link to a lot
and really like them, and now glad to know what they are.
On our drive back and forth to work we drive 969 almost all the way into
Bastrop and there is much
of this out there and it's really pretty..Had never gotten close enough to
one to see what the foliage looked like..
The thing I have has much larger "fronds" or leaves..The leaves are
clustered very much like a mimosa but the individual leaves are much
larger.I need to post a picture of it just have not had time to do it..It's
an interesting plant but judging how it's popping up it may get away from
you pretty quick..Now, the blossoms do look very similar to the Paloverde,
and then it makes bright green seed pods..Another strange oddity, it seems
to have more than one crop of pods and has TONS of them..I need to get a
closer look to see if it harbors thorns..I will try to get a pic soon and
put it on a server and post the link here...

Thanks!
John