About John Cash Expertise I can identify most cultivated ornamental plants both tropical plants and landscaping varieties depending on how much information I am given. I can also identify most native wild plants of the US at least to the Family and Genus. For the best chance of identification, I need pictures of leaves, stem, flowers, and fruit or seed. Send your pictures to john@arklatexwatergardens.com. I will answer your questions on AllExperts. Please make sure you size your pictures before you send them. Large pictures are VERY SLOW to download.
Experience I have been in the nursery/garden center business since 1976. I am an exotic plant collector and ornamental plant grower. I have studied plant identification all over the South East United States and in tropical Pacific coast Mexico.
Education/Credentials I have a B.S. Degree in Horticulture, a B.S. Degree in Botany with an emphasis on Taxonomy (plant identification) and a Master's degree in Floriculture (ornamental horticulture).
Expert: John Cash Date: 6/11/2007 Subject: Growing Unkown Tree seeds
Question Hi I live in Central Florida, as you may know we have all the great parks here like Animal Kingdom, Bush gardens, SeaWorld and so on, They have wonderfull trees there and I make a habbit of taking seed pods from the trees I like. I have planted these seeds and have been able to grow them BUT I have no Idea what they are. can anyone help me identify them. I've had #3 for 4 years and has not flowered someone mentioned it could be a Mimosa tree. see photo here http://www.espadaproductions.com/whatarethey.gif
thanks
Answer Pedro,
#1 is pretty small for me to identify. It looks like some sort of Legume as are all the others.
#2 appears to be some species of Cassia. It would really help if I had a picture of some flowers.
#3 does look like a common Mimosa or Albizzia julibrisun.
#4 is some species of Acacia. There are hundreds of species of acacias. I'd have to have collection data to really pin down the species.
