Acacia?? id

[El Presidente Hillbillios]

Hey guys,

I have noticed this one growing down the back of my place for a while now. This year it has set bulk seed, so i thought i'd see if anyone knows what it is..

Im pretty sure i have seen it covered in large white trumpet shaped flowers. In fact at a distant glance a few years ago i did think it was a Brug as the flowers are very similar.

[El Presidente Hillbillios]

check out the thorns on the trunk!!

[El Presidente Hillbillios]

It does loose all of it's leaves in winter too

[gerbil]

probably the honey locust http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/documents/Biosecurity_EnvironmentalPests/IPA-Honey-Locust-PP47.pdf

which paradox ID'ed well over here http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=27198

[El Presidente Hillbillios]

thank you sir, i think ill chop it down n kill it off!

[paradox]

you're definitely mistaken about the trumpet flowers it's in the fabaceae family... the flowers are kinda creamy yellow little recemes, a little like some acacias..

when the pods are well ripened, or a little over ripe, in the right conditions they have tasty sweet goopy flesh in them thats edible, not really worth it considering how weedy those bastards can be though imo..