Growth habit: A deciduous tree often with a large thorn-covered trunk that develops a rounded, open-growth habit growing to 50 feet tall and wide. The leaves are compound consisting of five to ...

The Floss Silk Tree, a conspicuous “autumn bloomer” here and there around San Diego, has been showing off its pinkish (or purplish) hibiscus-like flowers for at least a month now. The broad ...