Morning Mug: A Mimosa Tree. Mmmmm… Mimosas…


by on Jul 28th, 2014

This one, I am told, was on Bedford Avenue. From the photographer:

Those are the seed packets that hang from the branches. Usually they’re straight, but they curve as they dry or ripen I guess.

Photo by Robert Fernandez

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  • Citizen pruner & tree guardian

    That is not a Mimosa tree, rather a Honey locust tree, Gleditsia triacanthos, a common NYC street tree.

    • Barbara

      Actually, Citizen Pruner, they don’t even look like the pods of honeylocust to me (Gleditsia triacanthos). They look much more like a Gymnocladus dioica – Kentucky coffee tree – a fairly uncommon but occasional sight on NYC streets. The pods should get fuzzy soon and in the fall when the foliage turns yellow the pods will have turned a great lavender color. If given the exact location of the tree I would confirm. Back when coffee was either too expensive or not available (the Great D), these beans were roasted and used as a coffee substitute (THEY ARE TOXIC RAW!!!)

      Both photos taken at NY Botanical Garden when I studied there. The ID of the tree in these photos is unequivocal.

      • Barbara

        First photo not displaying correctly. Trying again.

    • Barbara

      Nah – should have looked at the leaves before I opened my big mouth. Those don’t look like Gymnocladus leaves. But the pods look more like the Kentucky coffee tree than honeylocust.

  • Citizen pruner & tree guardian

    For more on NYC trees, and what you can do to help them, check out treesny.org and http://milliontreesnyc.org/

  • Alex

    COULD IT BE ALIENS ??