{"id":3795,"date":"2013-05-16T16:55:41","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T21:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/treefolks.org\/?p=3795"},"modified":"2013-05-16T16:55:41","modified_gmt":"2013-05-16T21:55:41","slug":"anacacho-orchid-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treefolks.org\/es\/2013\/05\/16\/anacacho-orchid-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Tree – Anacacho orchid tree"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bauhinia<\/a>This has definitely been a spectacular spring for Orchid trees. \u00a0Native to only a few canyons in western central Texas and northeastern Mexico, they make for lovely ornamental yard trees here in Central Texas. \u00a0Best known as Anacacho orchid tree, Bauhinia lunaroides<\/em> can be single or multi-trunked and grows up to 12 feet tall. \u00a0It has small, deeply cleft leaves reminiscent\u00a0of butterfly wings, \u00a0delicate white or light pink orchid-like flowers that grow in clusters, and develops flat green pods containing the seeds. \u00a0These trees have caught eyes all over Austin in the past few weeks. \u00a0When the tree isn’t covered in breathtaking blooms, its uniquely delicate leaves and smooth, silvery gray bark provide year-round interest. \u00a0In addition, it is one of the few trees that are noted for having high deer resistance, making it a great option for those who share their gardens with the hungry foragers.<\/p>\n

For more information about this and other trees native to our area, visit the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s Native Plant Database<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo: Lee Page, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This has definitely been a spectacular spring for Orchid trees. \u00a0Native to only a few canyons in western central Texas and northeastern Mexico, they make for lovely ornamental yard trees…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-dcg","category-featured-trees"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t