It's Monday again, and I'm sharing the country back roads with you. The blooms on the Huisache (Acacia farnesiana), native to the Americas, are breathtaking. It's spring here on the prairie and the winds are blowing relentlessly, making the flower covered branches sway back and forth.
From a distance, one might think the color is of fall foliage. Never just a single tree, but rather found growing in groups.
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The overwhelming fragrance has given the huisache one of its common names of "sweet Acacia".
The hundreds and hundreds of bright orange-gold flowers are borne in spherical clusters. The small tree has feather-like tiny leaves, too numerous to count. Each branch or twig grows a set of straight thorns up to 2" long.
Nahuatl is a live language spoken by an estimated 1.5 million Nahua people, most of whom live in Central Mexico. The name huisache is a derivative of Nahuati huixachi, meaning "many thorns".
The word huisache is pronounced wee sa che.....now isn't that easy to say?
Meggie Mac
We're starting to see a few wildflowers up here. This is a beautiful bush-don't know if we have them here or not. This is our first Spring in North Central Texas and I'm looking forward to seeing what blooms!
ReplyDeleteHi Jan....I'm not sure you have this tree...if you have mesquite, you probably also have the huisache.
DeleteWildflowers are just spectacular and this sweet acacia is one that I've never seen. Thank you for sharing the landscape that surrounds the home you love. XOXO
ReplyDeleteOh, Susan, I learn to appreciate the land around me more and more, each day. Maybe that comes with aging....
DeleteGorgeous blooms!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Brian.....some spectacular photos, on your today's post, of the mockingbird...
DeleteOur Spring is late arriving - so I am revelling in the sight of your beautiful flowers and imagining the fragrance.
ReplyDeleteHello Elaine....did you know their blooms were collected to manufacture French perfume in the 19th century?
DeleteYou have the gift to make your picture breath with the story, interesting and lovely, I can nearly smell the spring there.
ReplyDeleteHello Maarit...thank you for reading my blog. If any of my readers see this comment, I hope you will check out your blog. You have an interesting story to tell of your life in Finland.
DeleteWow, that's pretty amazing! x
ReplyDeleteThanks, Suzy. Loved your photos for March Scavenger Hunt.
DeleteI wish we had some pretty yellow flowers to brighten the view around here! There's nothing but dirty snow and last year's dead leaves wallowing in mud.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it about time to warm up in your part of the world? Our yesterday's temperature was 80 degrees.
DeleteYou take such lovely pictures, Meggie. It's still freezing here although I long for warmer weather xxx
ReplyDeleteSurely you will be getting spring in the next few weeks.
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