Sophora affinis: Eves-Necklace: ENH-749/ST591, 2/2014

Abstract

Eve's Necklace, or Texas Sophora, is a native North American, deciduous tree which grows moderately fast to 35 feet tall and 20 feet wide. Trees grown in the sun are often shorter. It has an upright silhouette and pinnately compound leaves. Branches often weep slightly lending a delicate texture to the tree in the sun or shade. The fragrant, white-with-pink blossoms appear in June in dense,  two to six-inch-long racemes, somewhat like wisteria. The black seedpods which follow are up to four inches long, the pod tightly pinched around each encased seed, giving it almost the appearance of a string of beads, hence its common name. Original publication date November 1993.