Description
Large, upright, fast growing deciduous tree (H 15-25 m, W 10-15 m). Crown ovate to rounded, irregular, open. Bark dark brown-grey, deeply fissured. Young shoots red-brown, thorny. Leaves ovate (20-30 cm), pinnately compound, leaflets elongate oval (3-4 cm), smooth, green; leaves autumn colour yellow. Flowers in hanging racemes (10-25 cm), pea-like (2-3 cm), white, intensely scented. Flowering period: May-June. Fruits elongate flat pods (4-6 cm), brown, glabrous. Easily withstands heat, drought, salty soils and urban conditoins.