216 Retama Tree TRCE Liberty Hill TX 78642 is listed for sale for $701,190. 104 Retama Tree Trce, Liberty Hill, TX 78642 was recently sold on 07-31-2020. Retama is an easy-care tree that provides food and habitat for insects, butterflies, birds and small mammals. Retama is a desert shrub with small leaves, blooming in early winter, but the leaves fall off very rapidly and the plant remains leafless most of the year. The Valley uses plants that are essentially drought-tolerant, requiring little or no watering, and yet create a cool shady space, a colorful garden, and an ideal habitat for birds. As I close out the year of learning about the Retama, Parkinsonia aculeata, for Tree Following at Loose and Leafy, join me for year-round look-see at this fascinating native tree to parts of North and South America. Leguminosae (Fabaceae) Retama is a graceful tree with bright green bark. Retama, Jerusalem Thorn, Horse Bean, Mexican Paloverde, Paloverde Parkinsonia aculeata . It can be single stemmed or multi-trunked, and because it has long thin leaves it casts only dappled shade. The retama is a small fast growing tree or spiny shrub, which will probably not exceed 20 feet in height, although examples have grown as tall as 30 feet. Retama is a legume, producing 3 to 5 inch long seed pods that can be collected for propagation when they dry and turn brown. Photo: Retama – Steven Schwartzman, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Seedlings will be ready to transplant in 1 gallon container when they are 4" tall.. Retama is fast growing and will make a 5 gallon plant next spring. See home details for 104 Retama Tree Trce and find similar homes for sale now in Liberty Hill, TX on Trulia. View details, map and photos of this single family property with 4 bedrooms and 3 total baths. To promote optimum growth; place in strong sunlight and fertilize regularly. It is a 2.01 Acre(s) Lot, 3,448 SQFT, 4 Beds, 3 Full Bath(s) in Mesa Vista For Sale - 201 Retama Tree Trce, Liberty Hill, TX - $685,000. The crown at the top of the short green trunk is composed of graceful, spreading branches that remind me of the weeping willows that I remember seeing in East Texas. MLS# 9753624. In fact, for some trees, like the Montezuma cypress, the Rio Grande Valley is the only place that this tree can be spotted. Retama has greater survival rates if grown in containers that provide root air pruning." Retama raetam, Genista raetam Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae White Weeping Broom Origin: Mediterranean region.