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Hi Jon,
Since you said that the Honey Locust is your favorite tree, maybe you can help me identify this wild tree growing in my yard:
* the leaf looks like one from a Honey Locust or a Silk Tree
* but some leaves are simple leaves (instead of components), others start as simple leaves but switches to component leaves mid-length (really surprising, first time ever I have seen this). But most of the leaves are doubly components
* Leaves stayed green the whole winter
* I am living in California, Palo Alto. Since this is a suburban area, there is some chance that this tree is not native from here
* The tree is 2-3 years old, so haven’t produced any fruits yet
Any clue which tree this could be?
Since it is still pretty short, it may not be a tree but a bush instead. But the way it is growing up, I would bet more on a tree.
Happy to send you a picture of the leaves.
Thanks for your help is this message reaches you!
– Marco