Mexican buckeye
Mexican buckeye – Ungnadia speciosa
This shrub is not a true buckeye. It can grow to 15 feet & either be trained as a tree or retain a shrub form. It has delicate pink blooms in the spring. The seeds are interesting 3-chambered pods that open to release the black marble-like seeds. This small tree provides visual interest throughout the year with its flowers, pinnately-compound leaves & its dangling cinnamon-colored seed pods.