lets try this again. Could someone P-L-E-A-S-E identify this tree?! I have one in my yard that my neighbor has poisoned and all a I can find about it on the internet is this site that tells me nothing!!!

Could someone P-L-E-A-S-E identify this tree?! I have one in my yard that my neighbor has identified and all a I can get about it on the internet is this site that tells nothing!!!

Mine is different…I think, I am in phoenix and mine definitely is a tree but the pods look different than the ones in the link provided. Is there another tree that pops its seeds out? I would describe the pods as more like peas in a pod.

I fell in love with this intrusting tree I was park by this house to pick up something I bought from them. When I thought it was a bird dropping seeds then I noticed the popping sound over and over I took a closer look when I realized its the seed pods popping really cool so I googled popping tree came into this site yep thats the same tree. Would love to find one for sell

http://schillinghorticulture.com/norms-caesalpinia-chit-chat-a-primer-on-the-birds-of-paradise/ Bingo… Thank you.

Thank you for your reply. This particular plant is a tree. I’m familiar with desert bird of paradise, which is blooming in our region now. This tree doesn’t have any flowers currently, maybe post bloom. Can the desert bird of paradise grow into a tree? Thank you for your insights and thoughts. Best, Carl

You might this third link interesting. https://youtu.be/Fzgmh9jUbyg

link to exploding seed pods. https://youtu.be/nHqHSpZhjeY

I wish I could see its flowers. However these leaves & fruits appear from a species in the Caesalpinnia genus, perhaps C. mexicana (Meixican bird of paradise) (?). Check out the second & third included links for further information of exploding fruits/seedpods. Click on images to enlarge.If this isn’t Caesalpinia, make new post with photo of flowers. Best wishes! https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/caesalpinia-mexicana