I saw this flowering tree while walking in Pease Park and recognized it because I have seen them around my neighborhood as well. The Retama tree is a small tree; the one I saw was about 13 feet tall. It has long, droopy branches with tiny leaves and yellow flowers on each, which is why it caught my eye. It can withstand dry and hot weather so it does well in Texas where we go through long droughts and hot summers. Interestingly, the tree has green bark that helps the tree survive through especially harsh droughts by allowing photosynthesis to continue even when it has very little moisture.