Seedlings of the carrotwood tree frequently come up as weeds in my garden.  It took quite a while to connect the seedlings with an adult tree so that I could identify them.

These are the flowers on the tree.  The carrotwood is a common street tree in this area.

This shows the fruit.  At maturity they split open and allow the seeds to drop out.  Then the birds eat them.

Here seeds I find under the wires where the birds like to perch and socialize.

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