When you walk by the Texas mountain laurel tree, you'll see the pods hanging down. In the spring after the blooms have finished blooming, you'll see the pods green. Now, I haven't tried it ...

Deer do not eat Texas mountain laurel. MORE FINCH: Birds in the San Antonio landscape and what to feed them Another plant that is blooming now is redbud. Redbud is a deciduous, shrublike tree that ...