Accession Count: 1
Common Name:
palo brea
Family Name:
Fabaceae
Botanical Name:
Parkinsonia praecox
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Characteristics:
The Sonoran palo verde is a small, deciduous tree with a rounded form and dark blue-green bark. It has a bipinnate leaf arrangement, with one to two pairs of pinnae, and four to six small leaflets attached. During the spring it has an abundance of yellow flowers.
Compound:
Par pra
Geographic Origin:
Mexican Desert
Ecozone Origin:
Nearctic
Biome Origin:
Natural History:
The Sonoran palo verde is native to Sonora, Mexico.
Cultivation Notes:
The Sonoran palo verde is moderately frost tolerant, low maintenance, and easy to train to an attractive tree form. It has a slow to moderate growth rate and uses very little water. Palo estribo trees are semi hardy, but are damaged at temperatures below 25℉. These trees are very suitable for sunny locations.
Ethnobotany:
The Sonoran palo verde has landscape value as a small median tree, specimen or flowering accent, privacy screen or buffer, or as a small patio tree.
Height:
16 - 20 feet
Width:
16 - 20 feet
Growth Rate:
Slow Growing
Grow Season:
Summer
Flower Season:
Spring
Color:
Yellow
Function:
Spread:
Non-spreading
Allergen:
Allergenic
Invasive:
Benign
Toxicity:
Benign
Hardy:
Semi-hardy
Water Use:
Low water Use
Citations:
1. Jones, Warren D, and Charles M Sacamano. Landscape Plants for Dry Regions: More Than 600 Species from around the World. Fisher Books, 2000.
