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Parkinsonia x sonorae

Accession Count: 1
Common Name: palo brea
Family Name: Fabaceae
Botanical Name: Parkinsonia x sonorae
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Botanical Synonyms: Cercidium x sonorae
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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
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Natural History: The Sonoran palo verde is native to Sonora, Mexico. It results from a cross between Cercidium microphyllum and Cercidium praecox (3). The native range of this hybrid is NW. Mexico. It is a tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome (3).
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.
2. Tropicos.org Retrieved June 15, 2024. https://www.tropicos.org/name/100470850
3. KEW Botanical Garden Retrieved June 15, 2024
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