General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 15-20 feet
Plant Spread: 20-30 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Bees

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Common names
  • Blue Palo Verde
  • Blue Paloverde
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Parkinsonia florida
  • Synonym: Cercidium floridum

Photo Gallery
Location: Springs Preserve garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Date: May
photo by Stan Shebs
Location: Springs Preserve garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Date: May
photo by Stan Shebs
Location: Arizona
Date: Apr 9, 2012
Location: Arizona
Date: Apr 9, 2012
Location: Arizona
Date: Apr 9, 2012
Comments:
  • Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Apr 17, 2013 5:01 PM concerning plant:
    Arizona's state tree.
  • Posted by Johannian (The Black Hills, SD - Zone 4b) on Feb 8, 2022 9:43 PM concerning plant:
    Palo verde is Spanish for "green tree", and even when leafless, the trees are conspicuously green in the brown desert. Photosynthesis occurs mostly in the bark, rather than the leaves — a mechanism for conserving water through a reduction in surface area.

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