General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12 - 16 feet, possibly 25 feet.
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Other: 3 - 4 inch soft, brown pods.
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: 5 petals; top petal is white, remaining four petals are a buttery yellow.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Xeriscapic
Uses: Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Seeds or Nuts
Flowers
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Little Leaf Palo Verde
  • Foothill Paloverde
  • Foothill Palo Verde
  • Yellow Paloverde
  • Littleleaf Paloverde
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Parkinsonia microphylla
  • Synonym: Cercidium microphyllum

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Location: Desert Botanical Garden   Phoenix, AZ
Date: 2024-04-08
Location: Desert Botanical Garden   Phoenix, AZ
Date: 2024-04-08

Photo courtesy of: davidbygott
Comments:
  • Posted by Johannian (The Black Hills, SD - Zone 4b) on Feb 8, 2022 9:42 PM concerning plant:
    This plant grows in deserts, but more frequently on gravelly slopes. This plant's bark is yellow-green, and it has 4-8 pairs of leaflets on each leaf. This plant has pale yellow flowers, the uppermost petal often whitish.

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