Water Needs
Light Needs
Common Name
Blue Palo Verde
Scientific Name
Parkinsonia florida (Cercidium floridum)
Botanical Pronunciation
PARK-in-so-nee-uh floor-EH-da
Plant Type
Broadleaf Evergreen Trees
Deciduous / Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Special Features
The bark of a palo verde tree is green because it's filled with chlorophyll. Unlike most trees, this plant gets a lot of photosynthesizing done through its bark. Only about a third of the palo verde's food is produced by the leaves.
Blooms
Late spring, early summer, Yellow flowers
Growth Habit
Tall and Wide
Growth Rate
Moderate
Average Landscape Size
30' x 30'
Landscape Uses
Shade Tree
Care Information
A beautiful desert tree, though marginally hardy in Washington County. Will do best with reflected heat from the south side of houses or slopes in the winter. Grows rapidly with irrigation. May require frequent corrective pruning and thinning when young to avoid wind damage.
