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Desert Museum Palo Verde
Parkinsonia x 'Desert Museum'
Qualifies for Tree Enhancement Program
Climate Resiliency
3 out of 5 stars
This hybrid tree has three parents, Parkinsonia microphyllum, Parkinsonia floridum, and Parkinsonia aculeata. Unlike most other palo verde trees this tree is thornless and has a longer blooming period with somewhat larger flowers. Tree offers nice filtered shade, allowing most plants to grow successfully underneath it.
- Plant type: Tree
- Maintenance level: Medium
- Water requirement: Medium, Low
- Sun exposure: Full
- Height range: 20–30 Feet
- Width range: 20–30 Feet
- Canopy value: 368 ft²
- Growth rate: Fast
- Seasonal habit: Semi-Evergreen
- Flower color: Yellow
- Flower season: Spring, Summer
- Fruit season: Summer
- General foliage color: Green
- Design style: Child/Pet Friendly, Pollinator Plants
- Hardiness cold tolerance: 15 °F
- Soil preference: Sand, Loam, Rocky, Well Drained, Moist, Dry
- PH preference: Alkaline/Basic, Neutral
- Sunset zones: 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 29
- USDA hardiness zone: 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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