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Kidneywood, Palo Dulce
Eysenhardtia orthocarpa
Qualifies for Tree Enhancement Program
Climate Resiliency
4 out of 5 stars
This large shrub to medium-small tree produces a lacy canopy and general vase shape in maturity. Generally multi-trunked. Soft, medium green to gray-green pinnate leaves. Attractive terminal spike of small white flower smell strongly of vanilla and attract butterflies and bees. Flowers sporadically spring thru autumn. The small seed pods each house a single seed and are attractive to birds. Host for butterfly larva. Accepts our poor desert soils and does not need to be fertilized. Semi-evergreen in our area, though it may go deciduous in colder winters. Requires some judicious pruning to encourage a tree-like rather than shrubby shape. Will often remain smaller in shrub form.
- Plant type: Tree
- Maintenance level: Medium, Low
- Water requirement: Low
- Sun exposure: Full, Part Sun, Morning Sun, Afternoon Sun
- Height range: 16–20 Feet
- Width range: 20–26 Feet
- Canopy value: 368 ft²
- Growth rate: Medium
- Seasonal habit: Semi-Evergreen, Semi-Deciduous
- Flower color: White
- Flower season: Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Fruit color: Brown
- Fruit season: Spring, Summer, Autumn
- General foliage color: Green
- Design style: Patio Plants, Pollinator Plants
- Hardiness cold tolerance: 10 °F
- Soil preference: Well Drained, Dry
- Native location: Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico
- PH preference: Acidic, Alkaline/Basic, Neutral, Not Particular
- USDA hardiness zone: 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a
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