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Blue Palo Verde
Parkinsonia florida
Qualifies for Tree Enhancement Program
Climate Resiliency
4 out of 5 stars
Upright growing tree has blue-green bark, limbs and like all palo verdes can conduct photosynthesis even when all the leaves have dropped off. Bright yellow flowers cover the tree in spring. Small thorns are not very aggressive.
- Plant type: Tree
- Maintenance level: Medium
- Water requirement: Medium, Low
- Sun exposure: Full, Reflected Heat
- Height range: 25–35 Feet
- Width range: 25–35 Feet
- Canopy value: 530 ft²
- Growth rate: Medium
- Seasonal habit: Deciduous
- Flower color: Yellow
- Flower season: Spring, Summer
- Fruit season: Summer
- General foliage color: Green, Blue
- Design style: Pollinator Plants, Thorns/Spines
- Hardiness cold tolerance: 10 °F
- Soil preference: Sand, Loam, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry
- Native location: Southwestern California, Arizona, northwestern Mexico
- PH preference: Alkaline/Basic, Neutral
- Sunset zones: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 29
- USDA hardiness zone: 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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