Mexican Palo Verde
Parkinsonia aculeata
Mexican palo verde (Jerusalem thorn) is a fast, green-barked desert tree with weeping branches and showers of yellow flowers, casting light shade with photosynthetic stems. Very drought-proof.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 15–30 ft
- Spacing
- 15–25 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AZ, CA, FL, LA, NM, TX