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Palo Verde Hybrid 'Desert Museum', Parkinsonia aculeata

Palo Verde Hybrid 'Desert Museum', Parkinsonia aculeata. Also Called: Jerusalem Thorn, Mexican Palo Verde.

Palo Verde Hybrid Parkinsonia aculeata Leaves	'Desert Museum' Parkinsonia aculeata Leaves
Palo Verde Hybrid Parkinsonia aculeata Thornless Trunk & Stems	Palo Verde Hybrid 'Desert Museum' Parkinsonia aculeata Flowers

Palo Verde Hybrid 'Desert Museum' Parkinsonia aculeata, Used To Be Pea Family ( Leguminosae ) Now Called ( Fabaceae ), Palo Verde Hybrid 'Desert Museum'. Also Called: Jerusalem Thorn, Mexican Palo Verde. This hybrid was discovered and developed by Mark Dimmitt at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, Arizona. Believed to be a natural hybrid of Parkinsonia aculeatae, Cercidium floridum, and Cercidium microphylum, it combines the desirable characteristics from the three parent trees. Very popular due to its thornless characteristics. Height: Up to 20 feet tall and 30 foot spread. Flowers: Bright yellow with five petals, pistils may be red - brown. 4 - 5 flowers in a cluster less than 2" long; covering the tree in spring, sometimes again in late summer. Yellow flowers in the spring. Upper flower petal often bears orange dots. Blooming Time: Mid March - April and again in June through August. Stems/Trunks : Up to about one foot in diameter. A very smooth green thornless trunk and stems. Leaves: Leaves are bipinnately compound, in pairs, about 1/2in long with leaflets of 1/4 to 1/8in; often leafless most of the year, normally each fork bearing 1-3 pairs of smooth, tiny leaflets, that are shed in early summer. This is in contrast to Foothills Palo Verde which usually has 4 or more tiny leaflets. Seed Pod: Few, if any, seed pods. Seeds: Smooth hard seeds are only slightly flattened with 2 to 7 found in each pod. Elevation: 0 - 2,500 Feet. Habitat: At low elevations. Miscellaneous: