Mexican Palo Verde

Mexican Palo Verde Care

Parkinsonia Aculeata

Other names: Retama, Paloverde, Mexican Paloverde, Jerusalem Thorn, Horsebean, Lluvia De Oro, Mexican Palo Verde

What is the plant

P. aculeata - P. aculeata is a tender, spreading, often weeping, deciduous tree with spiny, green stems bearing pinnate leaves divided into numerous, ovate to oblong, mid-green leaflets and racemes of cup-shaped, orange-spotted, bright yellow flowers in spring.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

min -1°C

Hardiness zone

9 - 11

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

Toxicity

Poisonous

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water regularly to get your tree well-established, at least during its first year in your yard. After that, water during dry spells when we've had no rainfall.
Pruning
If you place the parkinsonia correctly, you won't have to do any trimming. If it grows too close to drives or walks, you will have to prune back branches to keep anyone or anything from comimg in contact with its thorns
Fertilizer
Fertilize 3 times a year - spring, summer and fall - with a good quality granular fertilizer.

Disease diagnosis

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Sunlight
It cannot grow in the shade.
Soil
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline and saline soils.
Temperature
It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 24 - 32°c, but can tolerate 16 - 36°c. When dormant, the plant can survive temperatures down to about -4°c, but young growth can be severely damaged at -1°c

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Additional
The leaves are reported to contain hydrocyanic acid and to be toxic
Popularity
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