Friday July 01, 2005
More about Palo Verde trees
Here are some seed pods from a Mexican Palo Verde tree (
Parkinsonia aculeata). This is
one of two Palo Verde species common around here (the other being the Foothills Palo Verde,
Cercidium microphyllum).
I collected these pods from the gutter next to a vacant lot. The Mexican Palo Verde is rated an "obnoxious weed"
due to the ease of its propogation from seed. But it is quite an attractive tree, really. I intend to
grow on or two for the garden. By the way, that's a 6" (15 cm) metal rule, for scale.
( Jul 01 2005, 11:24:41 AM PDT )
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