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Foothills Palo Verde - Cercidium microphyllum
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Other common names: yellow palo verde, littleleaf palo verde
Size (HXW): 20 Ft X 20 Ft
USDA Hardiness zones: 9, 10
Sun requirement: Full sun
Water requirement: drought tolerant once established
Plant description: The foothills palo verde is a slower-growing shrub or tree that's native to the Southwest and parts of Northern Mexico. It has a very unusual green bark, which is full of chlorophyll. This allows the tree to focus its energy in the trunk, rather than via large, water-needing leaves. As a result the leaves are quite small, hence the name 'littleleaf'.
Similar suggested plants: desert museum palo verde, palo brea, cascalote, mulga
Bloom period: spring through early summer
Planting and growing information: Plant in well-draining soil. Glows fairly slow with various twisting branches. If growing from seed, be sure to keep the soil fairly moist the first 6 months of the seedling's growth or development will fail.
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