Parkinsonia

Parkinsonia aculeata (Mexican Palo Verde) - Native to Mexico. Small picturesque round headed tree of 15-20 feet tall with open lacy foliage and yellow-green bark.

Parkinsonia florida
( Blue Palo Verde )
Parkinsonia florida is a small bushy tree, leafless most of the year, with smooth, blue-green bark and sharp spines.

Parkinsonia aculeata
Fruit: tan pod with papery sheath, 2-4in long or greater, constricted between seed, end tapers to point
Stems/Trunks: thorns on young growth, green trunk becomes gray and woody with age ...

Parkinsonia aculeata. JERUSALEM THORN. Tropical America
LEGUMINOSAE or FABACEAE (Pea family) ...

Members of the genus Parkinsonia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
P. aculeata (Acacia) - P. florida florida (Blue Paloverde) - P. praecox (Palo Brea) ...

USDA Plants Database
Parkinsonia aculeata is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting Jerusalem thorn (opens a new window).

parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata) is a thorny plant with compound (i.e. pinnate) or twice-compound (i.e. bi-pinnate) leaves having few (1-3) pairs of strap-like branchlets.

Parkinsonia is endemic to the dry regions, such as savannas and scrublands, of Africa, Central America, and Southern North America. The common name "Palo Verde" comes from its green bark, which is able to photosynthesize.

#217 Parkinsonia aculeata
Common Names: Jerusalem thorn, Mexican palo verde
Family: Fabaceae/Leguminosae (bean Family)
Wallpaper Gallery (4 images) ...

Blue Palo Verde
Scientific Name: Parkinsonia florida (Benth. ex Gray) S. Wats.
Synonym: Cercidium floridum, Cercidium torreyanum
Family: Fabaceae ...

Parkinsonia - Parkinsonia Trees
Parkinsonia aculeata - Jerusalem-thorn, Mexican Palo Verde
Piscidia - Fishpoison Trees
Piscidia piscipula - Jamaican Dogwood; Florida Fishpoison Tree ...

Parkinsonia praecox ( ? )
Parkinsonia sp.
Family: Caesalpinioideae / Caesalpiniaceae
Palo Verde
Origin: Tropical America and Africa ...

Parkinsonia florida. Blue Palo Verde. Arizona.
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Also known as Parkinsonia florida. Has thorns. SelecTree lists no cultivars of floridum.
A Cercidium floridum in Salton City is registered as a California Big Tree.

Jerusalem Thorn (Parkinsonia aculeata)
Jerusalem Thorn (Parkinsonia aculeata)
Jewelled Aloe (Aloe distans)
Job's Tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)
Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway')
John Cabot Rose (Rosa 'John Cabot') ...

Sometimes placed in the genus Parkinsonia Native to southwestern U.S., Mexico, Central America, and South America. Three tree-sized Palo Varde are found in North America, namely, C. floridum, C. macrum, and C. microphyllum.

Jerusalem thorn, Mexican palo verde (Parkinsonia aculeata)
Jujube, Chinese date (Ziziphus jujuba)
Katsuratree
Magnolia (Magnolia)
Maple (Acer)
Oak (Quercus)
Osage orange (Maclura pomifera)
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
Pear (Pyrus sp.) ...

See also: Green, Parkinsonia aculeata, May, Rose, Orange