Blue Palo Verde Parkinsonia florida - Cercidium floridum, Cercidium floridum ssp. floridum

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Botanical Name:

Parkinsonia florida

Family:

Fabaceae

Genus:

Parkinsonia

Species:

florida

Common Name:

Blue Palo Verde

Seeds Per Pound:

2,678

Quantity:

8.17 lb

Germination:

98%

Germination Test Type:

Cut (Full Seed)

Purity:

99%

Height:

30-40 feet

Collection Locale:

California
La Quinta

Crop Year:

2024

Minimum Hardiness Zone:

In Stock: 8.17 lb

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Parkinsonia florida

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1 packet (~ 0 seeds)

$7.95

1 oz (~ 167 seeds)

$25.00

1 lb (~ 2678 seeds)

$150.00

1 kg (~ 5904 seeds)

$300.00

Characteristics

Spiney Plant

Growing Info, follow in order:

Scarification: Soak in hot tap water, let stand in water for 24 hours, repeat process on seed that did not imbibe.

Stratification: none required.

Germination: sow seed 1/16" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.

Other: boiling water can be used if hot water does not scarify the seed, If the seed has not imbibed after a 24 hr water soak,drain and repeat the process until it does imbibe. Individually filing or nicking the seed coat may be needed.

In a Nutshell:

* Parkinsonia florida, the blue palo verde (syn. Cercidium floridum), is a species of palo verde native to the Sonoran Deserts in the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico.

* Its name means "green pole or stick" in Spanish, referring to the green trunk and branches, that perform photosynthesis.

* Parkinsonia florida grows to heights of 10–12 metres (33–39 ft). It is a rapidly growing large shrub or small tree, and rarely survives to 100 years.

* Compared to the closely related Parkinsonia microphylla (foothill paloverde), it appears more decumbent in overall form, is taller, and matures more quickly.

* The plant's trunk, branches, and leaves are blue-green in color, hence the common name. The plant is drought-deciduous, shedding its foliage for most of the year, leafing out after rainfall. Photosynthesis is performed by the blue-green branches and twigs, regardless of absent leaves.

* The flowers are bright yellow, and pea-like, which cover the tree in late spring. They attract pollinators such as bees, beetles, and flies.

* The Irish botanist Thomas Coulter was the first to categorize Parkinsonia florida. He obtained specimens near Hermosillo, in Sonora, Mexico, in 1830.

* The blue palo verde is the state tree of Arizona. In 1966, it was also named the "city tree" of South Miami, Florida.
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Usda description:

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