Shade - Palo Verde - Blue

Blue Palo Verde has native durability and provides shade. They are one of the important native trees that dominate our arborescent Sonoran Desert. Adaptable to many desert designs, all Palo Verdes have characteristically green bark, this one has blue-green foliage that provides its common name. Moderate to fast growing to about 30 ft., most typically multi-trunked with low, dense branching habit. Deep infrequent watering keeps these trees well rooted and blooming well once they are established. Yellow blooms cover the tree canopy in spring. Blue Palo Verde have a low branching habit so work well in open residential landscapes.

Scientific name:  Cercidium floridum

Mature size:  up to 30 ft. high & wide

Sun:  Full sun