Parkinsonia X Desert
Museum is
graceful and colorful in the California landscape. These
small-medium sized trees grow to 25 feet and are very drought tolerant once established.
The
trees will drop their leaves and photosynthesize through the bark and
branches. The cultivar Desert Museum is a thornless hybrid
between the native and naturalized Parkinsonia species (P. aculeata, P.
microphyllum, and P. floridum).
The Thornless Mexican Palo Verde works well as a street tree. I have
found that trees in landscape conditions often grow too fast and dense and
require moderate thinning to keep them from breaking themselves
down. Parkinsonia X Desert Museum is winter hardy when temperatures drop into the
mid teens.
High resolution images
of Parkinsonia X Desert Museum are available.
