Parkinsonia Species, Palo Brea, Sonoran Palo Verde

1st year from nursery; planted in Feb. slow to leaf out but once the hot weather hit it started growing very fast. Nursery person said ...Read Moreyou could stake outer branchs to grow upwards like a bowl.

Wonderful full yellow color when it blooms in May.
Hybrids lose the green color in the bark.

Other synonyms include...Read More: Cercidium australe & Cercidium goldmannii.

A comparison between the flowers of five Palo Trees
--The Mexican Palo Verde (Parkinsonia aculeata), the upper petal starts out with red dots that eventually grow bigger and turn the entire top petal to red.
--The Palo Brea (Parkinsonia praecox), the upper petal has smaller & fewer red dots than the Mexican Palo Verde (P. aculeata) that don't grow bigger.
--The Blue Palo Verde (Parkinsonia florida), the upper petal is always a solid yellow just like the other four petals.
--The Little Leaf Palo Verde (parkinsonia microphylla), the upper petal is solid, all white, and the remaining petals are yellow.
--The Palo Brasil (Haematoxylum brasiletto), has flowers similar to Parkinsonia sp., and the top yellow petal has red dendritic streaks.