The Foothill Palo Verde (Parkinsonia microphylla) is sometimes called the littleleaf palo verde or the yellow palo verde. This is because is has very little leaves and when in blossom the flowers are bright yellow. The green branches are spine -tipped, stiff and upright giving the tree its name.

Parkinsonia microphylla, the yellow paloverde, foothill paloverde or little-leaved palo verde; syn. Cercidium microphyllum), is a species of palo verde. It is native to the Southwestern United States in southeastern California and southern Arizona; and to northwest Mexico in the states of Sinaloa, Sonora, and Baja California.

2022年9月29日 · Several species of palo verde trees are native to North America. The most common palo verde trees are the foothill palo verde which is also called Mexican palo verde (Parkinsonia aculeata), blue palo verde (Parkinsonia florida), and desert museum palo verde (Parkinsonia x ‘Desert Museum’).

The foothill palo verde is a small drought- deciduous, woody perennial tree with a multi -trunked form , generally growing from 5-7.5 m (~16-25 feet) (1, 2). It is slightly smaller in size than its close relative Parkisonia florida (blue palo verde). The bark on the trunk is smooth, yellow -green and has the ability

Size: Generally about 16 feet (4.9 m), rarely 25 feet (7.6 m), slightly smaller than Blue Paloverde. Growth Form: Yellow Paloverde is a relatively small spiny tree or shrub that is heavily branched with an open crown, the bark is smooth, yellow-green and has the ability to photosynthesize.

The foothill palo verde provides shade for vulnerable saguaro seedlings and the leaf litter provides a nitrogen rich root zone environment. Further, the symbiotic partnership with root mycorrhizal fungi, allows the palo verde to deliver nutrients to the seedling.

Common: foothills or little leaf palo verde, yellow palo verde Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Origin: Widely distributed within upland foothill subdivisions of the Sonoran Desert in eastern California, Arizona, and into Sonora and Baja California.