Museum Palo Verde is unhappy
Christie Cali
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'Desert Museum' and 'Sonoran Emerald' Palo Verdes
Comments (23)I have two Sonoran emeralds in my yard I love love love these trees. The damage you see is from the woodpeckers but if your trees healthy will be no problem. They do grow very quickly so be careful not to overwater As this will lead to a week cellular structure and the branches will break easily in our monsoon weather.... That is what happens to many of the mesquite trees around here,too much water. Trim and shape them when they are young the wounds will heal properly. The tree pictured is 11 years old....See MoreStill looking for tree: Palo Verde "desert museum" ...
Comments (4)Well, I think I'll go with something else. The Palo Verde "desert museum" trees at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens were not as pretty as I thought they would be. Yes, they were thornless and even had a few blooms, but not all the limbs, nor the trunk had retained the green color nor did they exhibit the graceful shape that I expected. I'm not sure they are representative of the best of P.V. 'desert museum' but since the variety is not readily available anyway (thanks to Jolana for finding one a couple of hours away. That woman is a phenomenal 'finder' ... :-) and as much as I love trying something different, I'll probably go with a tried and true Arroya sweetwood which loves alkaline soil, grows fast, is drought tolerant, smells wonderful all times of the year, and IS available. Thanks for reading and any considerations of checking nurseries for me. Here it is growing at the SABG ... Here is a link that might be useful: Palo Verde desert museum images .......See MoreAnyone growing Palo Verde "Desert Museum" in the DFW area?
Comments (1)They will grow in clay with good drainage. I have one planted about 6'. It continues to bloom for a couple of months now with the extra rain....See MorePalo Verde "desert museum" at Lowes in San Antonio ...
Comments (15)Sorry I took so long, mine started blooming last week and I waited till it filled out a little more with flowers. It still has loads of buds that are unopened. The second one took quite a bit of damage over the winter and I cut it back but it is putting on new growth now. This one in the picture is about six feet tall at the tips sorry the picure is not very clear. I took a picture of one at a nursery last fall that is about 15ft and Ive talked to a landscaper who knows where there are some 20-25 ft specimens here in central Tx. I saw some 15 gal for sale this weekend for $60 and they reminded me of the thread and the elusive one from last fall. It was in a box maybe 36" and was $1000....See MoreJXBrown (Sunset 24, N San Diego County)
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