Scientific Name: Parkinsonia florida
?Deciduous tree
?Native to the Sonoran Desert
?The state tree of Arizona.
?Polinated by numerous species of solitary bees such as leaf-cutter bees, bumblebees, and carpenter bees.
?When pods fall bruchid beetle larvae consume them. Javelina, rock squirrels, quail and doves eat Blue Palo Verde seeds.
?This tree provides nesting sites: for example, the Verdin often builds a nest in a palo verde tree.
?This tree provides insect prey for many birds.
?Seeds are water dispersed by flash floods which cause scarifying of the pod case which allows for easier germination.
?Found mostly in riparian habitat due to its high need for water.
?Can grow 10-12m and its leaves are blue-green.

Photo: Taken at Scottsdale Community College on March 28, 2003.

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