Jura's Garden

Palo Blanco

Available in 64 count trays

Form: slender graceful arching tree with sparse foliage
Seasonality: normally evergreen, may drop leaves in cold or drought
Size: 10-20ft or more with spread 1/3 to 2/3 height
Leaves: mid-rib with 5-6 leaflets on end (also described as flattened petiole)
Flowers: catkins, rod or bottle-brush-like, white or light yellow
Fruit: multichambered pod, tan, 3-4in long
Stems/Trunks: beautiful bark exfoliates like curled paper, very light in color
Range/Origin: Sonoran desert of Mexico
Hardiness: frost sensitive, damaged in high twenties