Palo Verde translated in Spanish means “green stick”. The name is quite appropriate since the Palo Verde trees from the leaves to the branches, the limbs and trunks are all green. Their springtime blooms are a beautiful yellow, it is by far one of the most spectacular trees. They grow very well in the desert since they are very tolarant to the hot dry climate. This is why Palo Verde trees are the perfect tree to cultivate here at Borrego Palms.
We have been quite pleased with the rapid growth and the blooming yellow flowers from our spineless Palo Verde trees that we have collected approximately 50 seeds and have been replanting them into 1 gallon containers. Hopefully, they will be ready for the ground in about a year. The current older trees are getting brittle on some of the branches, and their harsh spines make trimming very difficult. Over time we hope to replace the current Palo Verde trees with these new ones.
We are hoping to have the transition completed by 2014.
