Palo Brea Cercidium pracox Fabaceae
Form: Tree Seasonality: Deciduous Size: Moderate growth to 20 feet Leaves; Compound leaves containing 12 - 14 pairs of 1/4 inch leaflets Flowers: Clusters of small bright yellow flowers Fruit: Seed pod Stems/Trunks: Green trunk and branches, umbrella shape;. Branches have spines Range/Origin: Sonora Desert to South America Hardiness: Sunset; warm parts of 12; - 13; 18 - 20 Comments: Low litter, Small thorns CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: Exposure: Full sun Water: Low Soil: Sandy, well drained soil Propagation: Seed Maintenance: Minimal, prune only to shape

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