Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

12-25', 25-40'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Blue Green

 

Bark Color

Green

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Very Low, Low

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Thorns/Spines

Design Styles

Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Multi-trunk Tree, Showy Flowers, Specimen, Unusual Foliage

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Spring

 

Location Uses

Background, Parking Strip, Patio, Parking Lot, Street Tree, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Shade Tree, Naturalizing

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Upright, desert tree to 30' tall and wide. Will grow moderately fast with monthly irrigation. Trees bloom profusely in spring with clusters of golden-yellow blossoms. Arizona native 4000'. Can be drought or cold deciduous Blooms before microphylla. Branches form erect rounded graceful tree usually low branching.

hardy to 15f cercidium=resembling redbud