Parkinsonia aculeata

Plant Characteristics
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Parkinsonia aculeata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Parkinsonia aculeata, Linn. Jerusalem Thorn. Small glabrous tree, up to 10 ft. tall, the slender zigzag branches often pendulous: leaves 8-16 in. long, with spiny petioles 1/2-l in. long; leaflets numerous, very small, distant, linear to linear-oblanceolate, ,' 1/2-4 in. long, inequilateral, on slender petioles; rachis winged, 1/2-1 1/2 ft- long: racemes slender, axillary, 3-6 in.long; flowers fragrant, pendulous; calyx glabrous, tube very short, lobes oblong, reflexed, exceeding the tube; petals yellow, 3/8-5/8 in. long, blades suborbicular or oval, longer than the claws; stamens and ovary pubescent: pods narrow, 2-4 in. long, constricted between the seeds; seeds oblong. Probably tropical America. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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