Archive for the ‘Green Stick Tree’ Tag
Palo Verde Blossoms — Image by kenne
Interesting Facts About the Palo Verde Tree:
— The Arizona state tree
— The name in Spanish means “green stick”
— Can live to be over 100 years old
— Can grow up to 30 feet
— Cause few or no allergy symptoms
— The flowers and seeds are edible
— The primary nursing plant for baby saguaros
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Palo Verde Tree In Bloom In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Called the green stick tree
Spring changes this desert plant,
Color it yellow.
— kenne
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Images by kenne
The Yellow-Tree Road
Resembling
diminutive fires;
blooming
on green sticks (Palo Verde);
setting
the desert a glow;
converging
roads in a sea of yellow;
alluring
sweet winds;
moving
desert naturalness;
knowing
the road less traveled.
kenne
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