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Mexican Fencepost
Palo Brea
Mexican Fencepost

Common name:Mexican Fencepost
Botanical name:Pachycereus marginatus

Evergreen columnar cactus grows quickly to 10' x 6'. Stems are dark green and have small white spines. Flowers are pink and appear in spring. A bold, dramatic accent plant. Good in containers. Accepts reflected heat. Native to southern Mexico.

Palo Brea

Common name:Palo Brea
Botanical name:Parkinsonia praecox

Spectacular tree with unusual, umbrellalike growth habit. Palo Brea can reach 25' x 25'. Distinctive sculptural form usually with multiple lime green trunks and wide-spreading branches. Spring clusters of bright yellow flowers provide seasonal intrest. Native to Mexico into South America.

Designer: Nick Bourque

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Image: 13 of 30

Photographer: Kathleen Moore

Water Saving Tip:

Water between sunset and sunrise when temperatures and wind are the lowest.