Background, Lawn, Parking Strip, Parking Lot, Raised Planter, Street Tree, With Rocks
Special Uses
Erosion Control, Screen, Shade Tree
Attracts Wildlife
Wildlife
Information by: Kathleen Moore Photographer: Mountain States Nursery
Description
Notes
Semievergreen tree can rapidly grow to 30' x 30'. Thorns are variable. Can be multitrunked. Dark coarse textured bark. Accepts reflected sun. Upright grower with wide crown. Avoid overwatering to control windstorm uprooting. Yellow-green flowers in spring.
Frost tolerant to 15 F.
May be sold as Prosopis chilensis, Prosopis alba, or Prosopis hybrid. Look for thornless selections.