But I know a blue palo verde in my neighborhood that was a big tree when I moved here in 1970, and it still looks healthy. My original seedling of Desert Museum broke apart last year at the age of 31.

Palo verde beetles inhabit desert and scrubland habitats where palo verde trees and other woody shrubs are abundant. They may be found outside their native range if suitable host plants are present.

From carpet beetles to ladybugs to palo verde beetles, here's what to know about the most common beetles in Arizona and why they get in your house.

Palo verde beetles are known as root borers. The females lay eggs in the soil 2 to 3 inches deep near host trees — typically palo verde trees and similar plants.

Palo verde beetles inhabit desert and scrubland habitats where palo verde trees and other woody ... Root damage also can make the tree more susceptible to stressors such as drought or disease.

Here's what palo verde beetles eat and whether they bite. Summer in Phoenix brings out the fearsome-looking palo verde beetle, which emerges to mate.

It's a palo verde tree, which is both native and non-toxic to kids and pets and horses. If my geldings manage to reach the branches to browse, or if wind blows litter into corals, they won't be ...

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Answer: Palo verde trees (Parkinsonia species) are sometimes affected by what is called a witches’-broom.This abnormal growth is not mistletoe but rather another problem. These brooms have for ...

Although palo verde trees are deciduous, their green bark keeps your interest after annual leaf drop occurs. One of the most popular medium-sized evergreen trees for Southern California is the ...

Secondly, this tree, like many mature trees, requires regular watering. In the spring, summer, and fall, every two to three weeks deep watering to 24 to 36 inches is best. This can be reduced to ...