Palo Brea low-water grown as a focal accent

grown as a focal accent or in tight curated groups rather than as a hedge

The rock is durable and resistant to fading

Unlike single-trunk trees

True fall color is rare in the Phoenix Valley

or adding authentic desert character to a Chandler landscape — Native Hedgehog is the cactus that belongs here

Palo Brea low-water grown as a focal accentPhoenix's Most Stunning Native Style Desert Tree with Yellow Spring Blooms Palo Brea (Parkinsonia praecox) is one of the most spectacular small desert trees available for Phoenix Valley landscapes, delivering an explosion of brilliant yellow flowers each spring and maintaining a striking green bark that photosynthesizes all year long even when the tree is leafless. It grows 23 feet per year and reaches 2030 feet tall with a graceful 1525 foot spread.