Description: I'm selling over 600 + kinds of seeds ( and also live plants during the warmer months ) so check my other auctions . You are bidding on about 20 JERUSALEM THORN SEEDS - Parkinsonia aculeata.Synonyms : Parkinsonia thornberi , Cercidium aculeataCommon names include Barbados flower-fence, horse bean, horse-bean, horsebean, jelly bean tree, Jerusalem thorn, Mexican paloverde, palo verde, parkinsonia, retaima, sessaban . This is an upright (erect) spiny shrub or small tree often forming dense thickets. It can reach up to 10 m tall, but usually grows 2-6 m in height. It has a trunk and branches with yellow-green bark and within the fine-textured foliage small thorns are nestled. The leaves look like pine tree needles and the branches are green in color, hairless and are often drooping (pendulous) or have a zigzag appearance. The flowers (2-3 cm across) are arranged in loose elongated clusters (5-20 cm long) arising from the leaf forks . Each of these flower clusters usually contains 8-17 flowers, but the flowers can occasionally be borne singly. The flowers are bright yellow in color, sometimes with a hint of orange or red in the center. Height: 15-20 feetWidth: 15-20 feetWinter Hardiness: 20-25° F Native to southern USA, northern Mexico, the Galapagos Islands and northern South America (Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina).Economic and other uses : Parkinsonia aculeata is used for firewood, charcoal, medicine, fodder (pods and leaves)shade, mulch and as a live fence. It is useful in soil stabilization as a windbreak. See my store for 600+ seeds , live plants ( during the warmer months ) and over 300 books on plants and gardening ( when listed ). I add new items every day and combine shipping whenever possible .
Price: 5 USD
Location: Beachwood, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-01-23T12:29:36.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.25 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Tree Seeds
Brand: Unbranded
