Jerusalem Thorn
Tree
🔬 Parkinsonia aculeata
Scientific Classification
🏷️ Family
Fabaceae
📋 Order
Fabales
📏 Height
6-10 متر
General Description
A medium-sized desert perennial tree, featuring a green trunk and attractive golden-yellow flowers, used for soil stabilization and landscaping in arid regions.
Plant Description
🍃 Leaves
Bipinnately compound leaves, small, light green
🌸 Flowers
Golden-yellow fragrant flowers in pendulous racemes
🍎 Fruits
Long dry pods containing brown seeds
Cultivation & Care
🌱 Planting Method
Plant in desert areas, drought-tolerant and heat-tolerant, grows in poor soils
🧑🌾 Care Tips
Very low watering, tolerates long droughts, light pruning to remove dead branches
🐛 Pests & Diseases
Aphids, scale insects, stem borers, legume pests
Environment & Distribution
🌍 Origin
North and South American deserts, Southern Mexico, Texas, Arizona
🌡️ Temperature
20-45°C
☀️ Sunlight
شمس كاملة (Full sun)
🌸 Flowering Season
Spring and Summer
🧪 Soil Type
Well-drained soil, tolerates sandy and rocky soils
Benefits & Uses
🌱 Ecological Benefits
Soil stabilizer, protects against desertification, provides shade for desert animals
🪵 Uses
Ornamental planting, desertification control, sand dune stabilization, shade in arid zones
⭐ Interesting Facts
Features green trunk capable of photosynthesis even when leaves fall, one of the best trees for harsh desert environments
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