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Neat Arizona Trees: Palo Verde
these are green all over (hence the name). they're all over the place because they grow up really quickly, in just a few years, but they also fall over easily (i guess shallow roots, trying to get at surface water).
after the monsoon season here, it's normal to see palo verde laying sideways all over the place. one time, though, there was a storm where the winds were so strong that every single one within like 10 square miles was uprooted. i remember was at the public pool at the time, watching smallest brother, and we all had to get out and huddled in the entrance hut, hearing these cracking sounds all over everywhere, and then came out afterwards and there were cars with trees on them all over the parking lot
they're also thorny on the smaller branches, but the wood is really soft and supple, so you barely even notice. they always feel cool to the touch and have a noticeable smell when you're next to them, sort of a bitter fresh
when they bloom they turn super yellow with teeny yellow flowers and then litter them everywhere
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