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 ...

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.

The palo verde out front is a beautiful tree, tall and lanky. This time of year, it’s covered with yellow flowers. They are trying to kill me.

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.

The palo verde — with a name that means “green stick” in Spanish — is Arizona’s official state tree and is revered for its beauty, especially during the spring blooming season.

A single Palo Verde tree in the garden can be used as a focal point with its distinctive, year-long, green bark and branch color. An additional bonus is its display of prolific yellow blooms.

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.

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.

Topping palo verde tree will lead to more pruning. July 24, 2010 - 11:00 pm Topping trees, harvesting potatoes and squash, and other gardening questions are on people's minds.

Q: My yard has a palo verde borer beetle infestation. I have personally smashed/stepped on/killed this many the last three years: 2014 – 54, 2015 — 53 (June 18-July 21), 2016 — 66 (June 19 ...

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.

The palo verde “is the near perfect tree” if you’re willing to endure the above. For me, I removed our palo verde as soon as possible, and now enjoy this desert beauty from the property of ...