A family friend bought some property near mine and it has several of these trees on it. The realator thought it was some type of palo verde (there are a lot of foothills palo verde in the area), but the flowers look like desert bird of paradise to me. I've looked up both plants but still can't tell (I'm partially colorblind so that could be playing a part in that). Friend says the bark is green, so maybe the realtor is right. One tree's toxic to some pets she has, and the other isn't, so we're trying to figure it out before she decides on where everything's going to go (pet/fence wise). Any help is appreciated.
Located in the California high desert.
Edit: Identified as Desert Bird of Paradise.
by REtroGeekery
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That’s Desert Bird of Paradise based on the flower cones. Palo Verdes explode into little yellow flowers all over when they bloom.
Absolutely, no doubt, mexican bop. Palo verde has green trunk/stems across the board, and their flowers are small, yellow, and plentiful. I have lots of both in my town, and i frequently collect seeds from them when they seed to grow my own, though i havent gotten around to growing any 🤣