Fouquieria columnaris     
Boojum    
Fouquieriaceae Family     

Boojum

Form: tall desert tree; usually a single trunk
Seasonality: summer deciduous
Size: 60ft, width of twiggy branches to 15ft but very narrow at top; extremely slow grower
Leaves: rounded, 1/2 to 3/4in grayish green
Flowers: large panicles of yellow flowers at peak of trunk
Fruit: seeds
Stems/Trunks: thick columnar trunk, wide at base tapering at tip; sharp spines all along twiggy branches
Range/Origin: central Baja California; Sonora Mexico
Hardiness: to 25 °F

young specimen of Fouquieria columnaris

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• unusual form makes great accent plant
• holds size in container for many years

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Exposure: full sun, takes reflected sun
• Water: natural rainfall; supplemental in winter during its natural growing season
• Soil: any with good drainage
• Propagation: seed
• Maintenance: none
   
  Research by Master Gardener Jodie Bagley

NOTES:

leaf detail

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