Caesalpinia cacalaco
Chalala · also Cascalote, Thornless cascalote, Cascalote smoothie
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This species thrives in warm climates with rocky, well-draining soils but is sensitive to colder temperatures. It is a small, drought-tolerant tree suitable for desert and southwestern gardens. It features attractive fall and winter blooms and copper-colored pods that ripen in late spring.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1020.39%—7.0 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 10–18 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Soil
- Rocky, Well-drained
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.0 in, mean 7.5 in, 90th percentile 15 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Bajío dry forests
- Balsas dry forests
- Central American dry forests
Other Caesalpinia in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
