Habitat Along desert washes and creeks, stream banks and drainages. But these funnel form, tubular flowers have been seen blooming as early as November. Fruit Long, brown, cigar-like pods grows 4 to 8 inches long. Fruit matures in autumn, splits in two, and remains on the tree until spring.
Pods contain numerous flat, tan seeds with dual hair wings.
The Desert Willow is an upright shrub or small tree that grows to a height of 25 feet. The trunk grows up to 6 inches in diameter and has dark brown, scaly bark. Narrow, alternate, light-green leaves are 3 to 6 inches long with very pointed ends. Slender brown twigs are often hairy or sticky. This deciduous plant is classed as a phreatophyte, and is an indicator that water is not too far below the surface during part of the year.