Arizona Ash (Fraxinus velutina) P,U % a vigorous grower; leaves can burn badly by late June look for the little-leaf variety. [Oleaceae; Lamiales]
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Evergreen Euonymus (Euonymus japonica) M,U ^ [Celastraceae; Celastrales]
Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) %* will bloom when extra long shoots are allowed to remain; only lives about 10 years. [Compositae; Asterales]
Silver Berry (Eleagnus sp.) P ^* give a little shade; when defoliating for leaf pruning or size and not dormancy, allow the petiole and one-quarter of the old leaf to remain on the branch; flowers in the fall. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Texas Olive (Cordia boissieri) U % not a true olive; better branching than on angular small-leafed species, C. parvifolia. [Boraginaceae; Lamiales]
Citrus (Citrus sp.) F,I,S ^* most nursery citrus have an unsightly graft too high on a straight trunk, but there are some low graft treasures if you look; occasionally you can find a plant grown from seed; do not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis) U ^* a vigorous grower. [Bignoniaceae; Lamiales
Carob / St. John’s Bread (Ceratonia siliqua) U ^* do not bare-root; young are susceptible to cold-injury; use well-draining soil; does not die-back at stem cut so you can prune within 1/4″ of the branch you want to keep. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hackberry, Reticulated or Western (Celtis reticulata) U % foliage remaining on a branch can die off after trimming that branch, so only prune in the spring when growth is vigorous; needs lots of sun; said to need at least[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Weeping Bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis) B,C,U ^ [Myrtaceae; Myrtales