Southwestern Trees - Landscaping

You'd be surprised at the type of trees that will thrive in the desert southwest. These trees will do well in the lower elevations of the southwest. Most require little to moderate watering.



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Afghan Pine
Scientific Name: Pinus eldarica
Full Sun: Full or partial shade - USDA Zone: 6 - 10
Afghan pine/Desert pine is a fast growing evergreen tree and can used as border landscaping. Can grow up to 80ft. tall and 30ft. wide. Low water once established. Also called Mondell pine.




Desert Willow Scientific Name: Chilopsis linearis
Sun: Full Sun - USDA Zone 7 - 9
Desert willow grows to about 25ft tall. If you are looking to attract hummingbirds then this is the tree to get. Beautiful light purple blooms very hardy shrub or tree. Very drought tolerant once established. More Desert Willow Information



Mesquite Tree/shrub Scientific Name: Prosopis juliflora
Full Sun - USDA - Zone: 7 - 10
Mesquite has green foliage and dedicious. Large sweet edible pods on brances. Very drought tolerant tree. Grows about 15-20ft tall and wide. Has large thorns can be easily trained as a tree.




Chilean Mesquite Scientific Name: Prosopis chilensis
Full Sun - USDA - Zone: 7 - 10
The Chilean Mesquite trees has green foliage and dedicious. Unlike the mesquite is has no thorns and larger. Very drought tolerant tree. Grows about 40ft tall and wide. Darker Bark.
Chilean Mesquite for more information.



Mimosa or Silk Tree
Scientific Name: Albizia julibrissin
Full Sun - USDA - Zones: 6b thru 9
The Mimosa can withstand droughts beautiful pink spike blooms at top. Can grow up to 30ft. tall and sometimes wider. Excellent shade tree.



Vitex
Scientific Name: Agnus-castus
Full Sun - USDA Zones 6-10
The vitex tree or shrub. Also called the chaste tree. Can grow to about 15-20ft. tall and wide. Very low water once established. Beautiful spiky dark blue blooms late spring early summer.



Live Oak
Scientific Name: Quercus virginiana
Sun: Full Sun - USDA Zones: 7-10
Southern Live Oak - Can grow up to 80-100ft. Live oak is a long-lived, massive, evergreen shade tree. Its horizontal branches form a broad rounded canopy. This tree loves full sun and is a slow grower. Moderate water once established.
Live oak tree information here



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Weeping Mulberry
Scientific Name: Morus alba pendule
Can take Full USDA Zone 4-9
This weeping mulberry can grow up to 15-20ft tall not as wide. Tree froms a beautiful shade canopy. Perfect for kid to hide in.







LondonPlane tree

Scientific Name: Platanus acerifolia
Full Sun - USDA Zone 9a:
LandonPlane Tree can grow up to 100ft. tall and about 30-40ft wide. Large green leaf with pale white bark. The bark flakes will fall off, exposing white, smooth bark underneath. Excellent shade and ornamental tree.




Ocotillo
Scientific Name: Fouqueiria splendens
Full Sun - USDA zone 8 & 7a - 7b The Ocotillo is more of a shrub no real shade but has beautiful bright orange spring blooms. Green foilage in summer and grey in winter about 8-10ft tall. Once established can survive with desert rain only.



Pomegranate Southwestern tree Scientific Name: PUNICA GRANATUM Full Sun - USDA zones: 6-9 Beautiful orange trumpet like blooms in early spring. Good ornamental tree. This tree does produce large sweet fruit. It Grows about 25ft. tall and 15ft. wide. Decidious in the southwest. Low water once established.
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Idaho Locust
Scientific Name: Robinia x ambigua Full Sun - USDA zones 4 - 8 Idaho Locust tolerates summer heat and dryness as well as winter cold. Beautiful fragrant pink flowers. Grows about 35ft. tall and 25ft. wide. Good shade and ornamental tree.





Southwestern Chitalpa Tree Scientific Name: Chiltalpa tashkinensis
Full Sun - USDA zones 7-8 (roots are hardy to zone 6)
This tree grows to about 25 - 30ft. tall and wide. Beautiful pink all summer long blooms. Fast grower and very drought resistent.





Mexican Elder Scientific Name: Sambacus Mexicana
Grows to about 15-20ft tall and 15ft wide. Yellow blooms during the spring months. Full Sun - USDA zones 7-8 (roots are hardy to zone 6)






California Christmas Tree Scientific Name: Cedrus deodara
Great looking evergreen tree. It is drought tolerant once established. Needs occasional watering in the southwest. Click photo for more information. Full Sun - USDA zones 7-8 (roots are hardy to zone 6)
More information about this tree: California Christmas Tree














Carolina Laurel Scientific Name: Prunus caroliniana
Excellent Evergreen Shrub or Tree. It is not considered a drought desert type tree but can be used as a border privacy tree. Look better with occasional pruning or shearing. Grows to about 15 maybe 20ft.

It can tolerant full hot sun but require additional watering during mid-summer.
More information about this tree: Carolina Laurel











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