Fruitless White Mulberry – Morus alba
Height: 30 – 50 feet Width: 30 – 50 feet Bloom color: Inconspicuous; Yellow to Green Flowering season: Spring USDA minimum zone: 4 Cold hardiness: -20° F
Fuji Apple – Malus x domestica ‘Fuji’
Height: 15 – 25 feet Width: 15 – 25 feet Bloom color: White/Pink Flowering season: Spring USDA minimum zone: 6 Cold hardiness: -10° F
Fuyu Persimmon – Diospyros kaki ‘Fuyu’ (Jiro)
Height: 25 – 30 feet Width: 25 – 30 feet Bloom color: Inconspicuous; Pale Yellow Flowering season: Summer USDA minimum zone: 7 Cold hardiness: 10° F
Gala Apple – Malus x domestica ‘Gala’
Height: 15 – 25 feet Width: 15 – 25 feet Bloom color: White/Pink Flowering season: Spring USDA minimum zone: 4 Cold hardiness: -25° F
Foothills Palo Verde – Parkinsonia microphylla
Palo Verde is the state tree of Arizona, and the name translates from Spanish to “green stick,” in reference to the tree’s branches that stay green year-round. This unique feature allows the tree to appear evergreen, even when the leaves have been shed in winter or summer drought. This species yields clusters of lightly fragrant,…
Fremont Mandarin – Citrus Mandarin Fremont (Standard)
Harvest time is November to December in Tucson. Height: 10 – 15 feet Width: 10 – 15 feet Bloom color: White Flowering season: Spring USDA minimum zone: 9 Cold hardiness: 24° F
Fruitless Olive – Olea europaea (Fruitless variety)
Olive trees have been grown for so long that it’s unclear exactly where they originally came from. They are generally associated with the Mediterranean region, where they have been in cultivation for more than 5000 years! The most distinctive feature of an olive tree is its smooth grey trunk that becomes gnarled and knotted with…
Fan Tex Ash – Fraxinus velutina ‘Fan Tex’
This hybrid of the native Arizona Ash was selected for its superior tolerance of heat, arid conditions, and alkaline soil. Compared to other Ash trees commonly grown in our region, Fan Tex Ash has larger leaves that emerge earlier in spring and cling to its branches later into the winter. Because they are grown from…
Fern of the Desert – Lysiloma watsonii
The heat and sun-loving Feather Bush is an Arizona native with a delicate appearance that grows into a large, graceful shrub or a small tree with a picturesque silhouette. In Tucson, winter temperatures can drop below 20 F, nipping the exterior branches of unprotected specimens to naturally maintain a lush, multi-branching shrub. Feather Bush casts…