Weeping Fig – Ficus benjamina
Height: 30 – 50 feet Width: 30 – 50 feet Bloom color: Inconspicuous Flowering season: Spring USDA minimum zone: 9 Cold hardiness: 30° F
Western Cottonwood – Populus fremontii
The tall, billowy silhouette of the Western Cottonwood towers over the tops of most other native trees found growing in the washes around Tucson. This fast –growing, deciduous tree is especially striking when temperatures cool gradually in fall, causing the bright green heart-shaped leaves to take on a golden-yellow glow before dropping from the branches…
Weeping Acacia – Acacia pendula
The Weeping Acacia is an elegant and breathtaking tree. It grows slowly to maturity at about twenty-five feet, donning magnificent, weeping branches of silvery-blue foliage. Small, yellow puffball flowers, a classic characteristic of the Acacia family, may appear in early spring and winter. Following flowering, the blossoms transform into small seedpods, filled with seeds that…
Wax-Leaf Privet – Ligustrum japonicum
Wax-leaf privet is an old fashioned plant that has been popular in landscapes for years. It has been commonly used for hedging, screening, and topiary because of its dense growth and how well it responds to pruning. Ornamental blossoms cover thick, waxy leaves in late spring and summer, transforming into berries that birds adore. Wax-leaf…
Violette de Bordeaux Dwarf Fig – Ficus carica ‘Violette de Bordeaux’
Figs are mentioned in many of our earliest texts, and evidence suggests that these broad, deciduous trees have been in cultivation for thousands of years. The fig tree’s leaf, in particular, is a widely familiar shape that has provided some of the world’s most famous statues and paintings with strategic covering and a modicum of…
Valencia Orange – Citrus Orange Valencia (Standard)
Harvest time is February to May in Tucson. Height: 20 – 25 feet Width: 20 – 25 feet Bloom color: White Flowering season: Spring USDA minimum zone: 9 Cold hardiness: 24° F
Trovita Orange (Arizona Sweet Orange) – Citrus Orange Trovita – Arizona Sweet (Standard)
Harvest time is December to February in Tucson. Height: 20 – 25 feet Width: 20 – 25 feet Bloom color: White Flowering season: Spring USDA minimum zone: 9 Cold hardiness: 26° F
Thornless Mexican Lime – Citrus Lime Mexican Thornless (Standard)
Harvest year-round in Tucson. Height: 10 – 15 feet Width: 10 – 15 feet Bloom color: White Flowering season: Spring USDA minimum zone: 9 Cold hardiness: 28° F
Thornless Chilean Mesquite – Prosopis chilensis hybrid
Height: 25 – 30 feet Width: 25 – 30 feet Bloom color: Yellow Flowering season: Spring USDA minimum zone: 8 Cold hardiness: 10° F