Sanguinelli Blood Orange – Citrus Orange Sanguinelli (Standard)
Harvest time is between February and April in Tucson. Height: 20 – 25 feet Width: 20 – 25 feet Bloom color: White Flowering season: Spring USDA minimum zone: 9 Cold hardiness: 26° F
Sago Palm – Cycas revoluta
The Sago Palm has been called “the living fossil” because it can be traced back to the prehistoric era, approximately two hundred million years ago, when dinosaurs walked the earth. It can now be found in many gardens and landscapes around the world. Rich, deep green leaves grow in a fountain-like habit and much older…
Ruby Red Grapefruit – Citrus Grapefruit Ruby Red (Standard)
Harvest time is January to May in Tucson. Height: 15 – 20 feet Width: 20 – 25 feet Bloom color: White Flowering season: Spring USDA minimum zone: 9 Cold hardiness: 26° F
Red Tip Photinia – Photinia x fraseri (Tree)
Red Tip Photinia, also known as Fraser’s Photinia, is one of the Southwest’s quintessential landscape workhorses. While it is most commonly used as a background, foundation, large border, or tall screen, Photinia can also be pruned into a small patio-sized tree, and it does great in large containers. Clusters of tiny white flowers appear in…
Rio Red Grapefruit – Citrus Grapefruit Rio Red (Standard)
Harvest time is December to April in Tucson. Height: 15 – 20 feet Width: 20 – 25 feet Bloom color: White Flowering season: Spring USDA minimum zone: 9 Cold hardiness: 26° F
Raywood Ash – Fraxinus oxycarpa ‘Raywood’
While Tucson gardeners genuinely enjoy our short-lived fall season, many of us spend at least a few of these precious minutes lamenting the fact that desert trees generally lack the red and orange hues that we tend to associate with Autumn. If you live in the hot desert, enjoy cooling shade in summer, and crave…
Red Oleander Tree – Nerium oleander ‘Red’ (Tree)
If you want an evergreen patio-sized tree with colorful flowers, but like to save water, then Oleander is the perfect plant for you! Once established, they are among the most drought tolerant flowering plants on the market, and with so many different colors and forms available, it’s easy to find the perfect one for your…
Red Push Pistache – Pistacia x ‘Red Push’
Height: 25 – 40 feet Width: 20 – 30 feet Bloom color: Inconspicuous; Green Flowering season: Spring USDA minimum zone: 7 Cold hardiness: 0° F
Purple Robe Locust – Robinia ‘Purple Robe’
Purple robe locust is a tree that stops people in their tracks when they happen upon it in full bloom. The flowers resemble sweet peas, but they hang from the branches like wisteria and smell faintly like roses. This hybrid begins blooming earlier than other locust trees, and blooms for a longer span of time.…