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Acacia berlanderi |
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Guajillo is a small tree with a tropical appearance that makes it ideal for patio areas. Creamy white, ball-like flower clusters appear in the spring. Grows to 12 feet tall and wide. |
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Acacia salicina |
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Willow Acacia has narrow leaves and a weeping growth habit, making it ideal for use around water features or in oasis zones. Reaches a mature size of 40' tall by 20' wide. |
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Acacia smalii |
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The attractive umbrella form and fragrant, golden-yellow flowers have helped to make Sweet Acacia one of the most popular trees in Tucson and Southern Arizona. |
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Cercidium floridum |
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Blue-green color with bright, yellow flowers. Moderately fast growth rate. Low-spreading. Minimal water requirements, but does best with a monthly deep irrigation in summer. |
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Chilopsis linearis |
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In the summer, Desert Willow trees are covered with fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers. Flower color ranges from white to purple, with lavender colored flowers the most common. |
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Pithecellobium flexicaule |
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A small, highly decorative tree. Dark green leaves with smooth gray bark. Slow grower. Fragrant, white or yellow flowers appear in spring. Ranges 15' to 40' tall and wide. |
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Prosopis alba |
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Perhaps the fastest growing mesquite and is quite vigorous. Rough, dark trunks tend to grow more vertical than other mesquite trees. Grows to 30' tall and wide. |
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Prosopis chilensis |
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Drought tolerant. Grows either singly or multitrunked with dark, coarse textured bark. Some are thornless. Yellow flowers appear in spring. Grows to 30' tall and wide. |
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Vitex agnus-castus |
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Chaste tree is very shrub-like, but can grow to 25' tall. Long, narrow spikes of purple flowers cover this tree in the summer months. Very aromatic with a long bloom period. |
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