Tall Trees
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| Species |
Characteristics |
Plant needs |
| Box Elder Maple |
Dec, Shade |
EF, W |
| Velvet Ash |
Dec, Shade |
W |
| Cottonwood |
Dec, Shade |
W |
| Arizona Walnut |
Dec, Shade |
W |
Short Trees
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| Species |
Characteristics |
Plant needs |
| Netleaf Hack Berry |
EF |
D |
| Choke Cherry |
Dec, EF, Blms |
W |
| New Mexico Locust |
Dec, Blms |
W |
| Desert Olive |
Dec, EF |
W |
| Pear |
Dec, EF, Blms |
W |
| Apple |
Dec, EF, Blms |
W |
| Peach |
Dec, EF, Blms |
W |
| Plum |
Dec, EF, Blms |
W |
Tall Bushes
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| Species |
Characteristics |
Plant needs |
| Squawbush |
Dec, Frag, Blms, EF |
W, PS |
| Wright Silk Tassel |
E, Blms |
D, S |
| Mountain Mahogany |
E |
D, S |
| Apache Plum |
E, Blms |
D, S |
| Cliff Rose |
E, Blms |
D, S |
| Golden Currant |
Dec, Blms, EF, EFL, Frag |
W,PS |
| Pointleaf Manzanita |
E, Blms, EF |
D, S |
| Fendler Rose |
Dec, Blms, Frag, EF |
W, PS |
| Arizona Rose |
Dec, Blms, Frag, EF |
W, PS |
Short Bushes
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| Species |
Characteristics |
Plant needs |
| Feather Dalea |
Blms |
D, S |
| Fern Bush |
Blms, Frag |
D, S |
| Gooseberries |
Dec, Blms, EF |
D, S |
Vines
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| Species |
Characteristics |
Plant needs |
| Canyon Grape |
Dec, EF |
W, PS |
| Virgins Bower |
Dec, Blooms |
W, PS |
| Virginia Creeper |
Dec |
W, PS |
Short Plants
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| Species |
Characteristics |
Plant needs |
Yucca |
Blms |
D, S |
| Bushmint |
EL, Blms, Frag |
D, S |
| Desert Ceanothus |
EL, EFL, Blms, Frag |
D, PS |
| Rosemary |
EL, Blms, Frag |
D, S |
| Lavender |
EL, Blms, Frag |
D, S |
| Agave |
EL, Blms |
D, S |
| Sotol |
EL, Blms |
D, S |
Wild Flowers
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| Species |
Characteristics |
Plant needs |
| Blanket Flower |
|
D, S |
| Cherry Sage |
|
W, PS |
| Cone Flower |
|
D, S |
| Yellow Evening Primrose |
|
D, S |
| Purple Aster |
|
D, S |
| Giant Four O'clocks |
|
D, S |
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Key
| Characteristics |
| Dec |
Deciduous |
| E |
Evergreen |
| Shade |
Provides shade |
| Frag |
Fragrant (foliage or bloom) |
| Blms |
Blooming Plant |
| EF |
Edible fruit, seeds, or nuts |
| EFL |
Edible Flowers |
| EL |
Edible leaves |
| Plant needs |
| W |
Needs a lot of water, moist soil |
| D |
Drought tolerant |
| FS |
Needs a sunny spot |
| PS |
Can live in partial sun exposure |
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