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Acacia aneura Aneura or Mulga Acacia 8 to 15 ft 10 to 20 ft Yellow Leathery Silver to Green leaves 10 ft Moderate- Do Not Over water Mid Spring Xeriscape to Shade 40
Acacia podalyriifolia Queensland Silver Wattle, Pearl Acacia 10-20ft Fast Grower 15 ft Golden Yellow Silver-Grey Smooth Textured 15 ft Low Late Fall To Spring Fragrant s Profuse er Ornamental For And Silvery Fruits 41
Cercis chinensis Chinese Redbud 8 to 12 ft 10 ft Pink-Purple Green Deciduous 9 ft Moderate Late Winter/Early Spring Zone 9b Not To Zone 10 Ornamental Partial Shade 42
Pittosporum tobira Japanese Mock Orange 15 ft 6 ft White Dark Green or Variegated 15 ft Moderate Late Spring Once Established to Shade 43
Acacia abyssinica Flat-top Acacia 25 ft 20 ft Creamy Yellow Puff balls Green leaves 25 ft Moderate- Do Not Over water Spring to Early Summer No Thorns to Part Shade 44
Acacia baileyana Bailey Acacia, Golden Mimosa Tree, Cootamundra Wattle Tree 20-30 ft Very Fast grower 30-40 ft Bright Yellow Blue- green, feathery, finely cut, smooth textured 20-40 ft Low -Do Not Over Early to Mid Winter Fragrant s Profuse er May lose branches in wind storms Can be used in Bonsai NOTES: Allergies to flowers are common 45
Acacia stenophylla Shoestring Acacia 25 ft 20 ft Creamy Green leaves Weeping habit 20 ft Low- Do Not Over Late Winter Ornamental 46
Acacia willardiana Palo Blanco, Willard's Acacia 15-20 ft 15 ft Creamy rods Very small leaves Silver papery bark 10-15 ft Low -Do Not Over Mid to Late Spring Fragrant s minimal Ornamental Arizona Native Profuse er 47
Cercidium floridum Blue Palo Verde 15 to 30 ft Slow Grower 25 ft Bright Yellow Green Leafless Most Of The Year Deciduous Bluish Cast Bark Large Thorns 15 to 30 ft Low-Do Not Over Early Spring Xeriscape 48
Cercidium microphyllum Foothills Palo Verde 10 to 20 ft 15 ft Pale Yellow Green Deciduous Slow Grower Green Bark Large Thorns 12 to 18 ft Low-Do Not Over Late Spring Xeriscape 49
Eucalyptus spathulata Narrow Leaf Gimlet 20 ft 20 ft Creamy Gold Grey Green Tinged With Red Multi-Trunk 20 ft Low-Do Not Over Late Spring Fall Must be trained into a small tree or will be a shrub Moderately 50
Prosopis chilensis Chilean Mesquite 15 to 30 ft 20 to 30 ft Pale Yellow White/Near White Green Semi- Spines 15 to 30 ft Low-Do Not Over Late Spring Early Summer Xeriscape 51
Brachychiton populneus Australian Bottle Tree 40 ft Rapid Growth 30 ft Glossy Green Seed pods 30 ft Moderate Full Sun/Partial Shade Mid Summer Xeriscape 52
Cupressus arizonica Arizona Cypress 40 ft Fast Grower 30 ft None Steely Blue 30 ft Low None Zone 9b Not To Zone 10 Full Sun/Partial Shade Xeriscape 53
Cupressus forbesii (Callitropsis forbesii) Tecate Cypress 30 to 40 ft 20 to 40 ft None Grey Green Fast Grower 15 ft Moderate None Needs Staked Xeriscape This is a threatened species 54
Eucalyptus microtheca Coolibah Eucalyptus 30 to 40 ft 12 to 40 ft Pale Yellow Silver Grey Fast Grower 15 to 20 ft Low to Part Shade White/Near White Mid Summer Least susceptible to broken branches Aromatic Xeriscape Best species for AZ 55
Eucalyptus polyanthemos Silver Dollar Gum Tree 30 to 40 ft Fast Grower 20 to 30 ft White/Near White Leaves Round Silver Aromatic 15 ft Low Mid Summer Xeriscape 56
Fraxinus velutina Arizona Ash 30 to 40 ft 30 ft Yellow Velvet Textured Green Deciduous Good Fall Yellow/Gold 20 to 30 ft Low Late Spring Low Shade Tree 57
Geijera pariflora Australian Willow 20 to 40 ft 10 to 20 ft Creamy White Grey/Green 20 ft Low-Do Not Over Early Spring and Fall Xeriscape 58
Podocarpus macrophyllus Japanese Yew Up to 40 ft 10 ft None Flat Dark Green Needles 10 to 20 ft Moderate None Grow as a tree or shape as a hedge Shade to Sun Can be grown in narrow areas 59