[Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page

[Olin Miller]

The publication "Landscape Plants for the Arizona Desert" describes, with
photos, the trees, shrubs and other plants recommended for our AZ desert.
It is available at no charge at the four Master Gardener Offices listed at

http://cals.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/html/general/question.htm

and at any of the offices listed at

http://www.amwua.org/contact_conserve-members.htm

There is also a list of the plants described in the booklet at
http://www.amwua.org/conservation/plants-featured.pdf

and some down-loadable descriptive flyers at
http://www.amwua.org/conservation/plant-flyers.htm

Roses are the shrubs most commonly grown as standards and I also recall a
humungous bougainvillea tree at ASU that was several stories tall.

Olin Miller, Master Gardener Volunteer
U of A Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County AZ
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jilln20 at yahoo.com>
To: <arid_gardener at Ag.arizona.edu>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 8:53 AM
Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page


> Jill
> 85018
> jilln20 at yahoo.com
>
> Hi,
>
> 2 questions -
>
> 1 - I'm looking for a small tree (approx 20 feet).  Other needs:
> evergreen (i.e. not messy), and flowering. I prefer a lush, shady look.
> What about a Flowering Pear?  or I saw a beautiful tree yesterday called a
> "Catalpa."    Any recommendations?
>
> 2 - What do you know about flowering shrubs that are made into tree form?
> (I think they're called "Standards").  Example:  hibiscus tree,
> bouganvilla tree, etc. Do they generally perform well and which ones
> perform best - would they make good small trees?