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Posted by vegasrenie 8 (My Page) on Wed, Sep 3, 03 at 19:36
| Living in Las Vegas puts great limits on the types of trees that can be planted here. I'd like to get feedback on several that I'm considering. I have a pretty large back yard (or *will* have once escrow closes, LOL) and want to plant shrubs along a block wall (primarily to grow as shade for my two dogs) as well as a few nice trees. I figure I can probably get about 5 15-30ft high trees in my back yard. I'd like to get pros and cons for this environment since this is a first time for me.
The ones I'm considering are:
Honey Mesquite
Australian willow
oriental arborvitae (fence shrub, probably would consider dwarf variety)
Pomegranite (sp?)
Pistachio
Twisted Myrtle
Mulga
Blue Palo Verde or Palo Brea
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RE: Trees for New Landscape
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| Honey Mesquite = tough as nails, but messy pollen, bean, and leaf drop. Great where th emess is not a problem Australian willow = moderate to low water use, low-litter plant, nice green color. Pomegranite (sp?) = nice trees, pretty flowers, Pistachio = about the only way to get fall color, low water use when established. Also consider the smaller Eucalyptus ... E. spathulata and others aren't the huge messy monsters that have given the whole genus a bad name. |
RE: Trees for New Landscape
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| I don't think that the pomegranite will grow tall enough for the shade you want. You might also consider Coast Live Oak or Island Oak. They provide much shade and are tolerant to arid climates. Soak deep when establishing so that roots will grow deep, where they can seek out water. |
RE: Trees for New Landscape
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| I researched several of those trees recently. I liked the Australian willow quite a bit. It gives a filtered shade and has a very deep root system so it won't uproot sidewalks, foundations, etc. The mulga has a very striking bark appearence, again a very good tree. Did you mean Chinese Pistache instead of pistachio? The Both do well down here and give some nice color in the fall. There is also a variety of pistache tree called the mastic tree which is evergreen. Other trees you may want to research are the olive tree (swan hill), Texas Mountain Laurel, and the coral gum. Good Luck |
RE: Trees for New Landscape
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| TO aZDesertRat, how does the australian willow do next to grass as far as deep rooting? could use your asvise. thanks in advance. bonbon2007 |
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