Chilopsis linearis, the desert willow or desert catalpa, is prized in dry gardens for its showy, fragrant blossoms which cover the tree in summer. When many native bloomers are past their spring ...

PHOENIX — The Sonoran Desert is clearly distinct by its dry, hot, and prickly appearance but did you know most of it is edible? “I just want to connect to the native plants around us,” said ...

Courtesy photo/John Garaventa One of the tree choices for Red Bluff Garden Club member John Garaventa he has planted in his garden is the Desert Willow Tree. It is a native of the southwestern U.S.

Mesquites, palo verdes and the desert willow are among the species that offer quick-growing, sun-thwarting canopies. Phoenix and Tempe have tree and shade master plans with designs to cover a ...

Currently, SRP offers six types of desert-adapted trees that thrive in Phoenix’s dry, harsh heat: desert willow, lilac chaste, native mesquite, palo verde, thornless mesquite and willow acacia.

The demise of that desert forest eliminated critical habitats for birds and other animals that rely on the trees for refuge from extreme heat. Even if the water returns, it's unlikely that the ...

From Diggin' In: Q: We recently had an open house party here at our new home. We had a couple of neighbors, along with our family. Auntie G. says she really liked the desert willow tree that is ...

The desert willow has white, purple and pink flowers that bloom all summer long. They have unusual growth structures with twisted limbs, and tiny leaves that birds and desert tortoises like to ...

Desert willow. This native and its hybrids are popular because of their extreme drought-tolerance and long flowering period. They are smaller trees that grow rapidly and can provide a pretty ...

The demise of that desert forest eliminated critical habitats for birds and other animals that rely on the trees for refuge from extreme heat.