One month without blogging a tree. Sad, but busy. Last week I came across the Arizona Rosewood in a little garden. It was tall, a tree. But it most often grows as a shrub. It takes some care to get the young plant to grow but once established, "it can be almost neglected," according to one guidebook.
So, if this would provide a green, consistent hedge or shade tree once established. It is tolerant to intense heat, cold and winds.
It looks like an oleander and has colorful flowers. It is native to northern Mexico and southern Arizona, lending itself to the Tombstone landscape of the old west. B
eing a part of the Rosaceae family, it shares a close genetic make-up to the rose, cherry, almond, apricot, and peach tree.
Take home message: Hardy, green plant
that won't leave you feeling high and dry when the rest of the world is.
