Shrub Buxus sp. [Boxwood] Boxwoods do best when planted away from strong winter sun and wind and prefers moderate shade. Winter desiccation injury (browning) in full sun is a real concern, but this plant often recovers in spring with new growth. The Boxwood's shallow roots prefer moistness and coolness.
Tree Calocedrus decurrens [California Incensecedar] The California Incensecedar is a large, handsome plant, excellent for formal plantings. In youth it is distinctly columnar and may develop a more conical habit at maturity. This plant is quite adaptable to different types of soils and is drought and heat tolerant once established. The California Incensecedar is known to be quite long-lived and large in the wild, even over 1000 years old and reaching more than 150' in height.
Tree Calocedrus decurrens 'Columnaris' [Columnar California Incensecedar] The Columnar California Incensecedar is a large, handsome plant, excellent for formal plantings. This cultivar is very narrow-columnar in habit, retaining this form well into maturity. Quite adaptable to different types of soils, this plant is also drought and heat tolerant once established.
Tree Carnegiea gigantea [Saguaro] Arms form only after the plant reaches 50 or 60 years old. Plants may live 200 years. The ribs expand or contract depending on the amount of water being stored. Found mostly on gravelly slopes. Gila woodpeckers make their homes in the trunk. Young plants need protection from sun. Transplant readily but more difficult with older plants. State flower of Arizona. Protected. Must be transplanted from construction site. Transplant with same orientation to sun as…
Tree Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula' [Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar] Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula' is an interesting and beautiful plant with distinctly blue foliage. The habit of this weeping cultivar is determined by training. If left alone and unsupported, the central leader will weep gracefully downwards, but the central leader can also be staked to create a more upright form with cascading branches coming from a straight trunk. Either method produces a quality specimen plant for the landscape. This plant should be moved balled and…
Tree Cedrus libani ssp. stenocoma 'Purdue Hardy' [Cedar of Lebanon] Widely adaptable, the Cedar of Lebanon was considered hardy from Zone 7 southward until hardy strains were imported from higher elevations in Asia Minor, beginning with the Arnold Arboretum expedition in 1903. The Cedar of Lebanon prefers pollution-free, open, and sunny areas. It is difficult to transplant and is not tolerant of air pollution or shade. This tree is also very difficult to propagate from cuttings (i.e. asexually). It is the most cold-hardy of the…
Tree Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Glauca' [Blue Nootka Cypress] Blue Nootka Cypress forms a dense screen of soft blue-green foliage. The tree is a fast growing evergreen that does not require pruning.
Shrub/Tree Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' [Fernspray Hinoki Falsecypress] Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' is a slow-growing, irregularly-branched, open shrub or small tree that has straggly branches with clusters of fernspray foliage. This plant grows well in average soils, as long as they are well-drained. Provide shelter from the wind.