Ligustrum Texanum #5 Cone
A dense Japanese privet cultivar with glossy, leathery leaves, trained into a cone-shaped topiary. ‘#5’ typically indicates a nursery container size, not mature height. Special Features Dense foliage; responds well to shaping; useful for formal landscapes and year-round screening. Problems & Solutions Phoenix heat and drought can cause leaf scorch; provide deep watering and afternoon […]
Ligustrum Texanum #7 2ball Pdl
A dense Japanese privet cultivar with glossy, leathery leaves, offered in a #7 nursery container as a two-ball poodle topiary. Regular trimming maintains its sculpted form. Special Features Glossy foliage, dense branching, and excellent tolerance of shaping; provides a formal evergreen accent. Problems & Solutions Extreme heat and reflected sun can scorch leaves; provide afternoon […]
Euonymus
Compact evergreen shrub with small, glossy dark green leaves and a tidy, upright form. Responds well to shearing and is commonly used as a low formal hedge or edging. Needs afternoon shade to perform in the low desert. Special Features Tolerates shearing and formal clipping; fine-textured small leaves; good for low hedges and edging Problems […]
Ligustrum ‘Texanum’
A dense, broadleaf evergreen shrub with thick, glossy leaves and fragrant white flower clusters. Texas privet is commonly grown as a clipped hedge or privacy screen. Special Features Dense screening foliage; tolerates pruning and urban conditions; flowers attract bees and other pollinators. Problems & Solutions Extreme heat and dry soil can cause leaf scorch; provide […]
Wheeler’s Dwarf Pittosporum
Compact, mounding evergreen shrub with dense, glossy dark green foliage and fragrant white to cream spring flowers. Well suited for low borders, mass plantings, and foundation use in low-desert landscapes. Special Features Fragrant flowers; salt tolerant; heat tolerant once established; dense foliage suppresses weeds Problems & Solutions Root rot if overwatered (ensure drainage); aphids and […]
Waxleaf Privet
A dense evergreen shrub with glossy, leathery leaves, commonly grown as a hedge, privacy screen, or small tree. Adapted to Phoenix landscapes with irrigation and protection from intense reflected heat. Special Features Glossy foliage, dense screening, pruning tolerance, and flowers that attract pollinators. Tolerates heat with adequate irrigation but is not a low-water desert shrub. […]
Shiny Xylosma
A versatile shrub or small tree with glossy green leaves, bronze new growth, and graceful, arching branches; well suited to irrigated Phoenix landscapes. Special Features Glossy foliage, attractive bronze new growth, heat tolerance, and excellent response to pruning; can be trained into a hedge or small tree. Problems & Solutions Poor drainage can cause root […]