Desert Horizon Nursery

Flowering Trees

African Sumac – Desert Horizon Nursery

African Sumac

African Sumac

Full sun

Low

Late winter to early spring

Alba Mesquite – Desert Horizon Nursery

Alba Mesquite

Alba Mesquite

Full sun

Low

Spring to early summer

Anacacho orchid tree, a small multi-trunk tree with two-lobed leaves and clusters of white orchid-like flowers

Anacacho Orchid Tree

Anacacho Orchid Tree

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring / often reblooming in fall

Blue Alba mesquite, a large multi-trunk shade tree with a broad canopy of feathery blue-green foliage

Blue Alba Mesquite

Blue Alba Mesquite

Full sun

Low

Spring to early summer

Blue palo verde tree with smooth blue-green bark and a canopy covered in bright yellow flowers in a gravel yard

Blue Palo Verde

Blue Palo Verde

Full sun

Very low

Spring (March-May)

Bonita Ash – Desert Horizon Nursery

Bonita Ash

Bonita Ash

Full sun

Moderate

Spring

Bottle Tree – Desert Horizon Nursery

Bottle Tree

Bottle Tree

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring to early summer

Bradford Pear – Desert Horizon Nursery

Bradford Pear

Bradford Pear

Full sun

Moderate to high

Spring

Brazilian Pepper – Desert Horizon Nursery

Brazilian Pepper

Brazilian Pepper

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late fall to winter

California pepper tree with a gnarled trunk, weeping feathery foliage and clusters of rose-pink berries

California Pepper Tree

California Pepper Tree

Full sun

Low

Spring to summer

Carob tree with a dense rounded canopy of glossy dark green leaves and hanging flat brown pods

Carob

Carob

Full sun

Low

Fall to winter

Carob tree with a thick trunk, dense dome of leathery dark green leaves and chocolate-brown pods

Carob Tree

Carob Tree

Full sun

Low

Fall

Carolina cherry laurel with dense glossy dark green leaves and small creamy white flower spikes

Carolina Cherry Laurel

Carolina Cherry Laurel

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Late winter to early spring

Cascalote, a small multi-trunk tree with thorny gray trunks and upright spikes of yellow flowers, in a gravel yard

Cascalote

Cascalote

Full sun

Low

Late fall to winter

Smoothie cascalote, a small thornless multi-trunk tree with upright spikes of yellow flowers, in a gravel yard

Cascalote ‘Smoothie’

Cascalote ‘Smoothie’

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late fall to winter

Chaste Tree – Desert Horizon Nursery

Chaste Tree

Chaste Tree

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late spring through summer; reblooms if spent spikes are removed

Chilean Mesquite – Desert Horizon Nursery

Chilean Mesquite

Chilean Mesquite

Full sun

Low

Spring

Chinese Elm – Desert Horizon Nursery

Chinese Elm

Chinese Elm

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late summer to fall

Chitalpa – Desert Horizon Nursery

Chitalpa

Chitalpa

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late spring through summer

Coral gum eucalyptus, a small tree with gray-green leaves, coral-red buds and fluffy coral-pink flowers

Coral Gum Eucalyptus

Coral Gum Eucalyptus

Full sun

Low

Spring through summer

Coral tree with bare thorny branches tipped with clusters of brilliant red flowers in a gravel yard

Coral Tree

Coral Tree

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late winter to early spring (February to April) / before leaves emerge

Cottonwood – Desert Horizon Nursery

Cottonwood

Cottonwood

Full sun

High

Spring

Crape myrtle tree with smooth mottled trunks and pink summer flower clusters in a gravel yard

Crape Myrtle

Crape Myrtle

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through early fall

Biloxi crape myrtle tree with cinnamon-brown peeling trunks and pale pink flower clusters in a gravel yard

Crape Myrtle (Biloxi)

Crape Myrtle (Biloxi)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through early fall

Crape Myrtle Arapahoe (Red) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Crape Myrtle Arapahoe (Red)

Crape Myrtle Arapahoe (Red)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through early fall

Biloxi crape myrtle in full bloom with pale pink flowers and smooth cinnamon-brown trunks by a garden wall

Crape Myrtle Biloxi (Pink)

Crape Myrtle Biloxi (Pink)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through early fall

Dynamite crape myrtle tree with cherry-red flower clusters and red-tinged new leaves in a gravel front yard

Crape Myrtle Dynamite (Red)

Crape Myrtle Dynamite (Red)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through early fall

Crape Myrtle Muskogee (Lav) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Crape Myrtle Muskogee (Lav)

Crape Myrtle Muskogee (Lav)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through early fall

Crape Myrtle Natchez (White) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Crape Myrtle Natchez (White)

Crape Myrtle Natchez (White)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through early fall

Desert fern tree, a small multi-trunk tree with a spreading canopy of feathery fern-like green leaves

Desert Fern Tree

Desert Fern Tree

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Desert Museum Palo Verde – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Museum Palo Verde

Desert Museum Palo Verde

Full sun

Low

Spring (March-May)

Desert Willow – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Willow

Desert Willow

Full sun

Very low

Spring through fall (April-October)