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Queen Creek, AZ 85142

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Desert Horizon Nursery

Tropical Fruit Trees

Arkin starfruit tree branches with ripe golden-yellow five-ribbed fruit hanging among green leaves

Arkin Carambola Starfruit

Arkin Carambola Starfruit

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring through fall
Aruba Hibiscus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Aruba Hibiscus

Aruba Hibiscus

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Spring through fall (reduced bloom and bud drop in peak summer heat)
Ice Cream banana clump with broad green leaves and a hanging bunch of silvery blue-green bananas

Banana ‘Ice Cream’

Banana ‘Ice Cream’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Summer to fall; large pendant flower spike when mature.
Dwarf Cavendish banana plant with broad bright green leaves and a hanging bunch of bananas turning yellow

Banana Dwarf Cavendish

Banana Dwarf Cavendish

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Spring to summer
Barbados Cherry – Desert Horizon Nursery

Barbados Cherry

Barbados Cherry

Full sun

Moderate

Spring through fall; may rebloom several times per year in warm climates.
Belize white guava branches with pale yellow-green fruit, one split open showing creamy white flesh

Belize White Guava

Belize White Guava

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Spring to summer
Bonaire Wind Hibiscus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Bonaire Wind Hibiscus

Bonaire Wind Hibiscus

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Spring through fall / peaking spring and fall with reduced bloom in peak summer heat
Carrie Mango – Desert Horizon Nursery

Carrie Mango

Carrie Mango

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Late winter to early spring
Cartagena guava branches with veined green leaves and ripe light yellow fruit above peeling tan bark

Cartagena Guava

Cartagena Guava

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Spring to summer
Coconut Cream mango branches with dark green leaves, coppery new growth and oval fruit ripening to yellow

Coconut Cream Mango

Coconut Cream Mango

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Late winter to spring
Codiaeum Variegatum Gold Dust – Desert Horizon Nursery

Codiaeum Variegatum Gold Dust

Codiaeum Variegatum Gold Dust

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Rarely blooms (grown for foliage)
Codiaeum Variegatum Petra – Desert Horizon Nursery

Codiaeum Variegatum Petra

Codiaeum Variegatum Petra

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Rarely blooms (grown for foliage)
Cogshall Mango – Desert Horizon Nursery

Cogshall Mango

Cogshall Mango

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Late winter to spring
Colombian pink guava branches with ripe yellow-skinned fruit, one split open showing bright pink flesh

Colombian Pink Guava

Colombian Pink Guava

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Spring to summer; may rebloom in fall
Cordyline ti plant with glossy burgundy-red leaves in a large pot on a shaded patio

Cordyline

Cordyline

Partial shade

Moderate

Summer
Cordyline baueri with a slender trunk and a rosette of arching burgundy sword-shaped leaves

Cordyline Baueri

Cordyline Baueri

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Summer
Cordyline indivisa – Desert Horizon Nursery

Cordyline indivisa

Cordyline indivisa

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Summer
Cotton Candy mango tree with dark green leaves and plump oval yellow fruit hanging on long stalks

Cotton Candy Mango

Cotton Candy Mango

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Late winter to spring
Double-Flowering Crape Jasmine – Desert Horizon Nursery

Double-Flowering Crape Jasmine

Double-Flowering Crape Jasmine

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall
Dragon tree with slender canes and tufts of narrow red-edged green leaves in a terracotta pot

Dracaena Marginata Dragon Tree

Dracaena Marginata Dragon Tree

Partial shade

Low to moderate

Rarely blooms in landscape (grown for foliage)
Dwarf Schefflera (Arboricola) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Dwarf Schefflera (Arboricola)

Dwarf Schefflera (Arboricola)

Partial shade

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)
Egyptian guava branches with ripe round yellow fruit, one split open showing white seedy flesh

Egyptian Guava

Egyptian Guava

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Spring to early summer
Elephant ears clump with huge downward-pointing heart-shaped green leaves in a shaded bed

Elephant Ears

Elephant Ears

Morning sun / afternoon shade

High

Rarely blooms (grown for foliage)
Ensete Maurelii – Desert Horizon Nursery

Ensete Maurelii

Ensete Maurelii

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Rarely flowers in cultivation (monocarpic)
Spider Web fatsia with large hand-shaped leaves speckled white in a grey pot by a window

Fatsia ‘Spider Web’

Fatsia ‘Spider Web’

Partial shade

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)
Florida Special pineapple plant with a rosette of green leaves and one ripe golden fruit in a patio pot

Florida Special Pineapple

Florida Special Pineapple

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring to summer; fruit matures about 18-24 months after planting
Giant Bird of Paradise (Jumbo Specimen) / Giant Bird of Paradise – Desert Horizon Nursery

Giant Bird of Paradise

Giant Bird of Paradise

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Spring to summer (mature plants only)
Giant Bird of Paradise (Jumbo Specimen) / Giant Bird of Paradise – Desert Horizon Nursery

Giant Bird of Paradise (Jumbo Specimen)

Giant Bird of Paradise (Jumbo Specimen)

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Spring to summer (mature plants only / typically after 4-5 years)
Glenn Mango – Desert Horizon Nursery

Glenn Mango

Glenn Mango

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Late winter to spring
Guatemalan red guava branches with ripe yellow fruit, one split open showing deep pink-red flesh

Guatemalan Red Guava

Guatemalan Red Guava

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Spring to summer
Hawaiian pink guava branches loaded with ripe yellow fruit, one split open showing salmon-pink flesh

Hawaiian Pink Guava

Hawaiian Pink Guava

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Spring to summer
Monrovia Hibiscus Tree – Desert Horizon Nursery

Hibiscus Tree

Hibiscus Tree

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring through fall