Thread: Drought Resistent Tree

Quote: Originally Posted by K Baron Hmmm, a 7 -8 metre Myrtle tree sounds reasonable to me.... http://hubpages.com/hub/crepe-myrtle-tree That's a crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia , not a myrtle Myrtus ! Different thing altogether. Sloppy naming on that website.

Hmmm, a 7 -8 metre Myrtle tree sounds reasonable to me.... http://hubpages.com/hub/crepe-myrtle-tree

i agree with Michael myrtle is good for low hedge

>Sloppy naming on that website< Botanical name is given right at top of discussion.

i agree with Michael myrtle is good for low hedge

HTis viedoe is amazing you have to watch it you are going to love it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ4hS-DmWTQ

Dorian, Have you considered some native oaks? I think an oak that can survive east Texas could survive anywhere! http://oaksofthewildwest.com/OakVarieties.html

Quote: Originally Posted by K Baron Eucalyptus.... so many to choose from..... Put on your flameproof underwear :-) Californians (generally) hate Eucalyptus as fire hazards or invasives.

12" to 18" of rain may be too optimistic. 7" to15" inches is listed on this site some others show even less! http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=c...ifbgmAImQWgJQA You may need to go to Las Pilitas nursery to find drought adapted plants that may be able to grow there without supplemental irrigations. Hope that helps. http://www.laspilitas.com/stores/santa-margarita

HI there! I am new to this forum, and you seem to have been around awhile. My situation is this: elevation 5900 ft, juniper/pinon extensively; here and there, artemisia species, and little else. The land is very, verrrrrryyyy sandy---no clay or mineralization around here. Summers are dry and hot---winters can get to zero F., though rarely. Usually lots of sun, and winds tend to come from the south---southwest--once in awhile west. We are...