Desert Shade Trees
Shade trees windbreaks for the desert southwest garden.
Desert shade trees. Desert willow are small to medium trees with beautiful multi colored flowers blooming in cycles spring. Click on each tree for a larger image and information on growth habits characteristics pest problems and other. Trees allow you to get more enjoyment from your backyard during the hottest months june through september when many desert dwellers stay indoors. Our guide will help you fill your desert landscape with plants and flowers for shade and beauty.
The beautiful combination of cactus succulents and desert adapted flowering shrubs are unique to our communities but trees give height and width to a. The desert willow chilopsis linearis is a native tree with stunning flowers which provides filtered to dense shade. One of if not the best shade tree you can plant on your property. Colorful tipu tree s provide great shade.
Desert willow trees require full sun can reach a height of 30 feet. The trumpet shaped purple and pink flowers which attract hummingbirds bloom in spring and last until the fall. 5 trees to shade your desert. It s the time of year when many homeowners are tired of the glare from their windows and are thinking about adding more shade to their yards.
Below is a list of shade and windbreak trees grown in the desert southwest.