Desert-willow
This a nice and very drought tolerant tree. It has pink to lavendar and white flowers from April through September. It will bloom with extra watering once a week. Hummingbirds like the flowers and birds will eats the seed pods in the winter.Desert-willow can get 15' wide and 20' tall. It is good for a habitat garden.
posted by stormiedame5 @ 1:15 PM
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I have wanted to try to add this tree to my tropicals for years, but it just won't survive the Cleveland winter in my overwintering room. It is just a lovely tree.
Desert-willow is a dry climate (winter also) plant. We have very mild winters compared to Cleveland.
I live in Phoenix, AZ and purchased a desert willow in mid-October and planted it in an area that gets a lot of sun. Since I put it in the ground, the tree has been losing its leaves from the bottom up. The nursery where I purchased it said that I should water every couple of days in the beginning and then taper off. I am down to watering once every couple of weeks (deep watering, slow trickle for hours).
I'm afraid that I'm killing it, but don't feel as though I know enough about it to make a call.
Any ideas?
Adam,You planted it last month, right? It does lose it leaves in the winter. So watering once a month would be fine to get the roots to establish. I am not sure what your weather is like there but to check how long the ground stay wet underneath (a week after you water), before you water next time, take a shovel (Not too close to the tree roots), put the spade into the ground, move it forward and see how far down it is still wet. If it is still wet, then wait another week. When it is dry most of the way down, then water again. Are the branches still limber? Do they break when you bend them gently? Also, the roots may still be active event though the top isn't doing well. Keep the tree until next June for sure and then see if it is coming out, either all over or at the bottom. Thanks.
I'd like to plant an allee of desert willow behind my house. The passageway is only 5 feet wide. Some sources say the tree has a base of 15-20 feet (way too wide!), others say 6 inches. What's the truth?
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