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SECTION 6
Chaparral Habitat
Use plants from this list
for landscapes in areas in Zone 6 or warmer (minimum temperature 0 to –10
degrees F) characterized by Chaparral at elevations from 4000 to 6800’, and in
other areas or microclimates with warm, well-drained, seasonally dry soils.
Northern Arizona communities include Sedona, Payson and dry, “warm” areas with
moderately long growing seasons.
Trees:
|
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Height x width
|
Water
|
Light |
|
Cupressus arizonica
var. glabra |
Arizona Cypress |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Fraxinus anomala |
Singleleaf Ash |
|
Low |
Sun to lt. shade |
|
Fraxinus velutina |
Velvet Ash |
|
Low to moderate |
Sun |
|
Juglans major |
Arizona Walnut |
|
Low to moderate |
Sun |
|
Juniperus osteosperma |
Utah Juniper |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Pinus edulis |
Pinyon Pine |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Pinus monophylla |
Singleleaf Pinyon |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Pinus ponderosa var.
scopulorum |
Ponderosa Pine |
|
Low to moderate |
Sun |
|
Platanus wrightii var.
arizonica |
Arizona Sycamore |
|
Moderate to high |
Sun to lt. shade |
|
Populus fremontii |
Fremont Cottonwood |
|
Moderate to high |
Sun |
|
Ptelea trifoliata |
Hop |
|
Low to moderate |
Sun to lt. shade |
|
Quercus arizonica |
Arizona White Oak |
|
Low to moderate |
Sun |
|
Quercus chrysolepis |
Canyon live oak |
|
Low |
Sun to lt. shade |
|
Quercus dunnii |
Palmer Oak |
|
Low |
Sun to lt. shade |
|
Quercus gambelli |
Gambel Oak |
|
Low to moderate |
Sun to lt. shade |
|
Quercus turbinella |
Live Oak |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Salix amygdaloides |
Peachleaf Willow |
|
Moderate to high |
Sun to lt. shade |
|
Salix bonplandiana |
Red Willow |
|
|
Sun to lt. shade |
|
Salix goodingii |
Gooding Willow |
|
|
Sun |
Shrubs:
|
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Height x width
|
Water
|
Light |
|
Acacia greggii var. arizonica |
Catclaw |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Agave parryi |
Parry’s Agave |
|
Low |
Sun
to lt. shade |
|
Arctostaphylos pringlei |
Pringle’s manzanita |
|
Low |
Sun
to lt. shade |
|
Arctostaphylos pungens |
Mexican manzanita |
|
Low |
Sun
to lt. shade |
|
Atriplex canescens |
Fourwing Saltbush |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Baccharis sarothroides |
Desert Broom |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Mahonia haematocarpa |
Red
Barberry |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Canotia holacantha |
Canotia |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Catalpa speciosa |
Hardy Catalpa |
|
Low
to moderate |
Sun |
|
Ceanothus fendleri |
Fendler’s Buckbrush |
|
Low
to moderate |
Sun
to shade |
|
Ceanothus greggii |
Buckbrush |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Ceanothus integerrimus |
Deerbrush |
|
Low
to moderate |
Sun
to lt. shade |
|
Cercocarpus betuloides |
Mountain Mahogany |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Cercocarpus montanus
var. montanus |
Alderleaf Mountain-Mahogany |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Chilopsis linearis |
Desert Willow |
|
Moderate |
Sun |
|
Dalea formosa |
Feather dalea |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Ephedra viridis |
Green jointfir, Mormon Tea |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Eriodictyon angustifolium |
Yerba mansa |
|
Low
to moderate |
Sun |
|
Eriogonum fasciculatum
var. polifolium |
Flat-Top Buckwheat |
|
Low |
Sun
to lt. shade |
|
Eriogonum jamesii |
Antelope-Sage |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Fallugia paradoxa |
Apache Plume |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Fendlera rupicola |
False Mock-Orange |
|
Low |
Sun
to lt. shade |
|
Forestiera neomexicana |
Desert Olive |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Forsellesia nevadensis |
Greasebush |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Fouquieria splendens |
Ocotillo |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Garrya flavescens |
Quininebush,
Yellow-leaf Silktassel |
|
Low |
Sun
to lt. shade |
|
Garrya wrightii |
Wright’s Silktassel |
|
Low |
Sun
to lt. shade |
|
Juniperus monosperma |
One-seed Juniper |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Larrea tridentata |
Creosote Bush |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Lycium pallidum |
Wolfberry, Rabbitthorn |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Mimosa biuncifera |
Wait-a-Minute, Catclaw Mimosa |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Nolina microcarpa |
Bear |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Prosopis velutina |
Velvet Mesquite |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Purshia stansburiana |
Cliffrose |
|
Low |
Sun |
|
Rhamnus californica |
California Coffeeberry |
|
Low |
Sun
to shade |
|
Rhamnus crocea var. ilicifolia |
Hollyleaf Buckthorn |
|
Low |
Sun
to lt. shade |
|
Rhus glabra |
Smooth Sumac |
|
Low
to moderate |
Sun | |
