Sun or partial shade. Evergreen, with intoxicating white blooms in spring and bountiful edible fruit ripening in November and December. Among the citrus, tangerine is perhaps the most cold- and [...]
Light shade; suited to understory. Deciduous. A small tree or large shrub native to Hill Country streams, slopes and canyons where its long taproot can reach shallow water tables.\n\nThe walnuts [...]
Sun or shade. Deciduous, with fragrant flowers in spring. One of the northernmost members of the citrus family, it was once used as a substitute for hops in beer brewing. With training, it can [...]
Sun; evergreen. The classical Italian cypress grows like an exclamation point in the landscape. It’s useful as a specimen or along driveways; it can also be used to soften hard angles. It [...]
Full sun; deciduous. All the \”Indian series\” hybrids were produced at the National Arboretum to improve disease resistance and lengthen the bloom period. ‘Natchez’ is [...]
Sun. Semi-evergreen. Coma has little leaves, spiny branchlets, and a small treelike form. The leaves last for a couple of seasons, making it effectively evergreen. Coma can be used for a dense [...]
Full sun. Deciduous, thornless and fast-growing, with a low, spreading canopy and pale pink trumpet flowers from spring through fall. It provides terrific shade for old-fashioned garden plants [...]
Sun; part shade. Evergreen, with glossy dark green leaves suitable for hedging and screening. The bark is nearly black in color. Crushed leaves have a strong almond fragrance, due to a [...]
Sun or partial shade; it prefers bright light but not full scorch. Evergreen. The fruits are tart and peel easily, and they’re sweeter towards the end of their long season. With their thin [...]
Understory shade or sun. Evergreen, with compound leaves and crinkled, glossy leaflets smelling intensely of citrus or rue. Torchwood is densely branched and hedge-like, providing an attractive, [...]
