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Desert Willow
Scientific name: Chilopsis
linearis
Description: Called
a willow only because of the leaf resemblance.
It is actually related to the catalpa. Can grow into a
bush or a small tree (possibly with multiple trunks).
Leaves are 6 to 12 inches long and narrow;
deciduous. The airy foliage casts a light but
cooling shade. Desert Willow has become one of the most
popular native plants for landscaping. Designated the
official tree of Albuquerque in 1964, Desert Willow is
native to dry washes and arroyos below 6,500 feet.
While it is very drought tolerant & loves full
sun, it grows more rapidly when given extra water
while young. Its northern limit is just north of
Albuquerque near Algodones Mexico.
Fruit: Capsule/bean
4 to 12 inches long.
Flowers: Its beautiful, bell-shaped flowers,
range in color from white to pink or lavender. It
blooms from May until frost.
Bark: Dark
brown, ridged and scaly.
Height: 10 to
25 feet
Diameter: 6
inches
Elevation: Up
to 6500′
Hardiness Zones: 7
to 9
Soils: Tolerant
of drought and alkaline soils.
Habitat: Moist
soils of stream banks & drainages in plains &
foothills, desert & desert grasslands, often forming
thickets. Found in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, S.
California, SW Utah and anywhere south of Zone 5.
Wildlife: Hummingbirds
love its flowers

Use: Important
in erosion control. Stiff durable wood suitable
for fence-posts.
General Care: Desert
Willow does not do well with winter watering.
After it is dormant, cease watering until the
beginning of March. It may need frequent watering
during the heat of its first summer.
Once the roots are established, it needs no
additional water.
These beautiful flowering trees are grow on our ranch in
South Western Arizona. All our seeds are hand picked and
quality checked.
Desert Willow 'Bubba'
Scientific Name: Chilopsis
linearis 'Bubba' |
The Desert
Willow 'Bubba' has
become one of the most popularChilopsis linearis cultivars
because of it's beautiful and fragrant trumpet
shaped pink-burgundy flowers. The Desert
Willow produces large clusters of
flowers towards the tips of the branches which
persist from late spring to early fall. This
cultivar of Desert Willow is also
popular because it does not typically produce
seed pods. Desert Willows have airy and
rounded to spreading crowns that can be
utilized as a large shrub or pruned into
tree form. The Desert Willow is highly
tolerant of drought and heat and performs
best in sunny, dry or well drained sites. For
landscapes that do not have the optimal
drainage for Desert Willows then raised beds
can be built. The leaves on a Desert
Willow have a soft and fine texture that
measure 5 to 7 inches long and 1/4 to 1/2
wide. In the fall Desert Willows produce a
simple yellow color. The Desert Willow is an
excellent choice for courtyards, patios and
west Texas themed landscapes.
How to
Grow Desert
Willow from Seeds
The
desert willow
is
a small shrub-like tree that grows from
15
to
30
feet tall and wide with trumpet shaped,
pinkish-purple and white flowers. The desert willow
is
not actually related to the willow family.
Native to the southwestern United States, this shrub
is
drought- and heat-tolerant, but it can withstand
winter temperatures down to only
20
degrees F. Desert willow seeds are easy to
germinate, requiring no special treatment other than
some well-draining soil, water and sunlight.
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ARE ALL ORGANICALLY HOME GROWN
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many years to come.

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Thanks for looking
& Happy Planting! Les Foster


How to Grow Desert Willow from Seeds
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