These plants are adapted to long periods of no rain.  They have wildlife value, and look nice, too!

Trees and shrubs store more water than a similar area of lawn.  By converting your suburban lot into a forest, you are creating a water storage area which helps feed the evaporation/transpiration-precipitation cycle.  This allows you to make room in your garage by getting rid of lawn equipment (mower, trimmer, spreader; they take up enough space for a spare bedroom).  

	Darling Plum  Reynosia septentrionalis

Cinnecord  Acacia choriophylla Spreading tree, wanting to be as wide as it is tall (up to 20 feet, or so, high).

Black Ironwood   Krugiodendron ferreum  Tree up to 25' tall by 25 feet wide. It does not have an invasive root system, or produce large amounts of litter

Spicewood  Calyptranthes pallens

Bustic   Sideroxylon salicifolia Medium-sized tree to 30 feet or so; flowers pack an aromatic punch.

Strongbark  Bourreria succulenta

More to come...

Last updated:  01/22/2008