Cocos Nucifera Growing in Phoenix: Add an authentic feel to your tropical paradise with coconuts! Dwarf Malayan is also called green Malayan. This variety has a thinner trunk and petiole than Maypan. When referring to dwarf in coconut trees it does not refer to the overall size of the mature tree. A dwarf variety produces…
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Growing in Arizona: Coffee plants have small white, fragrant, star-shaped flowers that are clustered in the leaf axils.
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Growing in Arizona: Good for container growing. Slow growers. Needs summer afternoon shade and cold protection below high 30s. LOVES heat. Fruiting Age: Fruit after 2-3 years. Annona reticulata Growing in Phoenix: Also called sugar apple. The fruit tastes like a sugary custard, the pulp is white to a light buttery yellow. It comes apart…
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Pitaya Growing in Phoenix: This is a climbing cactus with stunning night-blooming white flowers which can be up to 14 inches in diameter. Pitaya needs support to climb on. The best way to grow it is in a 15-gallon pot with a 6 ft trellis to climb. This allows for it to easily be moved…
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Growing in Phoenix: A foolproof tree for beginner gardeners in Arizona. Fig trees have a lovely sculptural structure and can provide dappled shade to sun-sensitive plants. They can tolerate the poor soils in the desert but will do better with some organic matter and fertilizing. Fig varieties are abundant, with three main flavor profiles; Sugar,…
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Passiflora quadrangularis Growing in Phoenix: Showy giant blooms are very striking on this vigorous vine. Granadilla likes to grow into the sun. Keep the root area well shaded as the aerial parts reach for the full sun. Grow on fences or a large trellis. When there is a full moon, the vine will drop large…
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Muscadine Grapes Health Benefits Antioxidant. Due to potent antioxidant activities, these grapes help to prevent cell damage and delay aging. … Incomplete evacuation & Constipation. These grapes are also a good source of insoluble fiber content that promotes bowel movement. … Cancer. … Anti-inflammatory Properties. … Vitis rotundifolia Growing in Phoenix: Muscadine grapes are native…
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Growing in Arizona: The grumichama is a small, compact tree that can be grown as a standard or shaped as a hedge.
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Growing in Arizona: Fast grower! Will take full-sun. Will mature to a height of 10-15 ft. Can be container grown. Super easy to grow! Fruiting Age: Fruits at 1-2 years of age. Psidium guajava Growing in Phoenix: Guava is an excellent tropical tree choice for Phoenix. They grow to a size of 10-15 ft and…
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Spondias mombin Growing in Phoenix: Hog Plum is related to cashews and grows well in Phoenix. It is native to the tropical Americas, including the West Indies. The tree’s bark has deep fissures, and its branches sprout compound leaves, which usually drop before a flowering. They have unique white flowers and fruits with large, hard…
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Growing in Arizona: A small tree which produces bean pods up to 1 meter long which contain sweet, juicy, white pulp that has a soft cotton wool texture and tastes of vanilla ice-cream. Comes from Central and Southern America. Also know as guaba, inga cipo, guamo bejuro, pois sucre, rabo de mico, inga de metro,…
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