I have two questions.
1. Can Sago palms be grown in full sun?
2. Can you suggest a "tropical" looking plant that can be planted in a raised flower bed that is perrenial and is in full sun?
Thank you.
Andrew DiMaio ->85310
> Want to plant a tree that gets no larger than 15' high and no larger
> than 10' round. Ficus and jacaraners trees died on me.
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Trees recommended by the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, (AMWUA) with descriptions and color photos, are shown at
http://www.amwua.org/trees.html
There are some 20 trees listed that meet your size criteria, some are deciduous, some flower more than others. There are also a number of taller trees. Clicking on the thumbnail gives you a full screen image of the tree.
Selecting “Shrubs” at the sidebar will show the recommend shrubs, many are also tall enough to meet your requirements.
Olin Miller, Master Gardener Volunteer
Maricopa County AZ
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On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 9:09 PM, <> wrote:
Sue Adams
85712
>I have an animal burrowing in my yard. The holes have fresh dirt piles about 4 in high and as much as 15 in across. When I can see an opening it is about 3 in wide. Sometimes the hole gets covered up.I have set two have a heart traps with no luck. Can you suggest what I might be dealing with and how to eliminate them? I leave near Swan and Ft Lowell.
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Sounds like a Western pocket gopher. There is a comprehensive description in a UC Pub with management information in “Pocket Gophers” at
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7433.html .
See another article by a U of A Hort Agent at
http://cals.arizona.edu/yavapai/anr/hort/byg/archive/managingpocketgophers.html
Olin Miller, Master Gardener Volunteer
Maricopa County AZ
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We moved to Surprise three years ago. Our house has two 11 year (about) citrus trees in the back yard. One being a navel orange. Before we moved here the trees had been neglected for about two years. No water, no citrus food. Since we moved in we put in a watering system and have been adding citrus food as to directions on the bag. The trees after being trimmed look great. They have lots of blossoms and then fruit. The grapefruit tree has sweet fruit, although thick skinned. But the orange tree has good sized oranges but uneatable as being sour and bitter.
What can we do to get some sweet oranges?
Thank You
Bob Harris
Hi... I live in Goodyear AZ. I was wondering what type of tree I could plant in my front yard.I am looking for a drought tolerant tree with little or no maintenance such as seed pods & fruits. It should grow to 15-20' with a canopy to proivide some shade. Any information you could provide would be appreciated. Thank you.
