Few spectacles excite backyard birders as much as hummingbirds zipping around in a display of aerial acrobatics. Planting this tree will help attract them.

Someone needs to tell the Urban Forests Ecosystems Institute that their tree location map is missing the desert willow (Chilopsis linearis) that was planted at the Master Gardener Demonstration Gar… ...

Desert willow with a leaning trunk in the courtyard of the Texas Zoo in Riverside Park. The hard freeze of February 2021 killed the Texas Ebony tree (Ebenopsis ebano) in the xeriscape area of the ...

Courtesy photo/John Garaventa One of the tree choices for Red Bluff Garden Club member John Garaventa he has planted in his garden is the Desert Willow Tree. It is a native of the southwestern U.S.

Beyond just providing nectar-rich flowers, hummingbirds benefit from certain trees for shelter, nesting, and for snacking on insects. Here are some of the best.

What tree has fragrant orchid-like flowers all summer, a willow name but lives in the xerophytic and dry desert conditions of the United States?

Most desert willow trees in commerce are seedlings grown from seed collections. The seed will not breed true, which is why flower colors vary from white, creamy, pink, rose, lavender, and violet.

Q: I am sending two photos of my desert willow tree, now in its fourth spring. The buds form, grow and then dry out before opening. Have taken samples to ...

Desert willow is a small tree native to all of the deserts in the Southwest, found growing along washes such as arroyos. It doesn’t like daily watering or any type of frequent irrigations.

Only the most resilient trees can survive in our inhospitable desert environment.

Arizona Illustrated Desert Plant Special Season 2025 Episode 29 | 27m 59sVideo has Closed Captions| CC Nurtured by Nature, The Mysterious Crested Saguaro, Restoring the Flora, Desert Willow.