Texas OliveArizona's Best White Flowering Privacy Tree Texas Olive Texas Olive (Cordia boissieri) is the most versatile flowering privacy tree for Phoenix Valley landscapes. With a dense, rounded canopy and nonstop white trumpet blooms from spring through fall, it delivers both visual privacy and stunning year round beauty. Once established, it's remarkably drought tolerant and heat resistant. Whether you're landscaping a backyard screen in Scottsdale, adding a

Pruning: Light pruning in early spring helps maintain shape and encourages fuller growth

Do Crape Myrtles lose their leaves in winter

Mulch — 2–3 inches of gravel or decomposed granite

one emitter per plant is sufficient

Unlike most cacti

The bright orange-red winter flower spikes are a top hummingbird magnet in the Phoenix Valley

antler-like branching structure

Native & Edible Landscaping

so it usually rides out Valley winters without protection

creating a dramatic canopy effect

Winter (Dec–Jan): Evergreen and tough

Choose a container with drainage holes — African Spear rots quickly in standing water