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Installation Design Guide Ft. Huachuca Plant List Jan 1, 2008 Installation Design Guide Ft. Huachuca Plant List Jan 1, 2008 Botanical Name Common Name Planting Location Trees: Brahea armata Blue hesper palm F,G,H Cedrus deodara Deodar cedar F,H Ceris occidentalis Western redbud G,H Chilopsis linearis Desert willow G,H Cupressus arizonica Arizona cypress F,G,H Cupressus sempervirens Italian cypress F,H Fraxinus velutina ‘Modesto’ Modesto ash G,H Fraxinus velutina ‘Rio Grande’ Fan-tex ash G,H Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Honey locust (thornless) H Juglans major Arizona walnut F Olea europaea ‘Swanhill’ Fruitless european olive F,G,H Pinus eldarica Afghan pine F,G,H Pistacia atlantica Mt. Atlas pistache G,H Pistacia chinensis Chinese pistache G,H Platanus wrightii Arizona sycamore F Prosopis glandulosa Honey mesquite H Quercus arizonica Arizona white oak F,G,H Quercus emoryi Emory oak F,G,H Quercus gambelli Gambel oak F,G,H Quercus hypoleucoides Silverleaf oak F,G,H Quercus ilex Holly oak G,H Quercus suber Cork oak G,H Trachycarpus fortunei Windmill palm F,G,H Vitex agnus-castus Chaste tree G,H Washingtonia filifera California fan palm F,G,H Washingtonia robusta Mexican fan palm F,G,H Jan 1, 2008 Botanical Name Common Name Planting Location Shrubs: Anisacanthus species Flame anisacanthus G,H Atriplex canescens Fourwing saltbush G,H Berberis species Barberry G,H Caesalpinia gilliesii Yellow bird of paradise F,G,H Calliandra eriophylla Fairy duster G,H Cercocarpus species Mountain mahogany F,G,H Chamaerops humilis Mediterranean fan palm F,G,H Cowania mexicana Cliffrose G,H Dalea pulchra Bush dalea F,G,H Dasylirion wheeleri Desert spoon H Fallugia paradoxa Apache plume G,H Fouquieria splendens Ocotillo H Hesperaloe pariflora Red yucca H Juniperus species Junipers F,G,H Larrea tridentata Cresote bush H Lecucophyllum species Texas ranger/sages F,G,H Nerium species Oleanders F,H Nolina microcarpa Beargrass F,G,H Nandina domestica Heavenly bamboo F,G,H Pennisetum setaceum ‘Cupreum’ Purple fountain grass H Punica granatum Pomegranate F,G,H Pyracantha species Pyracantha F,H Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary F,G,H Rhus microphylla Littleleaf sumac F,G,H Rhus ovata Sugar sumac F,G,H Salvia mohavensis Mojave sage F,G,H Sophora secundiflora Texas mountain laurel F,G,H Vauquelinia californica Arizona rosewood F,G,H Yucca elata Soap tree H Yucca species Yucca H Jan 1, 2008 Botanical Name Common Name Planting Location Groundcover: Atriplex semibacata Australian saltbush H Baccharis pilularis ‘Twin Peaks’ Coyote bush H Dalea greggii Trailing indigo bush H Juniperus horizontalis Creeping juniper H Planting Location F=Historical Areas and Bonnie Blink Housing G=All Other Housing H=Community, Industrial, Mission, All Other .
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