List of Species Grown at the Las Vegas Nursery
LAS VEGAS NURSERY LIST 2008 Height Growth Water Common Name Scientific Name (feet) Rate Longevityneeds Uses in the Landscape SHRUBS Apache Plume Fallugia paradoxa 6 Mod Long Low E, N, D,C, EG Caragana or Siberian Pea Shrub Caragana arborescens 10 Fast Mod Low E, S, D, L, W Caragana Pygmy Variety Caragana Pygmy Variety 3 Mod Mod Low E, S, D, L, W Cotoneaster Cotoneaster 10 Fast Mod Low E, S, D, M, W Euonymus Euonymus japonica 6 Mod Long Mod E, S, EG, L, W Feathery Cassia Cassia artemisoides 5 Fast Mod Low EG, D, M Four Wing Saltbush Atriplex canescens 4 Mod Long Low E, S, D, EG, N, H, W Golden Currant Ribes aureum 7 Fast Mod Low D, C, W Honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica 12 Mod Long Mod E, S, M, W Lilac Syringa vulgaris 10 Mod Long Mod E, S, M Mock Orange Pittosporum tobira 12 Mod Mod Mod EG, S, W Myrtle Myrtus communis 'compacta' 3 to 4 Mod Mod Mod EG, S, W Nanking Cherry Prunus tomentosa 6 Mod Mod Mod E, S, C, W, L New Mexican Privet Forestiera neomexicana 12 Fast Long Low D, W, S Oakleaf Sumac Rhus trilobata 5 Mod Mod Low N, D, C, W Oleander Nerium oleander 15 Fast Long Low E, S, D, C, EG, H Quailbush Atriplex lentiformis 15 Fast Mod Low N, E, S, D, EG, H, W Red Bird-of-Paradise Caesalpinia pulcherrima 10 Fast Mod Low D, C, W Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata 6 Mod Mod Low E, N, D, W, EG Sand Cherry Prunus besseyi 4 Mod Long Mod E, S, C, D, L, W Texas Ranger Leucophyllum frutescens 5 Mod Long Low D, EG, H Woods Rose Rosa woodsii 5 Mod Long Low N, S, D, C, M, W Yellow Bird-of-Paradise Caesalpinia gilliesii 10 Fast Mod Low D, C, W SHRUBBY TREES Cat Claw Acacia Acacia greggii 20 Mod Long Low N, E, D, W, H Chaste Tree Vitex agnus-castus 20 Mod Mod Mod D, M Chilean Mesquite Prosopis sp. 20 Mod Long Low E, S, D, H, W Curl Leaf Mahogany Cercocarpus ledisolius 25 Slow Long Low N, E, S, D, EG, L Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis 20 Mod Long Low N, E, S, M, W Foothill Palo Verde Cercidium microphyllum 20 Mod Mod Low D, C, W Pomegranate Punica granatum 15 Mod Mod Mod E, S, M, C , W Screwbean Mesquite Prosopis pubescens 20 Fast Mod Low N, E, S, D, H, W Sweet Acacia Acacia smallii 30 Fast Mod Low D, W, S
E- Erosion Control, N- Native, D- Drought Tolerant, C- Color, W- Wildlife, H- High Salt Tolerance, M- Moderate Salt Tolerance, L- Low Salt Tolerance, EG- Evergreen, S- Wind Screen List of Species Grown at the Las Vegas Nursery
Height Growth Water Common Name Scientific Name (feet) Rate Longevityneeds Uses in the Landscape DECIDUOUS TREES Arizona Ash Fraxinus velutina 60 Slow Long Mod N, E, S, M Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia 50 Fast Long Low E, D, M, W Blue Palo Verde Cercidium floridum 30 Mod Long Low N, E, D, H Fremont Cottonwood Populus fremontii 80 Fast Short High S, L Gooding Willow Salix goodingii Fast Mod Mod N, E, W, S Honey Locust Thornless Gleditsia triacanthos inermis 60 Mod Long Mod S, M, W Honey Mesquite Prosopis glandulosa 'Torreyana' 30 Mod Long Low N, E, S, D, H, W Hybrid Poplar Populus X 80 Fast Short High S, L Hybrid Column Poplar Populus XX 80 Fast Short High S, L Mimosa Albizia julibrissin 30 Slow Loong Mod E, S, C, L, W Mexican Palo Verde Parkinsonia aculeata 30 Mod Long Low E, S, C, D, H Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides 50 Mod Mod High N, E, S, C, L Simon Poplar Populus simonii 80 Fast Mod High S, L True Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia 50 Mod Long Low S, D, H EVERGREEN TREES Aleppo Pine Pinus halepensis 50 Mod Long Mod EG, S, M Arizona Cypress Cupressus arizonica 50 Mod Long Low EG, S, D, M Austrian Pine Pinus nigra 100 Slow Long Low EG, S, L Chir Pine Pinus roxburghii 75 Mod Long Mod EG, S, L Eucalyptus (Coolibah) Eucalyptus microtheca 80 Fast Long Mod EG, S, M Italian Cypress Cupressus sempervirens 75 Mod Long Mod EG, S, L Italian Stone Pine Pinus pinea 80 Mod Mod Mod EG, S, M Mondel Pine Pinus eldarica 60 Fast Long Mod EG, S, M Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa 100 Slow Long Low EG, S, L, D She-Oak Casuarina equisetifolia 50 Fast Mod Low D, H, EG, S Shoestring Acacia Acacia stenophylla 30 Fast Mod Low EG, S, D, M
E- Erosion Control, N- Native, D- Drought Tolerant, C- Color, W- Wildlife, H- High Salt Tolerance, M- Moderate Salt Tolerance, L- Low Salt Tolerance, EG- Evergreen, S- Wind Screen