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  • Sophora
    • secundiflora   CAG02639

      (Texas mountain laurel)
      Height8mWidth4mFlowering SeasonSpringWaterLLightFull Sun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      Considered by many to be one of the worlds most beautiful small trees with a grace of form greater than the sum of its parts. Usually multi stemmed, the evergreen, pinnate leaves with dark, glossy green, oval leaflets, densely crown the graceful trunks and from which emerge many short racemes of grape scented, bluish purple, pea shaped blooms.

      Intolerant of wet feet, excessive irrigation or poorly drained soil, once established it revels in lean soils and dry summer heat and is unperturbed by the meagre chill of any Australian winter. Slow growing but long lived and well worth the wait.

      Best in inland areas.

  • Yucca
    • brevifolia   CAG01987

      (Joshua tree)
      Height8mWidth6mFlowering SeasonSpringWaterLLightFull Sun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      As seen on TV and so synonymous with the wild west and deserts in general to perhaps be considered little more than a cliché among those unfamiliar with its grandeur and natural habitat in the Mojave Desert.

      Rigid, blue-green, lance-like leaves encircle a thick trunk, becoming bare and fissured with age, eventually branching to form a tree like canopy increasing in splendour with passing centuries to appear prehistoric or alien-like. In maturity dense panicles of creamy-white flowers are borne from the tips of its branches.

      Seemingly quite growable given rapidly draining, lean soil and the occasional drink. The indulgent conditions of cultivation should see a decent sized specimen within a lifetime though with a large root system it is likely to amount to no more than a bonsai if kept potted too long. We'll collaborate success stories in a few decades.

      Ultimately hardy to heat, cold and drought, if it dies you smothered a family heirloom with inappropriate love.

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