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Acacia cultriformis – Knifeleaf Acacia Small to medium-sized tree

This drought-resistant, multi trunk evergreen grows twelve to fifteen feet tall and wide. It has an open growth habit with interesting twisted or drooping branches that support small, grayish green, leathery, triangular leaves. In spring, the tree produces fragrant, creamy yellow blossoms that form into dense clusters. The blossoms are

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Ficus Carica or Common Fig, Edible Fig Medium-sized tree

The common fig tree is a deciduous, spreading, multi-trunk tree with smooth, gray bark that grows to heights of fifteen to thirty feet and has a wide but low, open canopy. It has large multi-lobed, showy, dark green foliage and produces small, inconspicuous flowers. The fig tree usually sets two

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Bulbine frutescens – Shrubby Bulbine Groundcover

The succulent evergreen with fleshy, smooth, aloe-like green leaves is low maintenance and easy to grow. It spreads by underground rhizomes, creating clumps of growth that reach heights of eighteen inches and spreads of three feet across. In the fall through spring, it produces delicate, six-petaled, star-shaped, yellow flower spikes

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Cordia boissieri – Texas Olive Medium-sized tree

Texas olive is an evergreen to semi deciduous tree reaching fifteen to twenty feet tall and about twenty-five feet wide. It has multiple trunks with a dark gray bark and deep green, oval leaves that are large and leathery in texture. The under- sides of the leaves are covered in

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Grevillea robusta – Silk Oak Tree Large-sized tree

This fast-growing evergreen tree will reach heights of forty feet or more with a twenty-thirty foot spread. It creates a tall silhouette with a mass of thick green fern like foliage. The underside of the leaves is grayish white in color. Golden orange, bottlebrush-type blooms form on the top of

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Dalea capitata – Lemon Dalea

The foliage and flowers have a lemony fragrance. Small, pea-like, yellow flowers appear on short spikes in spring and fall and attract bees and butterflies. It likes full sun and reflected heat. The lemon dalea is drought resistant but responds to moderate irrigation and needs well-draining soil. Do not overwater

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