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some cool tres at the University of Arizona campus

Eric in Orlando
Eric in Orlando
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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I was in Arizona recently on vacation and visited the U of AZ campus in Tucson. Lots of coll trees planted and many are labeled. Here is a few;

i]Albizia sinaloensis- I got seed from this tree 2 years ago. They germinated quickly but the seedlings were very slow until a couple months ago and now seem to have "woken up"

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Adansonia za- Madagascar Baobab

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a
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Fouquieria columnaris- Boojum

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Ficus petiolaris

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a
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Acacia willardiana- Palo Blanco

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Coccoloba goldmannii

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a
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Quercus durifolia

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Ceiba aesculifolia (formerly Chorisia acuminata)

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Ficus insipida

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a
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Acacia xanthophloea- Fever Tree

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Acacia karoo

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

Eric, they actually have a nice website set up that I have bookmarked:

http://arboretum.arizona.edu/heritage_trees.html

They have some old, tropical trees that I am surprised grow there. Including a large Cassia fistula.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin
Eric, they actually have a nice website set up that I have bookmarked:

http://arboretum.arizona.edu/heritage_trees.html

They have some old, tropical trees that I am surprised grow there. Including a large Cassia fistula.

Len, you beat me to it. I love their website. My next goal for my personal website is a page like that listing each plant, history, details, etc.

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Doesn't really surprise me so much. A lot of tropical trees can handle some winter cold and, of course, they love the heat.

Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter
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The website is great as it has history on some of the trees and detailed maps. I made out a map of specimens I wanted to see this time. The last time I visited, I didn't have any plan and just wandered the campus but missed specimens.

I think the campus provides a good microclimate, lots of multistory brick buildings in close proximity.

Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

Tucson is a great place and it is amazing to see what they are sucessfully growing.

What you look for is what is looking

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