Arid Zone Trees Nursery

Today I left early to travel to Arid Zone Trees near Queen Creek, AZ for a nice 24" box South American Hybrid Thornless Mesquite tree for a customer. Poor Gareth stayed in Wickenburg to dig the hold. He finished early because (amazingly!) because the ground was pretty soft. No jack hammer necessary! I wanted to show you some pictures from this nursery because it is so pretty. They grow what I consider to be the best trees in the area. I wish they grew everything, but they specialize in native plants and trees that do well in our arid climate. Check out their website for a list of plants they grow.



The picture to the left can only begin to give you an idea of how many trees there are to select from at Arid Zone Trees. I usually hand select the trees I want and there are always a lot of nice ones to choose from.


Your headphones should always look amazing! Pick your preferred color.

Colorful

Full Grown Specimens

But, even more amazing, Arid Zone Trees has an area with fully grown specimens in a park-like setting for Landscape Architects to see some of the possibilities of using these trees in their landscape palettes. Here are some pictures of the display area:

Rose Garden Frozen in Time & Offices

The Rose Garden Fountain Frozen in Time and the Offices; so much more beautiful than a single-wide trailer.

Planting a 24" Box Tree

Here is the 24" box Mesquite planted in our customer's yard. It planted out to about 8 feet tall.


I always enjoy going to Arid Zone Trees to see what is flowering and to walk in the shade of their fully grown desert trees! If you are interested in getting a top quality native tree give me a call and I’ll be glad to go down to pick up YOUR tree!


New Paragraph

Greenfield Citrus Nursery


We’ve been working on a large property, trimming the trees of old stubs and mistletoe as well as removing some small trees that were in bad shape. The project also included planting three 24″ box South American hybrid Mesquite trees from Arid Zone Trees (link at right). The owner also requested a citrus tree. We have planted a few citrus, but I had not found a place that could provide high quality nursery stock and a good selection of varieties. That will not be a problem in the future.

Todd at Arid Zone suggested I check out Greenfield Citrus Nursery in Mesa, AZ. I did, and won’t have to worry about anything related to citrus trees again! They have a huge selection of varieties, both of citrus as well as deciduous fruit trees (apple, apricot, figs, peaches, plums, and pomegranate! The also sell 8 species of palm trees, many difficult to locate. All the stock is grown right there on-site.



It was interesting to look around the nursery! Here is a picture of some of their trees:


Sample of Large Selection at Greenfield Citrus

There should be no girdling root problems since the trees at Greenfield Citrus are not grown in containers! Look at the interesting irrigation system that they employ – milk jugs with holes in the bottom. They are filled periodically and will slowly release water onto the rootball. Simple, foolproof and effective by the looks of the trees!

Mature Citrus Trees

When I purchased the tree I was given a number of handouts that are very helpful. They also included a detailed explanation of how the tree should be planted and cared for. They also covered the water and nutrient requirements for the trees. With all this great information it would be hard to mess up!




Palm Trees


The nursery also handles palm trees. Unfortunately I was pressed for time but I did get to see some of the palm trees that they sell. I look forward to going back again to see what else they have to offer!