12 Tree Choices for Drought Tolerant Landscaping
We’ve told you about trees that are more trouble than they’re worth. So, we’d be sorry if we didn’t share some of our ideas for low-maintenance celebrities that will super charge your properties curb appeal. Times are much different than they were 15 years ago, back then client were interested in lots of greenery and color with a much less emphasis on water conservation. While there are some that haven’t changed their ways, professional landscapers are resorting to water efficient landscaping as a way to curb maintenance and water costs.Unfortunately California and the Bay area are the driest on record and some are convinced that the climate change is here to stay, causing drier and hotter conditions like never before. It’s obvious that water conservation should be high on everyone’s priority list.
Keeping the drought in our minds eye, we have assembled some of our top choices for water-effcient trees for public space landscaping and the San Francisco Bay area. Like all trees, drought-tolerant trees need the right conditions to grow and become properly established. By their species, these water-wise trees are low-maintenance. Just remember their mature size when planting to avoid high maintenance pruning.
You’ll also find a list of great resources on drought-tolerant landscapes in the East Bay Municipal publication called Plants and Landscapes for Summer Dry Climates of the San Francisco Bay Region. So be sure to check that out.
Why should your landscape maintenance contractor be selective about the type of tree? Some trees are survivors of the drought, they love the heat, and some have prolific blooms throughout the growing season.
Top 12 Drought Tolerant Tree Choices for Public Space Landscaping
1. Crape Myrtle2. Bay Laurel
3. Chinese Pistache
4. Quercus Agrifolia- Coast Live Oak
5. Celtis sinensis-Chinese Hack Berry
6. Fruitless Olive
7. African Sumac
8. Western Redbud, Cercis occidentalis
9. Arbutus Marina
10. California Pepper Tree
11. Valley Oak
12. Tabebuia
Commercial Landscape Maintenance Service in San Jose, CA
FloraTerra is a commercial landscaping contractor providing tree care and landscaping services in and around the San Francisco and San Jose Bay Area. We design, install and maintain landscaping for business parks, Hospitals, Apartments and Home Owners Associations. Our services include a wide range of landscaping including water conservation services. We smart irrigation controllers and drought tolerant landscaping / care. We serve a variety of markets including: HOA Landscaping Services , Commercial Office Properties, Retail Shopping Centers & Malls, Industrial R&D, Condominium Landscaping Services, Open Public Spaces and Large scale corporate campus type properties.
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