Arizona Rosewood
Vauquelinia californica
A handsome, leathery-leaved evergreen of desert mountains, with flat clusters of creamy flowers and a narrow, upright form. A refined, drought-tough screen or small tree.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 8–20 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AZ, NM