Ponytail PalmPhoenix's Favorite Low Water Sculptural Tree for Desert Landscapes Ponytail Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata) is one of the most eye catching and carefree plants you can grow in the Phoenix Valley. Despite its name, it's not a true palm it's actually a succulent tree that stores water in its swollen, bulbous trunk base. Long, cascading leaves fountain from the top like a ponytail, creating a tropical meets desert look that works in any landscape style.

so set plants on 3 foot centers for a continuous flowering border or low hedge

dense evergreen canopy

Create a wide water basin — 3–4 foot diameter ring to direct deep watering to the entire root zone

Foxtail Agave

Rio Bravo Sage is ideal as a natural privacy hedge or screening plant along property lines and fences

since the barbed spines detach easily on contact

deep and slow (30+ min)

Use the coverage table below to estimate counts

or in an odd-numbered group of 3 spaced about 18 feet apart so each rounded canopy stands clear

decomposed granite gardens

and it fruits nearly year-round in Arizona's warm climate

Its fast growth rate makes it ideal for Chandler and Tempe homeowners who want a mature-looking covered structure quickly