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Photo by brewbooks / CC BY-SA 2.0

Pacific Madrone

Arbutus menziesii

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 6 to 9


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Photo by Ken Bosma / CC BY 2.0

Mescal Bean

Sophora secundiflora

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 7 to 10


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Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 7 to 10


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Whitethorn Acacia

Vachellia constricta

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 6 to 10


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Photo by red.raleigh / CC BY 2.0

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10


Note: Not recommended as a landscape tree. Better suited for unvisited hedgerows and shelterbelts.


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Photo by Stephen Horvath ​/ CC BY-ND​ ​2.0

Southern Catalpa

Catalpa bignonioides

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9


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Photo by stanze​ ​/ CC BY-SA 2.0

Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Native to the region

Full shade to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9