Tree Service in Phoenix, AZ

Part of the Sonoran Desert, Phoenix has a hot desert climate with extremely hot, long summers and short, mild winters. Yet, you will still find a vast range of trees growing in the city. Some of the popular tree species include;

• Palo Verde – A small spiny shrub-like tree, the Palo Verde tree grows to a height of about 26.2 feet tall although some variations extend to 33 feet tall. The tree typically grows single or multiple stems with multiple branches and hanging leaves. During the spring months of March to April or the fall months of September to October, the tree grows beautiful and fragrant yellow-orange flowers. In Phoenix, Palo Verde trees are grown as ornamental trees.
• California fan palm – Also known as desert palm, the California fan palm tree is an evergreen monocot tree that grows to about 66 feet tall and 20 feet wide. The tree has a rather strong and columnar trunk that supports waxy and fan-shaped palmate leaves. The tree is the only palm native to the western US and is considered to be one of the largest native palms in the US. Furthermore, it is amongst the hardiest palms – surviving extreme temperatures of up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit.  The tree is planted as an ornamental and landscaping tree – although it also grows edible sweet fruit.
• Yucca elata – Typically surviving dry, semi-desert conditions, the Yucca elata tree is very cold hardy but, it also requires a lot of sunlight to thrive. The tree grows to about 15 feet tall and grows a sparsely branched trunk. The trunk gives it a lower cylindrical shape and normally has tiny holes created by yucca moth larvae when they escape the tree. The tree is typically grown in Phoenix as an ornamental tree.

Phoenix hosts a significant lineup of landmark and heritage trees. In fact, the city has 18 most notable designated landmark trees. Some of them include;

• Six Blue Gum located at 1801 Bush Street
• Brazilian pepper in 3rd St and Yosemite Median Triangle
• Sweet bay in 555 Battery St.
• Canary Island Date Palms in Dolores St Center Island

In addition to the landmark tree locations, you can explore the city’s tree species in many of its parks and nature preserves. Some of the popular ones include;

• Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N. Galvin Parkway) – Covering over 140 acres of space, the garden hosts over 50,000 different plants and trees in more than 4,000 taxa. One-third of the plants and trees in the garden are native to the area and some include rare, threatened, and endangered species.
• South Mountain Park (10919 S Central Ave) – Amongst the largest municipal parks in the US and one of the largest urban parks in the world, the South Mountain Park is a designated Phoenix Point of Pride. The park covers over 16,283 acres of native desert vegetation where you can explore different flora and fauna – most notably the multiple contoured trunked elephant tree and chuckwalla populations.

Phoenix runs a host of different tree programs aimed at preserving its urban forestry. Some of the popular programs include the utility’s tree planting program that aims at planting more than 1,200 annually to increase the shade tree population, the free tree giveaway program for residents in the city, and the city’s Plant a Tree program that focuses on planting trees in public areas such as schools.