What are the differences between shrubs and trees?
The difference between a tree and shrub is that shrubs are typically smaller, are multi - stemmed,
and have leaves all the way to the ground.
What is a shade tree?
A shade tree surrounds the environment with a larger canopy that reduces local ambient
temperatures and reduces direct sunlight as shade is provided.
Which landscape shrubs are frost or freeze sensitive?
The Lantana and the Bougainvillea are sensitive to colder temperatures.
Nerium Oleander shrub and the Indian Rosewood/Dalbergia Sissoo tree are also, freeze sensitive.
What pruning practice is best to maintain a natural and attractive shrub form?
Shearing should be avoided. The Red Yucca requires very little water and pruning care to allow
optimal growth and natural attractiveness. Flower stalks can be removed by the root.
What are the ranges of flower colors for each landscape shrub?
Leucophyllum Frutescens/Texas Ranger have magenta to lavender colored flowers.
Bougainvillea can have a wide range of colorful flowers, including white, pink, red, orange,
salmon, magenta, and purple. Bracts are modified leaves that surround the base of very small,
white, inconspicuous flowers. Some plants have multicolored flower bracts or variegated foliage,
such as Raspberry Ice.
Lantana have white to yellow, orange, pink, red, and purple accents.
Nerium Oleander/Oleander can have white to deep red wine colored flowers.
Hesperaloe Parviflora/Red Yucca have coral pink to red, tubular flowers.
Which trees and shrubs attract wildlife?
The shrubs include the Hesperaloe Parviflora (scientific name)/Red Yucca (common name)
The trees include the Parkinsonia Florida/Blue Palo Verde Tree with food.
Which landscape trees produce edible fruits for people and wildlife?
Parkinsonia Florida/Blue Palo Verde Tree
Prosopis/Mesquite Trees
Dalbergia Sissoo/Indian Rosewood
Which landscape shrubs or trees cause respiratory allergies in many people?
Study Guide 1 - Southwest Trees and Shrubs
Olea Europaea or the Olive Tree causes respiratory allergies in many people.
What characteristics of form and accent define each of the landscape trees reviewed in the video?
●The bark and trunk
●Symmetry
●Canopy
●Leaves and foliage
●Flowers
●Growth width and height (size)
●Colors
Which landscape trees are evergreen? Which are deciduous?
Evergreen shrubs include the Texas Ranger/Leucophyllum Frutescens, Lantana, and Nerium
Oleander.
Evergreen trees include Dalbergia Sissoo/Indian Rosewood and the Olea Europaea/Olive Tree.
The Deciduous trees include the Chinese Elm/Ulmus Parvifolia
