![]() ![]() These shade and protect understory plants from heat, cold and searing sun. Low-Water Trees for Succulent Landscapes (6:31). Most gardens need shade ASAP, and even a relatively fast-growing tree-like Acacia longifolia-can take three to five years to provide it. Trees, btw, are the first things to plant. How much do I love this green-barked beauty? I have seven palo verde trees in my half-acre, Zone 9b garden. It gets by on rainfall, blooms for months, and provides a lacy canopy. ![]() Palo verde is a desert tree that does fine closer to the ocean. A smart alternative is to provide shade by planting lovely, non-succulent trees that once established, need minimal water. And even when small, they tend to be expensive. Succulent trees may have great personality, but they provide minimal shade unless large, which takes forever. As it happens, they resemble those in children's books by Dr. There are indeed succulent trees, such as Aloe 'Hercules', Dracaena draco, and Beaucarnea recurvata.
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