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Spineless Yucca
Chilean Mesquite
Spineless Yucca

Common name:Spineless Yucca
Botanical name:Yucca recurvifolia

This evergreen succulent is part of the Agave family and reaches 10' tall. It has distinctive blue-grey leaves that bend sharply downward. It blooms with white flowers on 3'-5' tall spikes in late spring and early summer. Leaf tips have spines but they bend and do not cause injury.

Chilean Mesquite

Common name:Chilean Mesquite
Botanical name:Prosopis chilensis

Semievergreen tree can rapidly grow to 30' x 30'. Thorns are variable. Can be multitrunked. Dark coarse textured bark. Accepts reflected sun. Upright grower with wide crown. Avoid overwatering to control windstorm uprooting. Yellow-green flowers in spring.

Designer: Margaret Joplin

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Photographer: Margaret Joplin

Water Saving Tip:

Be sure to fix all leaks promptly no matter how small they may seem.