#1471 most planted
Chilopsis
Desert willow · also Desert-willow, Desert catalpa
Multi-trunkDeciduous
39
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
1
city
8.0 in
median trunk (20 cm, 39 measured)
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Chilopsis linearis, commonly known as Desert Willow, is a small, unique flowering desert accent tree, often multi-trunked or low-branching. It is very drought tolerant and useful in riparian or native garden settings. It blooms best in full sun, attracting birds.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 390.15%—8.0 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Multi-trunk
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15–30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–20 ft
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 8.0 in, mean 7.6 in, 90th percentile 11 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Chilopsis in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
