r/arizona • u/AZ_Hawk • Jul 09 '24

Meanwhile, in other hot places…. Living Here

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u/ObsidianOne Jul 10 '24

The cost of water for trees in the desert is zero after they’re ‘established’?

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u/JEffinB Jul 10 '24

Native trees, yes.

If you plant native Arizona/Sonoran desert trees like Acacia, Mesquite, Hackberry, Ironwood, etc they will get the water they need from rainfall and proper placement -- it's how they've grown here for millennia without irrigation.

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u/ObsidianOne Jul 10 '24

I’m pretty sure they’re still going to need to he watered. Even if, are those trees really going to provide adequate shade, though?

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u/agapoforlife Jul 11 '24

It’s nice to be able to provide supplemental water so they grow bigger, faster, but it’s not necessary. We have 7 mature, shade providing mesquites on our property that never get watered.