Plant Sources - Trees for Mount Lemmon

PLANT SOURCES

When looking for plants for properties on Mt. Lemmon between 7-9,000 feet, consider the native plants that already are adapted to grow in that area. A full listing is available here.

The following companies have plants and seeds for species that are indigenous to Mt. Lemmon. They are all aware of our desire to “Plant Native” so that we ensure the success of our restoration and revegetation efforts. Since it is too hot in Tucson to grow most of our higher elevation trees, Flagstaff has been our best source for larger trees. But Desert Survivors in Tucson has many of the understory plants and are very eager to work with us on propagating more.

Information can be downloaded in this file (pdf)

Flagstaff Native Plant and Seed

400 E. Butler Ave.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
928-773-9406

http://www.nativeplantandseed.com/

FNPS has most of the tree species listed in fairly large sizes. This company was a source of plants for the Demonstration Garden at Living Rainbow. You can see examples of these plants there. While this Nursery does not deliver, if property owners work together, large orders could be shipped.

*Trees:*		*Wildflowers:*
White fir	Abies concolor	Columbine	Aquilegia chrysantha
Maple	Acer glabrum	"	Aquilegia desertorum
Big Tooth Maple	Acer grandidentatum	Cosmos	Cosmos parviflorus
Aspen	Populus tremuloides	Coral Bells	Heuchera sanguinea
		Blue Flax	Linum lewisii
*Shrubs:*		Penstemon	Penstemon barbatus
Dogwood	Cornus stolonifera	"	Penstemon eatonii
Snowberry	Symphoricarpos albus	"	Penstemon linarioides
Coyote willow	Salix exugua	"	Penstemon palmeri
Arizona Rose	Rosa arizonica	"	Penstemon strictus
Honeysuckle	Lonicerus arizonica	Scarlet Gilia	Ipomoea aggregate
Buckbrush	Ceanothus fendleri	Viola	Viola adunca
Mountain Spray	Holodiscus dumosus	-	Viola canadensis
Raspberry	Rubus neomexicanus	Geranium	Geranium richardsonii
		Evening Primrose	Oenothera spp.

Warners Nursery And Landscaping Co.

1101 E. Butler Ave. Flagstaff, AZ 86001
928-774-1983
http://www.warnercompanies.com

This company also provided plants for the Demonstration Gardens. They will give Mt. Lemmon property owners a 20% discount.

*Trees*		*Availability*
Ponderosa Pine	Pinus ponderosa var. Arizonica	April – July
Douglas Fir	Pseudotsuga menziesii
White Fir	Abies concolor	On order if available
Aspen	Populus tremuloides	January – October
Box Elder	Acer negundo	March – Septembert
Gambel Oak	Quercus gambelii	March – August

Desert Survivors

1020 West Starr Pass
Tucson AZ 85713
Phone: 520-791-9309
http://www.desertsurvivors.org

This company is local and works for a very good cause.
They are growing plants from seed and cutting stock on
the mountain.

The following are currently available:

Fragaria vesca subsp. bracteata	Wood Strawberry
Aquilegia chrysantha	Yellow or Golden Columbine
Rosa fendleri	Arizona Rose
Rosa arizonica	Arizona Rose
Mimulus cardinalis	Red Monkey Flower
Potentilla fruticosa	Cinqfoil
Monarda mentheafolia	Horsemint
Fallugia paradoxa	Apache Plume
Achillea millefolium	Western Yarrow
Erigeron speciosus	Fleabane
Penstemon barbatus	Beardlip Penstemon
Geranium caespitosum	Wild Geranium
Robinia neomexicana	New Mexico Locust
Rubus arizonensis	Arizona Raspberry

Grasses
Festuca arizonica	Arizona Fescue
Deschampsia elongata	Slender Hairgrass
Koeleria macranthra	Prarie June Grass
Elymus elymoides	Longleaf Squirreltail

PLANTS FROM THE FLAGSTAFF ARBORETUM

The Arboretum at Flagstaff
4001 S. Woody Mountain Rd. Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (928)-774-1442.

Plants are available May-November. Seed available March- December.
Annual outdoor plant sale event 3rd weekend in June. Holiday plant sale 1st Saturday in December.

Diamond JK Nursery

HC1 Box 389
Elgin, AZ 85611
520-455-9262
http://www.diamondjk.com/
Owners: Jim and Dale Koweek

They work with Wildlands Restoration in Tucson to provide the right seed mix for restoration on the mountain.

Wildlands Restoration

2944 N. Castro Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85705
(520) 882-0969
GaryBerni@aol.com

Wholesale and retail. Write/e-mail to obtain a list of available species' seed and mixes for various locales. Also provides restoration services.

Native Seeds/SEARCH

526 N. 4th Ave.
(520)622-5561
info@nativeseeds.org
www.nativeseeds.org

Sells 1# (providing coverage for 1000 square feet) bags of seed from Wildlands Restoration for high elevations in Arizona.
If they run out, they say they can quickly get more.

For a complete listing of plants that are native to the mountain (and hence, will have the best chances to survive and flourish) we have compiled a database of plants that grow from 6000 to 9000 feet on Mt. Lemmon (Mt. Lemmon Plant List) - Note: you need to have high speed access to see this file.

INVASIVES: These are plants to avoid in order to keep our unique Sky Island “unique” and prevent non-native species from becoming a problem and overrunning the plants that we cherish.

Trees
Tree of Heaven	(Ailanthus altissima)
Russian olive	(Eleagnus angustifolia)
African sumac	(Rhus lancea)

Shrubs
Himalayan blackberry	(Rubus procerus)

Forbs
Knapweed	(Centaurea diffusa and C. maculosa)
Oxeye daisy	(Leucanthemum vulgare)
Fuller’s Teasel	(Dipsacus sylvestris)
Common St. Johnswort	(Hypericum perforatum)
Kochia	(Kochia scoparia)
Toadflax	(Linaria dalmatica and L. vulgaris)
Purple loosestrife	(Lythrum salicaria)
Sulfur cinquefoil	(Potentilla recta)
Mediterranean sage	(Salvia aethiopis)
Common Mullein	(Verbascum thapsus)

Vines
Japanese honeysuckle	(Lonicera japonica)
English Ivy	(Hedera helix
Periwinkle	(Vinca major and V. minor)