Ocotillo - BarerootArizona's Iconic Desert Sculpture Bareroot Ocotillo for Instant Landscape Drama Bareroot Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) is the fastest, most affordable way to add the Sonoran Desert's signature silhouette to your Phoenix landscape. These field harvested specimens arrive dormant with exposed roots, ready to plant directly into native soil no heavy pot to wrestle. Ocotillo's whip like canes reach 1020 feet tall, erupting with brilliant red orange

let the cut end dry and callus for 1–2 weeks before planting

filling the yard with an intoxicating fragrance every spring

Watering Bareroot Ocotillo in Phoenix

Queen Palms don't like being planted too deep

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Thrives in Arizona caliche soils — avoid overamending

The warm soil encourages root development immediately

With some early training and selective pruning to expose the lower trunk structure

The hair can trap moisture in a freeze and damage the tips

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Backfill with native soil — A 20% organic amendment blend works well

symmetrical canopy — which can spread 25–35 feet at maturity — delivering some of the best dappled afternoon shade of any desert-adapted tree available in Phoenix