Good desert plants?

[Desert Birds]

Hi all,
What are some plants that will do well here in the desert? I want to do a small orchard as well and wondering what trees would do good in heat.

 

[flowerbug]

hi, i think you might get more of a response to this question on TEG (aka https://www.theeasygarden.com/). not that i don't want to talk about this topic, but i'm short on gumption for this at the moment and there are a lot more gardeners on TEG .

 

[murphysranch]

Hi there. There are various types of deserts - some at low elevation, some at high ones. What is your annual rainfall? Approx where are you located?

 

[Desert Birds]

Hi there. There are various types of deserts - some at low elevation, some at high ones. What is your annual rainfall? Approx where are you located?

We get about 10-14 inchs of rain a year. I'm thinking maybe some succulents that flower would be nice. I'm near west TX.

 

[Hinotori]

Depends on if you water. Your weather in Texas is different from what I know from eastern Oregon/Washington.

With irrigation, many plants do well depending on climate.

They dryland wheat farm in the high desert here with 9 inches annual rainfall. Fall plant because most of the rain is in winter as ice/snow.