Prescott Guide describes the flora of the Prescott community
When people think of Arizona, many think of endless deserts. You may have seen news footage of tidal waves of dust moving across cities, and though true, those instances are rare. Instead, Arizona's natural landscape includes rivers, lakes, canyons and snow-capped mountains, encompassing all manner of fascinating flora. Prescott Guide shares the wide variety of flora in the Prescott area. Evergreens Above 5,000 feet, and where rainfall is more than 16 inches annually, you'll find beautifully dense areas of hardy ponderosa pine. Prescott National Forest is only a short drive from the downtown area, and boasts of fragrant pine trees, Douglas fir, Pinyon juniper, oak and mesquite trees. Fruit trees Fruit trees grow well in Prescott and many local residents enjoy homegrown apples, pears, peaches and plums, along with berries and other fruits. Flowering trees A drive through Prescott neighborhoods at the beginning of spring will be a treat as the flowering purple leaf plum trees ...