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CONTENTS

Apple, Malus xdomestica.............................8
Apricot, Prunus armemiaca......................10
Bay Laurel, Laurus nobilis.........................12
Introduction
Carob, Ceratonia siliqua..........................14
Kumquat, Fortunella margarita................16
Elderberry, Sambucus nigra......................18
Fig, Ficus carica..........................................20
Netleaf Hackberry, Celtis reticulata.........22
Ironwood, Olneya tesota...........................24
Jujube, Ziziphus jujuba..............................26
Loquat, Eriobotrya japonica......................28
Mesquite, Prosopis velutina.......................30
Mulberry, Morus nigra/rubra...................32
Olive, Olea europaea..................................34
Palo Verde, Parkinsonia florida................36
Pomegranate, Punica granatum...............38
Quince, Cydonia oblonga..........................40
Saguaro, Carnegiea gigantea.....................42
Arizona Walnut, Juglans major................44

Understory Plants................................46-53
Agave, Barrel Cactus, Chiltepin, Cholla,
Desert Hackberry, Sonoran Desert
Oregeno, Wild Grape, Wild Mulberry,
Wolfberry, Yucca, Blackberry, Gogi
Berry, Grape, Passionfruit, Pineapple
Guava, Spineless Prickly Pear.

The information in this section is excerpted from the
LEAF Network’s Growing Edible Arizona Forests, An
Illustrated Guide. For more detailed information on
choosing, planting, caring for and harvesting edible
trees in Tucson, see leafnetworkaz.org.

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