Your premier destination for creating the most stunning landscape.
At Scottsdale Shade & Fruit Tree Nursery, we offer exceptional guidance to help design or incorporate variety & the exact elements you want for a functional yet ornamental or edible garden and create the landscape of your dreams.
Let's Create the Landscape of Your Dreams!
So much can be grown in the Valley. With some attention to amending the soil regulating water and accounting for our high desert weather extremes, our lifetime of gardening experiences creating growing microclimates, we bring you the launch of Scottsdale Shade & Fruit Tree Nursery.
Through trial and error, and a desire for continuous improvement and education, we have discovered the best practices in landscape installation and care. We want to share our knowledge to help our clients design landscapes that thrive.
No pesticide, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers — The benefits of growing organically
Bring an ecosystem to your property
A variety of vegetation and healthy soil can attract a combination of pollinators and beneficial insects to your property. Our master gardeners can offer tips to organically build life into your soil that supports a beautiful and functional garden.
Nurture your garden, nurture yourself
Plants are a living organism that require care. If you nurture your garden, it will thrive and reciprocate by nurturing you by generating nutritious food, among many other benefits.
Shade during the summer months
Growing organically in an optimal soil environment can produce healthy shade trees. Along with providing shade for you and lowering the temperature of your property, these shade trees can also provide cover for your garden during the scorching summer months.
Beauty, beauty, beauty
The beauty of observing the process is only second to the pleasure of enjoying the blooms, fruit, shade and greenery that your garden can provide. This process can create your very own oasis, right in your backyard!
“Build the soil and all the natural beneficial actors will show up to the party.”
–Christopher Orozco, Founder of Scottsdale Shade & Fruit Tree Nursery
Our philosophy for growing in the desert
It’s not always top of mind, but plants require the same three things that humans require to thrive: oxygen, water and nutrition.
Our climate is arid and extreme at times, our soil is poor quality and our water is saline, but with basic soil and water management along with incorporating steps to bring life to your soil — it’s possible to grow beautifully and abundantly in the desert.
Creating an optimal environment for your garden doesn’t have to take years to develop. Let us equip you with the knowledge you need to grow a thriving garden. We suggest the following steps:
Address the soil composition
Mitigate alkalinity
Plant high-quality vegetation
Continue learning and educating yourself
Watch your landscape grow!
Need assistance?
Our sister company Apex Tropicals brings elegant and functional design to your garden and puts you on a successful path to building living soil for a lush, beautiful and healthy landscape.
Our consultative offerings
Site consultation to meet your desired gardening objectives
From an aesthetic garden to an edible food forest, at Scottsdale Shade & Fruit Tree Nursery, we encourage organic practices to help build healthy and resilient ecosystems. Additionally, many of our ornamental and edible landscape plants are Arizona grown. We are proud to support those who support us.
Knowledge sharing
We share our knowledge so you are equipped with the tools you need to succeed independently.
Irrigation and tree consultations
We analyze whether your existing system is properly supporting your trees.
Solid Rain
A 20-year-old proven innovation, Solid Rain® can be implemented into your landscaping and farm land in order to reduce water usage by up to 50-70%.
Once applied, Solid Rain® lasts on average 7 years in the ground depending on usage/soil conditions.
Along with cost- and water-efficiency benefits, Solid Rain® promotes moisture retention & aeration at the rhizome level while simultaneously preventing water and nutrient leaching.
The Indian Laurel hedge in the video will save 50,000 gallons of water in their 1st year & incrementally more as the columns get bigger.
Our product offerings
Schedule an appointment to check out our inventory and purchase our products!
Shade trees
Shade trees help create a microclimate canopy.
Fruit trees
We offer a wide variety of fruit trees including mangos, avocados, loquats, starfruit, lychee along with peaches, mulberries, figs, apples and more.
Privacy hedges
Not only do hedges provide privacy, they also function as a wind break.
Tropicals
We offer a wide range of tropicals with distinct soil pH, composition and microclimate needs.
Arizona field-grown roses
We offer the highest quality of roses in the Valley. They are both soil and sun acclimated due to being field grown for maximum results.
Companion planting
Low- and mid-elevation plants can generate humidity and retain heat in dry environments and cool the soil during the summers.
Soil improvement products
Amendments such as activated carbon compost, mulch, bio char, agricultural sulfur and worm castings can help improve soil biology and chemistry to strengthen your garden.
This product reduces water waste by 50-70%. It can be used anywhere you grow including trees and lawns year round.
Pots
We offer an aesthetic selection of small to large pots to enhance the look of your landscape.
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We are passionate about creating flourishing oasis gardens in the desert. Christopher is here to help you create the garden of your dreams!
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