Manual of Riyadh Plants

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Part 3: Planning checklists for quick reference
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A Avenue planting
Wide roads have a boulevard character and can be planted with
trees, which have large, shade-giving canopies, and attractive un-
derplanting.
A tree
Acacia gerrardii var. iraquensis , 8-10 m, white, pale yellow.................... 25
Acacia gerrardii var. najdensis , 10 m, pale yellow......................................... 25
Acacia saligna , 5-6 m, bright yellow......................................................................................................... 32
Albizia lebbeck , 12-25 m, stamens: pale yellow.................................................... 44
Dalbergia sissoo , 10-25 m, pale yellow...................................................................................... 127
Eucalyptus camaldulensis , 25-35 m, white, pale yellow......... 137
Eucalyptus gomphocephala , 10-40 m, white............................................................. 139
Ficus altissima , 12-20 m, green........................................................................................................................... 143
Ficus benghalensis , 10-30 m, pale green............................................................................... 144
Ficus religiosa , 20-30 m, pale green..................................................................................................... 151
Ficus rubiginosa , 6-30 m, pale yellow............................................................................................ 152
Lagunaria patersonii , 6-15 m, pink, red, white................................................. 179
Peltophorum pterocarpum , 10-20 m, bright yellow, deep orange................ 225
Phoenix canariensis , 6-18 m, bright yellow................................................................. 229
Phoenix dactylifera , 25-45 m, yellow, green............................................................... 230
Pithecellobium dulce , 8 m, green, white................................................................................ 235
Prosopis chilensis , 7-10 m, light yellow.................................................................................... 246
Roystonea regia , 15-30 m, white, pale yellow, light brown.................... 262
Tabebuia rosea , 10-25 m, pink, secondary: lilac, white, yellow............. 290
Tamarindus indica , 10-25 m, pale yellow, margin: pale red.............. 291
Terminalia arjuna , 25 m, white, light green................................................................ 297
Thespesia populnea , 3-8 m, yellow, secondary: dark red................. 301
Tipuana tipu , 15-35 m, bright yellow.............................................................................................. 303
Washingtonia filifera , 15-25 m, pastel white............................................................. 311
Washingtonia robusta , 15-34 m, pale orange......................................................... 312
A Car parks
The situation in car parks is comparable to that of street planting,
with extremes of heat reflection, exhaust fumes and danger of des-
iccation. Suitable plants are recommended here.
A perennial
Alternanthera ficoidea , 0.1 m, white........................................................................................................ 50
Gazania rigens var. rigens , 0.15-0.3 m, yellow, orange.............. 156
A sub-shrub
Atriplex leucoclada , 0.5 m, pale green............................................................................................... 62
A shrub
Argyreia nervosa , 3-8 m, pink, throat: violet............................................................... 56
Atriplex halimus , 0.5-3 m, pale yellow.............................................................................................. 61
Caesalpinia pulcherrima , 3 m, red, orange, yellow.................................... 75
Callistemon viminalis , 5-10 m, bright red............................................................................. 79
Carissa macrocarpa , 1-3 m, white.................................................................................................................... 84
Senna artemisioides , 2-3 m, pastel yellow......................................................................... 280
A tree
Acacia farnesiana , 4-6 m, light yellow................................................................................................. 24
Acacia karroo , 4-15 m, bright yellow..................................................................................................... 27
Acacia nilotica , 6-9 m, yellow........................................................................................................................................ 29
Acacia pycnantha , 6-10 m, bright yellow................................................................................... 30
Acacia salicina , 10-12 m, pale yellow..................................................................................................... 31
Acacia saligna , 5-6 m, bright yellow......................................................................................................... 32
Albizia lebbeck , 12-25 m, stamens: pale yellow.................................................... 44
Cercidium floridum , 5-9 m, bright yellow............................................................................ 95
Chilopsis linearis , 5-9 m, white, pink, purple....................................................... 100