Sugar BushPhoenix's Best Native Privacy Shrub Sugar Bush Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata) is one of the most reliable, water wise native shrubs available for Phoenix Valley landscapes. Growing 815 feet tall and 610 feet wide, it creates a dense, evergreen privacy screen year round while requiring almost no supplemental water once established. With glossy dark green leaves and clusters of small white flowers in spring, it's a top choice for homeowners in Scottsdale

In Phoenix's ideal climate

especially in clay-heavy soils

color-packed mass or low border

and Ruellia

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Backfill with native soil — A light 20% compost blend is fine but not required

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tuck groupings where a taller plant or rock casts midday relief

Chocolate Drops — dark-leaved Crown of Thorns for dramatic foliage contrast

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Thrives in Phoenix's intense heat and reflected light