Common name:Soaptree Yucca
Botanical name:Yucca elata

Evergreen treelike yucca grows at a moderate rate to 10' x 4'. Clumps will typically have 5-20 rosettes of pale green leaves. Leaves have sharp tips. White clusters of flowers appear on tall stalks in the late spring. Accepts full sun. Leave dead leaves on trunk to avoid sunburn damage. Very frost tolerant. Native to the southwest U.S. and Mexico.

Common name:Pinon Pine, Pinyon or Nut Pine
Botanical name:Pinus edulis

This slow-growing, small conifer has dark green pairs of needles and is a stately tree. Its cones produce edible pine nuts.