{"title":"Heat Tolerant Landscaping Trees for KSA","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Saudi reading of the heat tolerant list, restricted to species already proven on Middle East schedules. Ziziphus mauritiana, Ziziphus nummularia and Ziziphus spina christi lead it, with Pistacia falcata, Capparis decidua, Calotropis procera, Dobera glabra, Acacia and Juniperus completing the palette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInland Saudi sites combine extreme heat with low humidity and high evaporation, which is a harder brief than coastal Gulf heat and rules out several species that pass elsewhere in the region. Check the site type before importing a Dubai palette. See \u003ca href=\"\/en-ae\/pages\/ksa\"\u003ethe Saudi Arabia capability\u003c\/a\u003e for how a schedule is reviewed and \u003ca href=\"\/en-ae\/collections\/trees-for-saudi-arabia-ksa\"\u003etrees for Saudi Arabia\u003c\/a\u003e for the wider list.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"brachychiton-acerifolius-x-bidwillii-red-robin-grafted-ex-ground","title":"Brachychiton acerifolius x bidwillii 'Red Robin' - Red Robin Flame Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eBrachychiton acerifolius x bidwillii 'Red Robin'\u003c\/strong\u003e is a garden hybrid between the Illawarra Flame Tree and the smaller Queensland lacebark, bred to hold the scarlet flowering of the first at a size that fits a street or a courtyard. 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