Which tree is best for a hot climate?
Best heat tolerant trees for your landscape maples, oaks, and junipers are lauded for their overall temperature tolerance (in both directions). Some characteristics make trees more heat tolerant than others, such as trees that have good drought tolerance and prefer full sun exposure. The most cold-tolerant trees are the larches (genus larix). These include the tamarack larch (l. North america, mostly canada, which can survive winter temperatures down to at least -65°c (-85°f), and commonly occurs at the arctic tree line at the edge of the tundra.
What is the easiest tree to grow in a container?
Crape Myrtles Not only will these trees be continuously in flower all summer long, but since they are very drought hardy they will survive a little neglect and happily grow in a container for many years. The cherry-red Dynamite Crape Myrtle is one of the best choices for a container, growing to perhaps 10 feet tall. For a long-blooming tree, it’s hard to top crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia). Most Southerners know that crape myrtle blooms literally all summer long, says arborist Doug Still.