Catalina Cherry Hedge
Evergreen, drought and high-heat tolerant Catalina Cherry is native to The Valley. Subsurface, low flow drip irrigation on weather based controllers support its health and hydration. Healthy hedges like this would need to be dried by a fire's proximate heat to burn. In the meantime, they can catch embers that might otherwise reach the home. (Plus cherries! The birds adore them... as do we!)
fire retardant catalina cherry