City of Folsom Master Tree List
Only the trees listed as "Street Trees", Parking Lot Shade, or Mitigation Trees will qualify for these purposes
Botanical Name
Common Name
(in alphabetical order)
White Fir
Abies concolor
Nordmann Fir
Abies nordmanniana
Bailey Acacia
Acacia baileyana
S = "Street Tree"
P = Parking Lot Shade
R = Rain Catchment Tree
L = Lower height for use
under High Voltage Lines
M = Mitigation Trees
O = Other Suitable Trees
N = Natives
X = Excluded Trees (NOT to
be planted as "Street Tree" or for
"Parking Lot Shade")
WUCOLS
(Water Use Classification of
Landscape Species)
D = Deciduous
E = Evergreen
N = Native
PbS = Protected by
Species
SR
E,N
R
E
SPR
E
Categories of
Water Needs
H = High
M = Moderate
L = Low
VL = Very Low
[ ] = Not Listed
Minimum
distance to
infra-structure
(walk, curb,
pavement),
without City
Approx.
approved
Mature
Root Barrier
Canopy
[n/a = not
appropriate]
Diameter
Approx.
Mature
Tree
Height
Fruit / Seed
1-2" graygreen
inconspicuous
needles
3/4" to 1-1/2"
green
inconspicuous
needles
Planting
Distance
Between
Trees
Mature Canopy
Shape
Remarks
12'
20'
Conical
usually 30' high
in Sacramento
Valley
8'
15'
Conical
perfect for
Christmas tree
[M]
80-120'
cones
[M]
6'
15-20'
30-50'
cones
20-30'
3" x 1/2" pod w/
5-7 brown oval
seeds
small yellow
blue-green
8'
12'
Common as
Broad-Rounded multi-stem
long curved pod w/
black seed
surrounded by pink
wing
cream
green
12'
18'
tough & fast
Broad-Rounded growing
inconspicuous
red /
orange
10'
16'
Oval
inconspicuous
yellow
12'
18'
Rounded
fine roots
dependable
shape
12'
18'
Round to
irregular
best as
understory
tree
L
5'
20-40'
SPR
E
L
8'
20'
40'
Trident Maple
Acer buergerianum
SP
D
M
4'
20-25'
20-25'
Hedge Maple
Acer campestre
SP
D
[M]
5'
30-35'
30-70'
double
samara
double
samara
N
D,N
H
5'
25-35'
5-35'
SPNR
D,N
M
5'
30-75'
45-75'
double
samara
double
samara
N
D,N
M
6'
40-60'
40-60'
double
samara
Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
Big-leaf Maple
Acer macrophyllum
California Box Elder
Japanese Maple
(green or standard)
Acer negundo
Acer palmatum
LO
D
M
6'
25-40'
20'
Red Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'
PL
D
M
3'
12-15'
15-20'
Bloodgood Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
PL
D
M
3'
6-10'
15'
Crimson Sunset Maple
Acer plaanoides x truncatum 'Crimson
Sunset'
SP
D
M
6'
15'
40-50'
Red Maple (seedling)
Acer rubrum
SP
D
H
5'
35-40'
50-60'
Bowhall Red Maple
Acer rubrum ' Bowhall'
SP
D
H
3'
15'
40-50'
double
samara
double
samara
double
samara
Columnare Red Maple
Acer rubrum 'Columnare'
SP
D
H
3'
10'
35-45'
Acer saccharinum
Fall Foliage
Normal
Minimal
Distance to
Building
Foundation
15-20'
Acacia melanoxylon
Silver Maple
Flowers /
Bracts
5/5/2011
8'
Black Acacia
October Glory Red Maple or Red Sunset Acer rubrum 'October Glory' / 'Red Sunset'
Best if printed on legal size paper
See "NOTES" at the end of the Master Tree List
double
samara
double
samara
double
samara
red/yellow/o
inconspicuous
range
inconspicuous
yellow
10'
20'
inconspicuous
yellow
15'
20'
8'
15'
Spreading
red/orange/
inconspicuous
yellow
Broad-Rounded huge leaves
frequently:
poor health
Broad-Rounded & structure
grows to be
large
purplish in
summer
Red in
spring
Purple
leaves all
summer
good lawn
tree
inconspicuous
red
4'
10'
Oval-Vase
inconspicuous
red
4'
8'
Tight-Vase
inconspicuous
red
8'
10'
Tight oval
inconspicuous
red-yellow
15'
25'
Oval-Round
inconspicuous
orange-red
6'
15'
Cone
double
samara
inconspicuous
orange-red
6'
10'
Columnar
narrow head
narrowest
deciduous
tree
inconspicuous
red
15'
25'
Round
dependable
fall color
inconspicuous
yellow
25'
30'
Broad-Rounded
brittle, shallow
roots, mistletoe
SP
D
H
5'
20-25'
40-60'
double
samara
X
D
M
25'
40-100'
40-100'
double
samara
Amur Maple
Acer tataricum ginnala
SPL
D
[M]
3'
15-20'
20'
Shantung Maple
Acer truncatum
SP
D
M
4'
25'
25'
double
samara
double
samara
California Buckeye
Aesculus californica
LN
D,N
VL
5'
20-30'
20-25'
2" round
Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus glabra
SP
D
[M]
5'
20-35'
20-40'
Common Horsechestnut
SP
D
[M]
6'
40'
60'
Red Horsechestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
Aesculus x carnea
'Briotii' or 'O'Neill Red'
Tree-of-Heaven
inconspicuous
red
6'
12'
Irregular
inconspicuous
orange-red
10'
15'
Rounded
lots of seeds
in winter
filtered
shade
8'
12'
Spreading
Drops leaves
in July
8'
12'
Round
slow growing
Ivory -plume
brown
yellowbrown
yellowbrown
8'
15'
Round
slow growing
bright red
yellowbrown
8'
12'
Round
pink-red
greenish
n/a
n/a
Round
pink
yellow
15'
25'
Flat Top
creamy-cone
greenish1-1/2" round
yellow
1-1/2" round
SP
D
M
4'
30'
40'
Ailanthus altissima
X
D
VL
n/a
50'
50'
Mimosa / Silk Tree
Albizia julibrissin
X
D
L
25'
80'
40'
1-1/2" round
winged on
female
bean-type
pod
Italian Alder
Alnus cordata
O
D
M
6'
25'
40'
1" cone
catkin
yellow
12'
12'
White Alder
Alnus rhombifolia
O
D,N
H
8'
40'
50-90'
catkin
yellow
15'
18'
Eastern Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
PL
D
[M]
3'
20-25'
25'
white-pink
orange-red
8'
10'
Round
Allegheny Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
SPL
D
[M]
4'
25'
30'
5/8" cone
blueberrylike fruit
blueberrylike fruit
10'
12'
Round
Bunya-bunya
Araucaria bidwilii
SPR
E
M
5'
30-60'
80'
25'
30'
Marina Strawberry Tree
Arbutus 'Marina'
PRL
E
M
3'
8-35'
white-pink
orange-red
evergreen
10-15lb cone inconspicuous
spinney
25-35'
1-1/4" yellow-red
berries
pink
evergreen
10'
15'
15'
8'
8'
18'
Strawberry Tree
Anacacho Orchid Tree
Chihuahuan Orchid Tree
Arbutus unedo
Bauhinia lunariodes
Bauhinia macranthera
PRL
PRL
PRL
E
D-E
D-E
L
[L]
[L]
3'
1'
1'
10-30'
25-35'
1-1/4" yellow-red
berries
white-pink
evergreen
12-15'
12-15'
bean-type pod
white or pink
yellow
12-15'
12-15'
bean-type pod
rose
yellow
10'
5'
5'
River Birch
Betula nigra
SP
D
H
6'
40-60'
50-90'
flakey cluster
catkin
yellow
15'
bright red
flowers
invasive,
stinky male
Invasive
best in
Round
wetlands
Best with
Broad-Rounded reg. water
edible fruit
edible fruit
striking &
Cone to Rounded unusual
Oval-Round- fruit can be
Vase
messy
Oval-Round- fruit can be
Vase
messy
Round
Full sun
Round
Pyramidal
Full
sun
salmoncolored
paper bark
X
D
H
25'
15-20'
30-40'
catkin cluster
catkin
yellow
5'
8'
Pyramidal
attacked by
Bronze Birch
Borer
Betula platyphylla japonica
Butia capitata
P
ROL
D
E
H
L
3'
2'
15'
40-50'
catkin cluster
catkin
yellow
fully white
bark
10-20'
red
creamy
evergreen
8'
12'
Pyramidal
10-15'
5'
8'
Spray-head
edible fruit
Caesalpinia cacalaco 'Smoothie'
SPL
E
[L]
5'
15-18'
15-18'
bean-type pod
clear yellow
evergreen
5'
12'
Oval-round
thornless
Pendulous
attracts
hummingbirds
European White Birch
Betula pendula
Japanese White Birch
Pindo Palm
Smoothie Thornless Cascalote
woody
capsules
duck's bill
shape
Weeping Bottlebrush
Callistemon viminalis
PRL
E
L
4'
15'
20-30'
Incense Cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
SPRN
E,N
M
6'
15-20'
75-90'
Camellia Reticulata
Camellia reticulata
PRL
E
[M]
3'
10-25'
35-50'
European Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'
SP
D
M
5'
15-20'
40'
5/8"Ø fruit
1/4' ribbed
nutlets
nutlets in a 1"
long, 3-lobed
bract
American Hornbeam
Pecan
Carpinus caroliniana
Carya illinoensis
SPL
SP
D
D
M
M
5'
6'
20-25'
20-25'
40-60'
80-100'
Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
SP
D
[M]
4'
20-40'
20-35'
1-2" oval nut
1-2" round
nut
red brush
8'
15'
inconspicuous
evergreen
evergreen
scales
10'
20'
pink/rose/
purplish
evergreen
8'
20'
catkin
yellow
8'
15'
best in full
sun
needs some
Spreading
shade
fine roots &
Columnar-Oval narrow top
1-4" long 3
lobed bract
red/
orange/
yellow
catkin
yellow
10'
20'
18'
30'
Broad-Rounded edible nut
catkin
yellow
10'
20'
Cone
Round
Narrow
late fall color
edible nut
Japanese Chinquapin
Casanopsis cuspidata
SPR
E
M
5'
20-25'
25-45'
acorn-like
catkin
evergreen
12'
20'
She-Oak, Beefwood
American Chestnut
Chinese Chestnut
Casuarina stricta
Castanea dentata
Castanea mollissima
PR
SP
SP
E
D
D
L
[M]
[M]
5'
8'
5'
20-30'
20-35'
3/4" cones
inconspicuous
evergreen
30-50'
70-100'
1-1/2" nut
catkin
yellow
20-25'
35-40'
catkin
yellow
15'
20'
15'
Western Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa
SP
D
M
5'
20-40'
40-60'
1-1/2' nut
long bean
pod
10'
15'
12'
white-pink
15'
25'
Atlas (Blue) Cedar
Cedrus atlantica ('Glauca')
SPR
E
M
8'
30-40'
60-90'
2-4" cone
inconspicuous
18'
30'
Conical
Deodar Cedar
Cedrus deodara
SPR
E
M
8'
40'
80'+
3-4" cone
inconspicuous
18'
30'
Cone to broad
top
European Hackberry
Celtis australis
SP
D
M
5'
30-35'
70-80'
1/2" seed
inconspicuous
yellow
1" needles
evergreen
1-1/2"
needles
evergreen
yellowgreen
15'
20'
Broad top
tough
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
SP
D
L
6'
50'
50'
1/3" seed
inconspicuous
yellow
20'
30'
Broad top
tough
Chinese Hackberry
Celtis sinensis
X
D
M
6'
40'
40'
1/4" seed
inconspicuous
yellow
18'
25'
Broad top
Carob
Ceratonia siliqua
SPR
E
L
6'
30-40'
30'
1" pod
small red
evergreen
15'
25'
Umbrella
Palo Verde 'Desert Museum'
Cercidium 'Desert Museum'
SPL
D
[VL]
3'
20'
20'
n/a
bright yellow
bare
6'
18'
Broad
Blue Palo Verde
Cercidium floridum
SPL
D
VL
4'
30'
35'
4" pods
bright yellow
bare
8'
25'
Broad
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
SPL
D
M
3'
25-35'
25-35'
3" pods
rosy-pink
yellow
6'
12'
Broad top
Forest Pansy Redbud
Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
SPL
D
[M]
3'
25'
25'
3" pods
rosy-pink
yellow
6'
12'
Broad top
Western Redbud
Cercis occidentalis
SPLN
D,N
VL
2'
10-18'
10-18'
3" pods
magenta
yellow
5'
8'
Rounded
Oklahoma Redbud
Cercis reniformis 'Oklahoma'
SPL
D
L
3'
25-30'
25-30'
3" pods
wine-red
yellow
6'
12'
Broad top
very drought
tolerant
very drought
tolerant
more tree
form
purple new
leaves
usually multistem
usually multistem
Judas Tree
Mediterranean Fan Palm
Cercis silquastrum
Chamaerops humilis
SPL
LO
D
E
[L]
L
3'
2'
25'
25'
3" pods
purplish-rose
yellow
usually multistem
20'
greenish
evergreen
SPL
SPL
D
D
VL
VL
3'
3'
10-20'
15-30'
1/2" Ø
long bean
pod
10'
4-6'
Broad top
20'
6'
5'
vary
bare
25'
no seeds
bare
6'
6'
10'
10'
clump
25'
bare
6'
10'
Chilopsis linearis (seedling)
Desert Willow
Art's Seedless' Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis 'Art's Seedless'
Broad-Rounded slow growing
segmented
Broad-Rounded needles
Broad-Rounded edible nuts
Broad-Rounded edible nuts
litter can be
Broad-Rounded problem
clump
Bubba Desert Willow
Chilopsis linearis 'Bubba'
SPL
D
VL
3'
25-30'
25-30'
long bean pod
pink-rose
lavenderpurple
Lucretia Hamilton Desert Willow
Chilopsis linearis 'Lucretia Hamilton'
SPL
D
VL
3'
12-18'
12-18'
long bean pod
burgundy
bare
5'
9'
Warren Jones Desert Willow
Chilopsis linearis 'Warren Jones'
SPL
D
VL
3'
25-30'
25-30'
few bean pods
bare
6'
10'
Chinese Fringe Tree
Chionanthus retusus
SPL
D
M
3'
15'
20'
1/2 to 2/3"
light pink
white-fringe
clusters
yellow
8'
12'
Camphor Tree
Cinnamomum camphora
SPR
E
M
8'
50-60'
50-60'
20'
30'
Citrus
Citrus sp.
SPRO
E
M
3'
10-25'
15-30'
10-15'
10-25'
Rounded
Yellow Wood
Cladrastis kentukea
SP
D
[M]
5'
15-25'
30-50'
15'
20'
Oval
1/4" Ø black
inconspicuous evergreen
seed
orangeyellow
white fragrant evergreen
3-4" pod
white
yellow
bluish color
grayish green
prone to scale
& aphids
may have
surface roots
multi-stem
single or
multi-stem
clump
seedless
summer
clump
blooming
long
clump
blooming
summer
clump
blooming
single or
Umbrella
multi-stem
subject to
Verticillium
Broad-Rounded wilt
edible fruit
fragrant
flowers
Giant Dogwood
Cornus controversa
SP
D
[M]
5'
blue-black
berries
Eddie's White Wonder Dogwood Cornus x 'Eddie's White Wonder'
SPL
D
[M}
2'
20-30'
20-30'
red berries
Eastern Dogwood
Cornus florida
SPL
D
H
2'
20-30'
20-30'
red berries
Kousa Dogwood
Cornus kousa
SPL
D
[M]
2'
20-30'
20-30'
red berries
white cluster
large white
bract
white or pink
bracts
creamy white
bracts
Smoke Tree
Cotinus obovatus
PL
D
L
2'
20-30'
20-30'
inconspicuous
English Hawthorn 'Paul's Scarlet' Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet'
SPL
D
M
3'
15-20'
18-25'
Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum
SPL
D
M
3'
20'
25'
3/8" red
berries
1/4" red
berries
Cryptomeria japonica
PR
E
H
6'
20-30'
30-100'
3/4" - 1" cones
Japanese Cryptomeria
40-50'
40-60'
20'
Round
fast growing
red
6'
12'
Round w/ flat top
red
6'
12'
Round w/ flat top
blooms before
leaves
6'
12'
Round w/ flat top
blooms with
leaves
Pinkish fuzz
red
red/orange/
yellow
6'
10'
Irregular
red to rose
yellowish
10'
20'
Umbrella
typically
multi-stem
typically
multi-stem
white
orange-red
10'
20'
Rounded
thorns
inconspicuous
evergreen
25'
Conical
fast growing
Grows fast, dies
soon from
coryneum canker
15'
6'
10'
Columnar to
vase
inconspicuous
evergreen
bluish
evergreen
12'
20'
Conical
inconspicuous
evergreen
5'
6'
Columnar
12'
15'
Irregular
edible fruit
10'
12'
Irregular
edible fruit
summer flowers
x Cupressocyparis leylandii
X
E
M
3'
8-15'
30-45'
3/4' cone balls
inconspicuous
Arizona Cypress
Cupressus arizonica
R
E
VL
4'
20'
40'
1" Ø balls
Italian Cypress
Cupressus sempervirens
R
E
L
3'
5-10'
50-60'
1" Ø balls
Fuyu Persimmon
Diospyros kaki
LO
D
M
3'
20-30'
20-30'
American Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
LO
D
[M]
3'
15-30'
15-30'
Texas Ebony
Ebenopsis ebano
SPR
E
[L]
5'
15-30'
15-40'
Japanese Blueberry Tree
Elaeocarpus decipiens
SPR
E
[M]
5'
20-30'
30-60'
Bronze Loquat
Eriobotrya deflexa
PRL
E
M
2'
15-20'
15-20'
Loquat
Eucalyptus, Nichol's WillowLeafed Peppermint
Eriobotrya japonica
RO
E
L
3'
15-30'
3-4" flattened inconspicuous orange-red
1-1/2' - 2"
inconspicuous orange-red
pointed
evergreen
15'
20'
Irregular
white
evergreen
10'
20'
Round
creamy
evergreen
8'
15'
Umbrella
slow growing
15-30'
3/4" reddish
1-2" yelloworange
white
SPR
E
L
5'
15-35'
35-50'
white
tiny capsules inconspicuous
SPR
E
L
5'
15-45'
30-75'
tiny capsules inconspicuous
evergreen
10'
15'
Irregular
edible fruit
15'
25'
Weeping
foliage
smells good
gray-green
evergreen
15'
30'
Irregular
round & narrow
silver leaves
light-green
evergreen
20'
30'
Vase
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
SPR
E
L
7'
30-60'
30-90'
tiny capsules
Hardy Rubber Tree
Eucommia ulmoides
SPR
E
[M]
6'
45-65'
40-60'
inconspicuous
inconspicuous
brown
25'
30'
Round
European Beech
Feijoa or Pineapple Guava
Fagus sylvatica
Feijoa sellowiana
SP
RL
E
E
H
L
10'
2'
60'
15-25'
90'
15-25'
nutlets in
spinney husk
inconspicuous
2-3" oval fruit
red & white
bronze
evergreen
30'
5'
30'
8'
Pyramidal
Irregular
Parasol Tree
Firmiana simplex
PL
D
[H]
3'
15-30'
15-30'
pea-pod like
greenish-white
Autumn Purple White Ash
Fraxinus americana 'Autumn Purple'
Fraxinus angustifolia oxycarpa
SP
D
M
8'
50'
80'
seedless
Raywood Ash
'Raywood'
SP
D
M
6'
25'
25-35'
18-20'
SPL
D
[M]
3'
15-18'
need good
drainage
light-green
evergreen
fuzzy pink
pendulous
clusters
Fraxinus greggii
possible
ceridium canker
creamy yellow
Redbark or Red Ironbark
Eucalyptus
Little Leaf Ash
seedlings
vary
large balls
3/4" purple/
blue/black
white
Silver Dollar Gum Eucalyptus Eucalyptus polyanthemos
12'
blooms before
leaves
Leyland Cypress
Eucalyptus nicholii
red
Layered
red to black
trunk
good street
tree
fibrous shallow
roots
edible fruit
protect from
wind, tropical
look
8'
15'
inconspicuous
bare
purplebronze
20'
30'
seedless
inconspicuous
purple-red
15'
20'
Round
symmetrical
winged
sumara
inconspicuous
green
8'
15'
Round
old leaves shed
in spring
Broad-Rounded fast growing
Oregon Ash
Fraxinus latifolia
N
D,N
H
6'
30-50'
40-80'
female: yes
male: no
inconspicuous
yellow
25'
15'
Irregular
Modesto Ash
Fraxinus velutina 'Modesto'
X
D
M
n/a
30'
50'
seedless
inconspicuous
yellow
n/a
n/a
Vase
Flannel Bush
Fremontodendron californicum
RL
E,N
VL
2'
12'
20'
hairy pod
2" yellow
evergreen
8'
12'
Irregular
too many
pests
too many
problems
do NOT over
water
Australian Willow
Geijera parvifolia
SPRL
E
M
4'
20'
25-30'
creamy white inconspicuous
evergreen
10'
20'
Oval
non-invasive
roots
Ginkgo (seedling male or female)
Ginkgo biloba
X
D
M
10'
35-50'
70-80'
female: stinky
Male: seedless inconspicuous
golden
20'
30'
Irregular
Ginkgo (Male) Autumn Gold
Ginkgo (Male) Princeton Sentry
Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold'
Ginkgo biloba 'Princeton Sentry'
SP
SP
D
D
M
M
8'
4'
30'
40'
seedless
inconspicuous
golden
15'
25'
Broad
slow growing
20'
50'
inconspicuous
golden
10'
20'
Narrow pyramidal
X
D
L
6'
25-35'
35-70'
seedless
large flat
bean pod
winged,
brown, in
sets of 2
inconspicuous
yellow
15'
20'
Broad top
goldenorange
filaments
evergreen
15'
20'
Broad top
creamy-white
inconspicuous
yellow
25'
30'
Broad top
3/4" white
bells
yellow
8'
15'
Oval
5'
15'
Vary
slow growing
problems
with midge
can be
damaged at
24°F
adaptable to
poor soils
flowers are
best to look
up at
bright red
berries
15'
20'
Round-broad
edible nut
25'
25'
Broad
edible nut
30'
30'
Round
edible nut
creamy-white
Honey Locust (thorned & thornless) Gleditsia triacanthos
Silk Oak
Grevillea robusta
SPR
E
L
6'
25-35'
50-60'
may have
stinky fruit
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Gymnocladus dioica
SP
D
M
6'
45-50'
60-100'
large pod
Carolina Silver Bell
Halesia carolina
SPL
D
H
4'
20-35'
30-40'
Wilson Holly
Ilex x altaclerensis 'Wilsonii'
PRL
E
M
3'
10-15'
15-20'
California Black Walnut
Juglans californica hindsii
SP
D,N
M
5'
30-60'
30-60'
winged fruit
3/8" Ø red
berries
1" Ø round
nut
Butternut
Juglans cinerea
SP
D
[M]
8'
50-80'
50-60'
English Walnut
Juglans regia
SP
D
M
4'
60'
60'
3/4" oval nut
1-1/2" round
nut
catkin
evergreen
yellowbrown
yellowbrown
yellowbrown
10-40'
3/16" Ø bluishblack seed
inconspicuous
evergreen
5'
12'
Vary
tough tree
50-60'
3/16" Ø bluishblack seed
inconspicuous
evergreen
10'
20'
Vary
tough tree
10-30'
3/16" Ø bluishblack seed
inconspicuous
evergreen
5'
5'
Conical
15-20'
3/16" Ø bluishblack seed
inconspicuous
evergreen
2'
4'
20-40'
1/8" Ø seed
in 2" lantern
yellow
yellow
10'
20'
Round head
20-35'
1/8" Ø seed in 2"
lantern
yellow
golden
12'
25'
Round head
red
red-orangeyellow
5'
15'
California Juniper
Western Juniper
Utah Juniper
Skyrocket Juniper
Chinese Flame Tree
Goldenrain Tree
Crape Myrtle 'Arapaho'
(tree form, multi or single trunk)
Crape Myrtle 'Muskogee'
(tree form, multi or single trunk)
Crape Myrtle 'Natchez'
(tree form, multi or single trunk)
Crape Myrtle 'Tonto'
(tree form, multi or single trunk)
Crape Myrtle 'Tuscarora'
(tree form, multi or single trunk)
Juniperus californica
Juniperus occidentalis
Juniperus osteosperma
Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket'
Koelreuteria bipinnata
Koelreuteria paniculata
RLN
RN
RL
RL
SP
SP
E
E
E
E
D
D
L
[L]
[L]
[L]
M
M
2'
5'
3'
1'
5'
5'
10-40'
30-50'
10-30'
2-3'
20-40'
25-40'
white
catkin
catkin
tough tree
good narrow
Narrow-columnar screen
pink lantern
brown paper
lantern
prone to
aphids
18'
Outward
arching
Outward
arching
Outward
arching
Outward
arching
10'
Outward
arching
prone to
aphids
Lagerstroemia hybrid 'Arapaho'
SPL
D
L
2'
10'
20'
3/8" pad w/
winged seeds
Lagerstroemia hybrid 'Muskogee'
SPL
D
L
2'
12'
25-30'
3/8" pad w/
winged seeds
lavender
red-orangeyellow
6'
16'
Lagerstroemia hybrid 'Natchez'
SPL
D
L
2'
12'
25'
3/8" pad w/
winged seeds
white
red-orangeyellow
6'
16'
Lagerstroemia hybrid 'Tonto'
SPL
D
L
2'
15-20'
15-20'
3/8" pad w/
winged seeds
red
red-orangeyellow
7'
Lagerstroemia hybrid 'Tuscarora'
SPL
D
L
2'
12'
22'
3/8" pad w/
winged seeds
pinkish-red
red-orangeyellow
6'
prone to
aphids
prone to
aphids
prone to
aphids
Grecian / Sweet Bay Laurel
Laurus nobilis
Golden Ball Lead Tree
Leucaena retusa
SPL
E
L
2'
10-30'
12-40'
1/2" to 1"
fruit
yellow
evergreen
6'
15'
Tapering cone
PL
D
L
2'
12-20'
12-20'
6-10" bean
pod
yellow "balls"
bare
6'
12'
Irregular
leaves used
for cooking
maybe
evergreen w/
mild winters
evergreen
n/a
n/a
Round headed
VERY seed
invasive
yellow to
red
15'
20'
Pyramidal
yellow
20'
30'
Pyramidal
evergreen
12'
20'
Pyramidal
yellow
25'
30'
Round
evergreen
25'
30'
Round
1/4" bluish black berries white plumes
Glossy Privet
Ligustrum lucidum
X
E
L
n/a
20-40'
20-40'
American Sweet Gum
Liquidambar styraciflua
X
D
M
25'
20-30'
60-70'
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
SP
D
H
6'
30-40'
60-100'
Japanese False Oak
Lithocarpus edulis
SP
E
[L]
4'
25-45'
25-45'
Amur Maackia
Maackia amurensis
SP
D
[M]
6'
60'
60'
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
SP
E
M
8'
60'
80'
1-1/2" spiked
seed capsule inconspicuous
yellow &
winged seed
orange
clustered
acorns
erect catkin
2-3" seed
pods
white
red berries in
cones
large white
Southern Magnolia 'St. Mary'
Magnolia grandiflora ' St. Mary'
PL
E
M
2'
20'
20'
red berries in
cones
large white
evergreen
10'
15'
Oval
Kobus Magnolia
Magnolia kobus
PL
D
M
2'
20'
30'
red berries in
cones
white
brown
8'
15'
Oval
Saucer Magnolia
Magnolia x soulangeana
SPL
D
M
3'
30'
30'
red berries in
cones
brown
12'
20'
Irregular
Centurion Crabapple
Malus 'Centurion'
SPL
D
M
2'
15-20'
25'
red
red-bronze
8'
12'
Oval
Harvest Gold Crabapple
Malus 'Harvest Gold'
SPL
D
M
2'
15'
30'
yellow
red-bronze
8'
12'
Narrow vase
Prariefire Crabapple
Malus ioensis 'Prariefire'
SPL
D
M
2'
20'
20'
small red
red-bronze
10'
15'
Round head
Robinson Crabapple
Malus 'Robinson'
SPL
D
M
2'
15'
25'
red
pink-whitepurple
red buds
red flowers
pink buds
white flowers
red buds
pink flower
red buds
pink flower
red-bronze
8'
12'
Vase
red on yellow
red buds, pink
flowers w/ red
edges
red-bronze
12'
20'
disease
resistant
needs well
Round-weeping drained soil
usually multiIrregular
stem
Strawberry Parfait Crabapple
Malus 'Strawberry Parfait'
SPL
D
M
2'
25'
20'
Mayten
Maytenus boaria
SP
E
M
5'
30-40'
30-50'
inconspicuous inconspicuous
evergreen
15'
25'
white-cream
evergreen
7'
15'
12'
30'
Rounded
12'
20'
Cone
Black Tea Tree
Melaleuca lanceolata
Chinaberry/Texas Umbrella Tree Melia azedarach
Dawn Redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Mulberry family
Morus species (usually alba )
Tupelo / Sour Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Olive
Desert Ironwood
frequent
surface roots
aphids are
common
edible
kernels
silver leaf
undersides
continual
litter
brown
underside of
leaves
blooms
before
leaves
blooms
before
leaves
disease
resistant
disease
resistant
disease
resistant
disease
resistant
Vase
PRL
E
L
3'
15-25'
20-30'
Woody seed
around stem
X
D
L
4'
30-50'
50'
1/2" Ø
berries
fragrant lilac
SP
D
H
6'
20'+
90'+
small cone
inconspicuous
yellow
bronzebrown
male: pollen
female: 3/4"
berry
inconspicuous
yellow
25'
40'
Spreading
red
8'
15'
Cone
surface root
problems
only fruit on
female
evergreen
15'
25'
Vary
edible fruit can
be messy
evergreen
7'
20'
Irregular
X
D
M
25'
30-50'
30-50'
SP
D
M
3'
15-25'
30-50'
Olea europaea (various cultivars w/ & w/o fruit)
SPR
E
VL
5'
25-30'
25-35'
Olneya tesota
SPRL
E
[L]
3'
15-30'
15-30'
1/2" bluishinconspicuous
black fruit
3/4" to 1-1/4"
inconspicuous
olives
pinkish2" pods
lavender
invasive
seeds
grows
4-6'/yr
tough tree
Sweet Olive
Osmanthus fragrans
PL
E
M
3'
6-15'
10-20'
American Hop-hornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
SP
D
[H]
2'
30-50'
25-45'
Sourwood
Oxydendron arboreum
SP
D
[M]
4'
15-20'
20-30'
Mexican Palo Verde
Parkingsonia aculeata
PO
D
VL
3'
15-25'
15-30'
Empress/Princess Tree
Paulownia tomentosa
X
D
[M]
5'
25-50'
30-60'
Redbay
Persea borbonia
SPRL
E
[L]
3'
15-20'
Persea/Tabu-no-ki Tree
Persea thunbergii
SPR
E
[M]
5'
Canary Island Date Palm
Phoenix canariensis
P
E
L
Date Palm
Phoenix dactylifera
PO
E
Chinese Photinia
Photinia serratifolia
SPRL
Colorado (Blue) Spruce
Picea pungens (glauca)
P
1/4" blackblue
hop-like
cluster
white
evergreen
7'
15'
Broad vase
catkin
yellow brown
12'
25'
8'
25'
Pyramidal
8'
20'
Sparse foliage
may bloom
all summer
Oval to pyramidal hop seeds
purple
yellow
15'
30'
Round
great fall
color
picturesque
form
Very fast
growing
20-30'
small creamy
evergreen
8'
20'
Oval
slow growth
40-60'
60-80'
1/2" blackishpurple
yellow-white
evergreen
20'
40'
Pyramidal
Fast growing
3'
50'
60'
female: seeds evergreen
25'
30'
Spray head
L
3'
20-40'
80'
1-1/2" dates female: seeds evergreen
15'
25'
Spray head
slow growing
gray-green
fronds,
edible fruit
E
M
1'
30'
30'
small redblack berries white cluster
scarlet &
evergreen
6'
20'
Rounded
E
M
4'
15-25'
30-60'
3-4" cone
inconspicuous
evergreen
12'
25'
Cone
new foliage
is reddish
green to
bluish color
inconspicuous
evergreen
12'
20'
Conical
Thrive in poor
soil & high heat
2" seed pods creamy white orange -red
2-6" seed
pod
yellow-white
bare
winged
3/4" seed
Calabrian Pine
Pinus brutia
SPR
E
L
5'
15-25'
30-80'
3" oval/oblong
cones
Canary Island Pine
Pinus canariensis
SPR
E
L
4'
25-35'
50-80'
4-9" cone
inconspicuous
evergreen
12'
20'
Japanese Red Pine
Pinus densiflora
SPR
E
M
4'
30-40'
40-80'
2' cone
inconspicuous
evergreen
15'
25'
Coulter Pine
Pinus coulteri
SPR
E
L
6'
20-40'
30-80'
heavy 10-14"
inconspicuous
cones
evergreen
15'
25'
Pinon Pine
Pinus edulis
ROL
E
L
3'
10-20'
10-25'
2-3' cone
inconspicuous
evergreen
10'
15'
Afghan Pine
Pinus eldarica
SPR
E
L
5'
15-20'
30-80'
3" cone
inconspicuous
evergreen
10'
20'
Conical
Limber Pine
Pinus flexilis
SPR
E
[L]
4'
15-25'
30-55'
3-5" cone
inconspicuous
evergreen
10'
20'
Rounded top
Allepo Pine
Pinus halepensis
SPR
E
L
5'
20-40'
30-60'
inconspicuous
evergreen
15'
25'
Rounded top
Austrian Black Pine
Pinus nigra
SPR
E
M
5'
20-30'
40-60'
3" cone
2 to 3-1/2"
cone
inconspicuous
evergreen
15'
25'
Japanese White Pine
Pinus parviflora
SPR
E
[M]
4'
20-50'
20-50'
2-3" cone
inconspicuous
evergreen
10'
20'
Italian Stone Pine
Pinus pinea
SPR
E
L
6'
40-60'
40-80'
4-6" cone
inconspicuous
evergreen
25'
35'
Ponderosa Pine
Pinus ponderosa
SPR
E
L
5'
25-30'
50-100'
3-5" cone
inconspicuous
evergreen
15'
30'
9-12" long
needles
red/orange
Broad to irregular bark
Slender cone
Wide spreading Native to Mt.
& open growth Diablo area
often multiSpreading
trunk
fast growing
drooping
limbs
persistent
cones
Stout pyramidal slow growth
Pyramidal
changing to flat bluish-green
topped w/ age needles
commonly
Umbrella top multi-trunk
Conical
straight trunk
Monterey Pine
Pinus radiata
X
E
n/a
n/a
25-35'
80-100'
3-6" oval
cones
inconspicuous
evergreen
15'
~
Flattish crown
Too many
problems, do not
plant
Grey/Foothill (Digger) Pine
Pinus sabiniana
X
E
VL
n/a
30-50'
40-80'
6-10" cone
inconspicuous
evergreen
15'
20'
Irregular
danger if
growing w/ lean
White Pine
Pinus strobus
SPR
E
[M]
4'
20-40'
50-80'
3-8" curved
cones
inconspicuous
evergreen
10'
20'
Scotch Pine
Pinus sylvestris
SPR
E
M
4'
25-35'
30-70'
2" egg-shaped
cones
inconspicuous
evergreen
15'
20'
Japanese Black Pine
Pinus thunbergii
SPR
E
M
4'
35-40'
80-100'
3" long oval
cones
inconspicuous
evergreen
20'
30'
inconspicuous
red-orange
10'
25'
Pyramidal &
symmetrical
Soft needles in
groups of 5
Fast growing
Narrow pyramid when young
Irregular &
Bright green
spreading
needles
male cultivar
Spreading
is seedless
Chinese Pistache
Keith Davies Chinese
Pistache (seedless male)
Pistacia chinensis
SP
D
L
3'
25-55'
30-60'
1/8" Ø pink &
blue seeds
Pistacia chinensis 'Keith Davies'
SP
D
L
3'
25-55'
30-60'
seedless
inconspicuous
red-orange
10'
25'
Spreading
this is the
seedless male
Red Push Pistache
Pistacia x 'Red Push'
SP
D
L
3'
25-35'
40-50'
1/8" Ø pink &
blue seeds
inconspicuous
red-orange
10'
25'
Spreading
red colored
spring leaves
Bloodgood London Plane
Plantanus x acerfolia 'Bloodgood'
usually invested
w/ powdery
mildew
Columbia London Plane
Plantanus x acerfolia 'Columbia'
Yarwood London Plane
Platanus x acerfolia 'Yarwood'
American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
X
D
L
8'
30-40'
40-80'
1" Ø soft ball
seed cluster inconspicuous
yellowbrown
20'
30'
Broad top
yellowbrown
20'
30'
Broad top
disease
resistant
20'
30'
Broad top
usually gets
anthracnose
Broad top
may get
anthracnose
&/or powdery
mildew
Broad top
may get
anthracnose
&/or powdery
mildew
SP
D
L
8'
30-40'
40-80'
1" Ø soft ball
seed cluster inconspicuous
X
D
L
8'
30-40
40-80'
1" Ø soft ball
seed cluster inconspicuous
yellowbrown
40-80'
1" Ø soft ball
seed cluster inconspicuous
yellowbrown
1" Ø soft ball
seed cluster inconspicuous
small fleshy
inconspicuous
fruits
small fleshy
inconspicuous
fruits
yellowbrown
20'
30'
evergreen
4'
15'
evergreen
3'
10'
SP
D
M
8'
30-40'
California Sycamore
Platanus racemosa
SPN
D
M
8'
20-50'
30-80'
Fern Pine
Podocarpus gracilior
SPR
E
M
2'
10-20'
20-60'
Yew Pine
Podocarpus macrophyllus
SPR
E
[M]
2'
6-15'
15-50'
20'
30'
very clean
tree
very clean
Narrow columnar tree
Vary
catkin
yellowish
25'
vary
Vary
all species &
cultivars have
too many
problems
X
D
M
n/a
10-50'
40-100'
cotton on
females
Prosopis glandulosa 'Maverick'
SP
D
L
6'
30-35'
30'
brown bean-like
seed pods
yellow
yellowish
15'
25'
Rounded
thornless, multi
or single trunk
Phoenix (thornless) Mesquite
Prosopis hybrid 'Phoenix'
SP
D
L
6'
30-35'
30'
brown bean-like
seed pods
yellow
yellowish
10'
15'
Narrow vase
thornless, multi
or single trunk
Flowering Cherry
Prunus sp.
LO
D
M
2'
20-25'
20-25'
yellow
10'
20'
sunburns
Vary with cultivar easily
Almond
Prunus dulcis
PLO
D
M
3'
15-25'
20-30'
yellow
6'
15'
Erect when young only grafted nuts
& domed with age are edible
Carolina Laurel Cherry
SPR
E
L
2'
15-40'
20-40'
evergreen
4'
10'
Shape prunable good screen
Purple Leaf Plum
Douglas Fir
Prunus caroliniana
Prunus cerasifera
'Krauter Vesuvius'
Pseudotsuga menziesii
SL
SPR
D
E
M
L
2'
6'
12'
18'
none to
some plums
pink
bronze
20-30'
100-160'
cone
inconspicuous
evergreen
6'
12'
16'
25'
Epaulette Tree
Pterostyrax hispida
SPL
D
M
3'
20-30'
20-30'
furry gray
white
yellow
10'
25'
Cone
Layered
branches
Bradford Pear
Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'
X
D
M
4'
20'
40'
white
red-yellow
8'
20'
Round to vase
Capital Pear
Pyrus calleryana 'Capital'
SP
D
M
3'
15'
40'
1/2" pear
3/8 - 1/2"
pear
white
red-yellow
8'
15'
Cottonwood family
Maverick Texas Honey
Mesquite
Populus species
usually
fruitless
white-pink
nut in husk &
shell
light-pink
1/2" black
fragrant,
fruit
creamy-white
Upright oval
usually gets
fruit w/ age
tough tree
look up at
flowers
breaks easily
Narrow columnar clean & neat
Chanticleer Pear
Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'
SP
D
M
3'
15'
40'
Redspire Pear
Fauer Pear
Pyrus calleryana 'Redspire'
Pyrus fauriei 'Korean Sun'
SP
L
D
D
M
[M]
3'
3'
20'
30-35'
15'
12-15'
Evergreen Pear
Pyrus kawakamii
SP
D/E
M
3'
15-30'
Sawtooth Oak
Quercus acutissima
SP
E
[M]
8'
Coast Live Oak
Quercus agrifolia
SPR
E
VL
Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
SP
D
Chestnut-Leafed Oak
Quercus castaneifolia
SP
Turkey Oak
Quercus cerris
Golden Cup Oak / Maul Oak /
Canyon Live Oak
Quercus chrysolepis
3/8 - 1/2"
pear
3/8 - 1/2"
pear
white
red-yellow
8'
15'
10'
8'
18'
15'
15'
25'
Narrowly
pyramidal
clean & neat
white
red-purplish
white
15-30'
fruitless
3/8 - 1/2"
pear
white
red-purple
yellowgreen
20-60
35-45'
acorn
catkin
yellow
25'
35'
5'
30-80'
20-70'
acorn
catkin
evergreen
15'
30'
Oval
[M]
6'
50-60'
50-60'
acorn
catkin
yellow
25'
30'
Broad
D
[M]
8'
50-60'
70-90'
acorn
catkin
25'
30'
Broad
SP
D
[L]
8'
40-50'
50-75'
acorn
catkin
yellow
yellowbrown
20'
30'
Broad
fast growing
retains fall
leaves
SPR
E,N
[L]
5'
20-60'
20-60'
acorn
catkin
evergreen
red (may
10'
20'
Spreading
golden fuzz
acorn caps
20'
30'
Oval
retains fall
leaves
18'
25'
Broad-spreading slow growing
15'
30'
Broad-spreading deep rooted
evergreen
yellowbrown
yellowbrown
15'
25'
25'
30'
Broad-spreading grows fast
25'
30'
Broad-spreading grows fast
yellow
25'
30'
Oval
Scarlet Oak
Quercus coccinea
SP
D
M
8'
40-60'
60-80'
acorn
catkin
Blue Oak
Quercus douglasii
SPM
D,N,PbS
VL
6'
40-70'
40-90'
acorn
catkin
Oregon White Oak
Quercus garryana
SP
D
[L]
6'
30-60'
40-90'
acorn
catkin
Holly Oak
Quercus ilex
SPR
E
L
5'
30-60'
30-60'
acorn
catkin
Valley Oak
Quercus lobata
SPM
D,N,PbS
L
8'
70-80'
60-70'
acorn
catkin
Burr Oak (Bur Oak)
Quercus macrocarpa
SP
D
[M]
8'
50-60'
60-75'
catkin
Chinquapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
SP
D
[M]
8'
50-60'
50-60'
large acorn
3/4" to 1-1/4"
acorn
catkin
retain brown
leaves all
winter)
yellowbrown
reddishbrown
Slightly narrower clean & neat
Rounded
clean & neat
blooms w/
Irregular shape leaves
good lawn
Spreading
tree
Round
red (retains
slow growing
good lawn
tree
dense shade
long-lived
tolerates
lawn
watering
retains fall
leaves
Nuttall Oak
Quercus nuttallii
SP
D
[M]
8'
35-50'
60-80'
acorn
catkin
brown leaves
all winter)
25'
30'
Round
Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
SPR
D
M
8'
30-40'
50-80'
acorn
catkin
red
25'
30'
Oval
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
SP
D
[M]
6'
30-50'
50-90'
3/8" acorn
catkin
red-orangeyellow
25'
30'
Broad
Red Oak
Quercus rubra
SP
D
M
8'
40-50'
60-75'
acorn
catkin
red
25'
30'
Broad
Shumard Oak
Quercus shumardii
SP
D
M
8'
40-60'
60-80'
acorn
catkin
red
25'
30'
Broad
Cork Oak
Southern Live Oak
Interior Live Oak
Quercus suber
Quercus virginiana
Quercus wislizenii
SPR
SPR
SPRM
E
E
E,N,PbS
L
M
VL
6'
8'
6'
30-60'
30-60'
acorn
catkin
evergreen
60-100'
40-80'
acorn
catkin
evergreen
huge tree
30-75'
acorn
catkin
Vary
grows fast
Oracle Oak
Quercus x morehus
SPN
D/E,N,PbS
L
6'
40-80'
30-75'
acorn
catkin
evergreen
partially
evergreen
30'
30'
25'
Spreading
40-80'
25'
25'
20'
20'
25'
Vary
grows fast
Broad
deep rooted
looses
leaves in
winter
looses
leaves in
winter
thick corky
bark
African Sumac
Locust family
Willow family
Chinese Tallow Tree
California Pepper Tree
Umbrella Pine
Coast Redwood
Giant Sequoia
Japanese Pagoda Tree
Mescal Bean Tree
Rhus lancea
Robinia species
Salix species
Sapium sebiferum
Schinus molle
Sciadopitys verticillata
Sequoia sempervirens
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Sophora japonica
Sophora scundiflora (seedling)
Silver Sierra, Texas Mountain
Laurel
Sophora scundiflora 'Silver Sierra'
SPRL
X
X
X
SPR
R
PR
X
SP
SRL
SRL
E
D
D
D
E
E
E
E
D
E
E
L
L
H
M
L
[M]
H
M
L
L
L
3'
6'
n/a
5'
5'
4'
10'
n/a
6'
4'
3'
20-35'
25-50'
10-50'
20-30'
25-40'
25-30'
25-35'
40-60'
50-70'
10-15'
15'
20-30'
1/4" red or
yellow fruit
30-75'
4" long bean
pods
10-50'
cotton with
seed
30-40'
25-40'
inconspicuous
white
pale-pink to
magenta
evergreen
yellow
10'
12'
20'
20'
Spreading
good as
back ground
tree
Oval
tend to split,
sucker,
mistletoe, &
surface roots
Vary
breaks easily,
surface roots,
messy cotton
invasive
seeds &
surface roots
catkin
yellow
3/8" white
waxy balls
catkin
yelloworange-red
10'
25'
Rounded
rosy berries
inconspicuous
white-yellow in
summer
evergreen
12'
25'
Spreading &
weeping
25-40'
3-5" cones
200-300'
1" brown
cones
inconspicuous
inconspicuous
evergreen
evergreen
25'
12'
20'
vary
25'
25'
can be
messy
Conical
slow growing,
best in afternoon
shade
Conical
fast growing,
becomes
HUGE, needs a
lot of water
100-300'
cone
inconspicuous
evergreen
20'
25'
Conical
maybe short
lived in
Folsom
50-70'
2 to 3-1/2"
pods
yellow-white
yellowish
18'
25'
Umbrella
moderate
growth rate
15-25'
1-8" pods w/ red
poisonous seeds
violet-blue
drooping
clusters
evergreen
6'
15'
Irregular
15'
1-8" pods w/ red
poisonous seeds
dark purple
drooping
clusters
evergreen,
silver/gray
5'
12'
Irregular
8'
15'
Vase
fine roots
8'
15'
Vase
fine roots
Spray-head
white or pink
w/ yellow
3/8" Ø seed
center
red- yellow
fragrant white
w/ yellow
3/8" Ø seed
centers
red- yellow
Japanese Snowbell
Japanese Snowdrop
Styrax japonicus
SPL
D
M
2'
30'
30'
Fragrant Snowbell
Styrax obassia
SPL
D
M
2'
15-20'
20-30'
Queen Palm
Syagrus romanzoffianum
RO
E
M
2'
20-25'
50'
orange dates
for birds
creamy
evergreen
10'
15'
Japanese Tree Lilac
Syringa reticulata
SPL
D
M
2'
20'
30'
small &
green
fragrant, white
to creamy
yellowish
6'
15'
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
SP
D
M
8'
20-30'
50-70'
small cones
inconspicuous
12'
30'
Montezuma Cypress
Taxodium mucronatum
SPR
E
M
12'
50'+
75'
inconspicuous
25'
40'
English Yew
Taxus baccata
RO
E
M
2'
15-25'
25-45'
small cones
poisonous
red berries
orangebrown
evergreen
(golden)
inconspicuous
evergreen
7'
25'
very slow
growing
smells like
grape bubblegum
fertilize like
grass
lots of
flowers
can tolerate
Cone to broad- wet
topped w/ age conditions
Good for
Spreading
large lawns
Vase
Pyramidal
bright green
American Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis
SPR
E
M
5'
10-15'
30-60'
1/2" to 3/4"
green cones
turning brown
Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata
SPR
E
[M]
6'
25-60'
50-100'
1" cones
American Linden / Basswood Tilia americana
SP
D
M
5'
20-30'
40-60'
yellowish1/4" seed on a
single bract white fragrant
yellow
10'
30'
Broad headed
large leaves
Little-Leaf Linden
SP
D
M
4'
15-30'
30-50'
yellowish1/4" seed on a
single bract white fragrant
yellow
8'
25'
Broad headed
smaller
leaves
40-50'
yellowish1/4" seed on a
single bract white fragrant
silverbacked
leaves
Silver Linden
Tilia cordata
Tilia tomentosa
SP
D
M
5'
20-30'
inconspicuous
evergreen
5'
15'
Pyramidal
inconspicuous
evergreen
15'
30'
Pyramidal
yellow
10'
30'
Broad headed
pendulous
white flower
cluster
yellow
15'
30'
Round head
creamy
evergreen
5'
10'
Spray-head
Toona
Toona sinensis
SP
D
[M]
5'
30'
50'
Windmill Palm
Trachycarpus fortunei
O
E
M
1-2'
8-10'
30'
star-shaped
seed
capsules
3/8" black
seeds
American Elm (DED resistant)
Ulmus americana 'Princeton'
SP
D
M
6'
40'
65'+
winged seed inconspicuous
yellow
18'
25'
Vase
Chinese Lacebark Elm
Ulmus parvifolia 'Allee'
SP
D
M
6'
40'
70'
winged seed inconspicuous
yellow
18'
25'
Vase
Prospector Elm
Ulmus wilsoniana 'Prospector'
SP
D
[M]
5'
30'
40'
winged seed inconspicuous
yellow
12'
20'
Vase
Frontier Elm
Ulmus x 'Frontier'
SP
D
[M]
5'
30'
40'
winged seed inconspicuous
Medium
growth
Medium
growth
rose-colored
new growth
black hairytrunk
yellow
12'
20'
Vase
DED & ELB
resistant
DED & ELB
resistant
DED & ELB
resistant
DED & ELB
resistant
Lt blue to
violet
bare
8'
15'
Irregular
5-7 fingered
leaf
SPL
D
L
3'
15-20'
15-25'
1/8th" Ø
seeds
Montrose Purple Chaste Tree Vitex agnus-castus 'Montrose Purple'
SPL
D
L
3'
25'
25'
1/8"
Deep purple
bare
8'
15'
California Fan Palm
Washingtonia filifera
PO
E
M
2'
20'
60'
3/4"
creamy white
evergreen
12'
20'
Mexican Fan Palm
Washingtonia robusta
PO
E
M
2'
10'
100'
3/4"
creamy white
evergreen
8'
10'
Spray-head
grows 2-3'/yr
(Japanese) Sawleaf Zelkova
Zelkova serrata
SP
D
M
6'
50-60'
60-70'
winged
inconspicuous
yellow-red
25'
35'
Umbrella
grows 4-6'/yr
Jujube/Chinese Date
Ziziphus jujuba
LO
D
L
2'
10-15'
15-25'
1-2" date like inconspicuous
yellowish
5'
10'
Weeping
edible fruit in
early fall
Chaste Tree
Vitex agnus-castus (seedling)
5-7 fingered
Irregular to round leaf
grows
3-5"/yr
Spray-head