Utility friendly tree. Branches don't droop, and resist breakage.
Drought tolerant, but not hardy. Large shrub or small tree. Flowers form short dense …
Mexican Palo Verde has unusually airy, light-textured foliage, and makes a stunning s…
Utility friendly tree. Resembles 'palo verde' but is easily distinguished because trunk is bright green. Up…
Utility friendly tree. Shrub or multi-trunked tree.
Wood is used for furniture making in Japan. Blooms in spring. Hardy to 15 degrees F…
Wood is used for furniture making in Japan. Blooms in spring. Hardy to 15 degrees F…
Branches don't droop and are susceptible to breakage.
Resistant to oak root fungus. Needs good drainage. Cross pollination increases fruit …
Resistant to oak root fungus. Needs good drainage. Cross pollination increases fruit …
Resistant to oak root fungus. Needs good drainage. Cross pollination increases fruit …
Resistant to oak root fungus. Needs good drainage. Cross pollination increases fruit …
Resistant to oak root fungus. Needs good drainage. Cross pollination increases fruit …
Branches don't droop and are susceptible to breakage.
Resistant to oak root fungus. Needs good drainage. Cross pollination increases fruit …
Utility friendly tree. May need protection from wind.
Branches droop and are susceptible to breakage.
Early leaf drop makes this tree a good candidate as a solar-friendly tree.
Branches droop but resist breakage.
One of the most common palms planted in California.
Branches don't droop and resist breakage.
Utility friendly tree. Pygmy Date Palm is a beautiful small, finely textured multi-trunked palm, usually res…
Utility friendly tree. Fraser Photinia is the most commonly grown Photinia, usually as a hedge or shrub. It …
Utility friendly tree. Japanese Photinia is a commonly grown shrub, also used as either a single or multi-t…
Bright bronze new growth.
Utility friendly tree. Branches don't droop, and resist breakage. Trainable as a Standard.
Utility friendly tree. Branches don't droop and resist breakage.
Utility friendly tree. Brightly colored new growth.
Spreads by rhizomes. Used as a hedge or screen.
Spreads by rhizomes. Used as a hedge or screen. Requires a moderate amount of water…
Branches droop but resist breakage.
Susceptible to spruce budworm.
Susceptible to spruce budworm.
Susceptible to spruce budworm.
Includes both green and blue-green leaf forms.
Commonly seen blue-gray leaf form.
Branches droop but resist breakage.
Utility friendly tree. Branches droop but resist breakage.
Best in high elevationlocations. Resistant to white pine blister rust.
Long lived in native habitat. Distinguished from P. longaeva by white specks of resi…
Very drought tolerant. Variable growth habit.
Thrives in hot dry climates.
Tree has a spreading nature. Often multi-trunked with attractive bark.
Resistant to oak root fungus.
Slow growth makes this tree useful as a bonsai. Resistant to white pine blister rust…
Utility friendly tree. Drought resistant.
Branches droop and are susceptible to breakage.
Best in coastal areas. Good in small gardens.
Drought resistant. Huge cones, 12 inches or more in size, can be dangerous.
Branches don't droop and are susceptible to breakage.
Utility friendly tree. Tanyosho Pine is an unusual small compact pine, which is usually multi-trunked and ra…
Utility friendly tree. Drought resistant. A major source of edible pine nuts.
Branches droop but resist breakage.
Branches don't droop, and resist breakage. Large number of diseases and pests.
Branches don't droop and are susceptible to breakage.
Drought resistant. Bark has vanilla scent.
A desirable timber tree. Large, narrow cones are often used for Christmas decoration…
Utility friendly tree. Drought resistant. A source of edible pine nuts.
Cones can be up to 12 inches long.
Susceptible to White Pine Blister Rust.
Utility friendly tree. Branches don't droop and resist breakage.
Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) and Bishop pine (P. muricata) are the tree species most…
Resistant to oak root fungus.
More attractive than the species; more dense.
Sometimes chlorotic. Slow growing in seedling stage.
Widely adapted plant. Useful as bonsai plant.
Branches droop and are susceptible to breakage. Has a large number of diseases and pe…
Resistant to oak root fungus. Sometimes chlorotic.
A popular ornamental tree, Macedonian pine is very resistant to White Pine Blister Ru…
A vigorous growing pine for coastal areas.
Broad, flat-topped tree with age. Needs ample room. Source for pine nuts.
Bark has cinnamon scent. Pitch Canker note: Naturally infected trees have been observ…
Branches spread horizontally. Has dark brown, scaly bark.
Utility friendly tree.
Resistant to oak root fungus. Smog tolerant. Not well adapted to hot summer climate…
Similar to P. canariensis in form and leaf characteristics. Grows in Himalayan foothi…
Slow growing in seedling stage. Cultivar 'Nana' makes a good hedge, growing to a mere…
Branches don't droop and are susceptible to breakage.
Branches droop and are susceptible to breakage.
Utility friendly tree. Branches droop and are susceptible to breakage.
Used as Christmas trees. Tree becomes flat-topped with age. Dwarf and weeping forms a…
Branches don't droop and are susceptible to breakage.
Utility friendly tree. Branches don't droop and resist breakage.
Widely adapted plant. Attractive dark green foliage. Useful as large tree or bonsai…
Resistant to oak root fungus. Pitch Canker note: Naturally infected trees have been o…
Branches don't droop and are susceptible to breakage. Many possible diseases and pest…
Resistant to white pine blister rust. Attractive weeping foliage.
Resistant to oak root fungus. Needs good drainage.
Needs good drainage. Best in hot interior areas. Male and female trees needed for n…
Utility friendly tree. Takes shearing. Has low water needs.
Utility friendly tree. Karo Pittosporum is grown either as a shrub or tree standard. It does well in coastal…
Fairly drought resistant. Takes shearing.
Utility friendly tree. Fairly drought resistant. Requires a moderate amount of water. Takes shearing. Bloom…
Utility friendly tree. Resistant to oak root fungus. Fairly drought resistant. Takes shearing.
Fairly drought resistant. Tolerates smog and saline soils. Takes shearing.
Utility friendly tree. Fairly drought resistant. Takes shearing.
Fairly drought resistant.
Utility friendly tree. Fairly drought resistant. Takes shearing.
A tough, durable tree; can tolerate severe pruning and smog.
Resistant to Anthracnose.
Branches droop but resist breakage.
Resistant to powdery mildew.
Flood tolerant. Requires a moderate amount of water. A good street or park tree. H…
Branches droop but resist breakage. Has more deeply lobed leaves than the species.
A California native riparian tree; tolerates extreme heat and wind.
A native tree of Arizona, similar in characteristics to P. racemosa.
Utility friendly tree. Needs ample water and good drainage.
Needs ample water and good drainage.
Utility friendly tree. Branches droop and are susceptible to breakage.
Utility friendly tree. Branches droop and are susceptible to breakage.
Branches droop but resist breakage.
Needs good drainage. Branches don't droop and resist breakage.
Tends to be dwarfed under cultivation. Useful as a container plant.
Needs good drainage. A valuable timer resource in New Zealand.
Branches don't droop and resist breakage.
Widely adapted plant, suckers readily. Underside of leaf is white. Hardy to minus 2…
Tall columnar form is useful for windbreak or screen. Underside of leaf is white.
Best at lower elevations, but will grow as high as 8000' elevation.
Fast growing, suckers readily.
Adapted to desert riparian areas. Has white bark.
Large, fast growing. Invasive root system.
A narrow form of P. canadensis.
A Soil Conservation Service introduction.
Large, fast growing shade tree for extensive landscape areas. Underside of leaf is w…
Grows best on moist well-drained sands near streams. Eastern Cottonwood is dioecious.…
Adapted to hot and dry areas with alkaline soil, with moderate watering.
A California native riparian tree.
Does not root sprout or sucker, but still should be planted away from buildings.
A classical columnar form tree. Widely adapted but needs large extensive area for fu…
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