DRAFT Suggested RPD Tree Planting Palette – Spring 2018

* Denotes native to the Floristic Province **Denotes species that should not be planted in or adjacent to Natural Areas landscapes

Species Common Name Preferred Cultivars Wind / Warm / Warm / CFP Lower Core Trial Natural Areas Notes Fog Dry Moist Native* Care Species Species Prohibited** Acacia stenopylla Shoestring Acacia x x Acer x freemani Freeman Maple Armstrong; Autumn Blaze x x Prefers heat; Avoid paved areas Aesculus californica California Buckeye x x x x Aesculus hippocastanum European Horsechestnut x x Needs summer water; Avoid windy sites Afrocarpus gracilior Fern Pine x x x x Agathis australis Kauri x x x Needs ample water Agonis flexuosa Peppermint Willow x x Allocasuarina verticillata Mountain She-Oak x x Alnus cordata Italian Alder x x Susceptible to powdery mildew in fog; Good in paving Angophora costata Rose Gum x x x Needs ample space Angophora floribunda Rough-barked Gum x x x Arbutus unedo Strawberry Tree Marina x x x Standard or multi Archontophoenix King Palm x x Prefers heat Betula nigra Riverbirch Heritage, Duraheat x Needs summer water; Prefers heat Betula utilis var. jaquemontii Himalayan Birch x Needs summer water Brachychiton acerifolius Flame Tree x x x x Needs heat and sun; May be difficult to find Brachychiton populneus Kurrajong x x x x Needs heat and sun; May be difficult to find Brahea edulis Guadalupe Palm x x x x lawsoniana Lawson Cypress x x x x Needs ample water Chamaerops humilis European Fan Palm x x x x Callistemon viminalis Weeping Bottlebrush x x x x decurrens Incense Cedar x x Carpinus orientalis Oriental Hornbeam x Prefers heat Cassia leptophylla Gold Medallion Tree x x Needs sun and heat Castania sativa Sweet Chestnut x Ceanothus arboreus Island Ceanothus x x x x x Ceanothus x California Lilac Ray Hartman x x x x x Cedrus atlantica Atlas Cedar x x Avoid windy sites Cedrus deodara Deodar Cedar x x Avoid windy sites Cedrus libani Cedar of Lebanon x x Avoid windy sites Celtis africana White Stinkwood x x x May be difficult to find Cercis occidentalis Western Redbud x x x x Cercis orientalis Eastern Redbud x Needs summer water Ceratonia siliqua Carob Tree Male only x x Chionanthus retusus Chinese Fringetree x x May be difficult to find Cordyline australis Dracaena Palm x x x x x Cotinus coggygria Smokebush x Small tree or hedge Corylus avellana Common Hazel x x x Corymbia citriodora Lemon-scented Gum x x x x x Needs ample space Corymbia ficifolia Corymbia ficifolia x x x x macrocarpa Monterey Cypress x x x x x Needs ample space Dacrycarpus dacrydoides Kahikatea x x May be difficult to find Dacrydium cupressinum Rimu x x May be difficult to find Davidia involucrata Dove Tree x x x May be difficult to find Dodonaea viscosa Hop Bush x x Elaeocarpus deicepiens Japanese Blueberry x x Needs ample water; Avoid windy sites Eriobotrya deflexa Bronze Loquat x x Eucalyptus polyanthemos Silver Dollar Gum x x x x Eucalyptus sideroxylon Red Ironbark x x x x Eucommia ulmoides Hardy Rubber Tree x x x Drought tolerant; Pest-free; May be difficult to find Eucryphia lucida Leatherwood x x Ficus macrophylla Moreton Bay Fig x Needs ample space; Specimen tree Geijera parviflora Australian Willow x Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo Princeton Sentry; Male only x Avoid windy sites Gravillea robusta Silk Oak x x Avoid windy sites; Needs frequent pruning Griselinia littoralis Kapuka x Small tree or hedge; Good windbreak Hakea suaveolens Sweet Hakea x Hetermeles arbutifolia Toyon x x x x Hymenosporum flavum Sweetshade x x Avoid windy sites Ilex opaca American Holly x x Tolerates some fog if sheltered from wind; Needs ample water Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda x x Needs sun and heat Jubaea chilensis Chilean Wine Palm x x x Good replacement for Phoenix canariensis; Expensive Koelreuteria bipinnata Golden Rain Tree x x Needs sun and heat Koelreuteria elegans Chinese Flame Tree x x Needs sun and heat Lagunaria patersonii Primrose Tree x x x Fibers are irritant Leptospermum laevigatum Australian Tea Tree x x x x Good windbreak Leptospermum petersonii Lemon-scented Tea Tree x x x Good windbreak Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree x Needs summer water; Avoid windy sites; Aphids can be problematic Liquidambar styraciflua Sweet Gum Rotundifolia; fruitless x Needs summer water; Avoid windy sites; Avoid paved areas Livistonia chinensis Chinese Fan Palm x Needs ample water; Prefers heat Lophostemon conferta Brisbane Box x x x x May be overused Lyonothamnus floribundus asplenifolius Catalina Ironwood x x x x Performs well in SF; litter can be problematic around paving Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia D.D. Blanchard; Little Gem x x Needs ample water; Prefers heat; Avoid windy sites Melaleuca ericifolia Heath Melaleuca x x x Melaleuca linariifolia Narrow Leaf Paperbark x x x Melaleuca quinquenervia Broad Leaf Paperbark x x x Metrosideros excelsa New Zealand Christmas Tree x x x x Avoid paving Michelia champaca Champak x Needs ample water Michelia doltsopa Sweet Michelia x Needs ample water Myrica californica California Bayberry x x x x Good windbreak Olea europaea Olive Swan Hill; fruitless x x x Parrotia persica Persian Ironwood x x Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache x x Prefers heat Pittosporum crassifolium Karo x x Pittosporum undulatum Victorian Box x x Platanus x hispanica London Plane Tree Bloodgood x x Avoid windy sites Platanus racemosa California Sycamore x x x Performs better with ample water Podocarpus totara Totara x x x x Avoid windy sites; May be difficult to find Populus fremontii Fremont Poplar x x Prumnopitys ferruginea Miro x x x May be difficult to find Prunus lyonii Catalina Cherry x x x x x x Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak x x x x Quercus chrysolepis Canyon Oak x x x Quercus ilex Holly Oak x x x Quercus lobata Valley Oak x x x Prefers heat Quercus robur English Oak x Needs summer water; Mildew in fog Quercus suber Cork Oak x x x Quercus phellos Willow Oak x x Good for compated soil; Prefers heat; Needs ample water Quercus polymorpha Mexican Oak x x Prefers heat Quercus tomentella Island Oak x x x x Quercus virginiana Live Oak x Adaptable Rapanea melanophloeos Cape Beech x x x Avoid paved areas; May be difficult to find Rhus typhina Cutleaf Sumac Lanciniata x x x Suckers into grove; Ornamental Robinia pseudoacadia Black Locust x x x Sambucus mexicana Mexican Elderberry x x x x sempervirens Redwood x x Needs ample water; Avoid windy sites Syzgium smithii Common Lilly Pilly x x mucronatum Montezuma Cypress x Needs ample water Trachycarpus fortunei Windmill Palm x Avoid windy sites Tristaniopsis laurina Small Leaf Tristania x x x Ulmus minor Field Elm x x May be difficult to find Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm Drake x x x Avoid windy sites Vitex agnus castus Chaste Tree x x x Needs sun and heat Washingtonia robusta Mexican Fan Palm x x x x x Highly adaptable