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Small Trees Up to 25’ tall
HONG KONG ORCHID Learn more 1 Bauhinia x blakeana 1
Type: Partly deciduous for short Description: Sprawling and scraggly when young,
period becoming spreading and umbrella-like with maturity.
Height: 20 ft. tall & wide Flowers are 6” across, cranberry colored to purple-
Shape: Spreading, umbrella rose or orchid pink. Blooms in late fall to spring. Seed
Fruit: Flat seed pods pods are flat and beanlike reaching up to 8” long.
Growth rate: Fast
OKLAHOMA REDBUD Learn more 3 Cercis canadensis texensis ‘Oklahoma’
Type: Deciduous Description: Thick, glossy, heat-resistant green 3-6”
Height: 25 – 35 ft. tall and wide long heart-shaped leaves, pointed tip. Needs some
Shape: Round or vase winter chill for profuse blooming. Small clusters of
Fruit: 2 – 3” long seed pods sweet pea-shaped wine red flowers in early spring.
Growth rate: Slow Blooms directly onto branches, usually when branches
are still bare. After bloom, flat, bean-like pods persist
into winter. Edible flowers and young, green seed pods.
CHINESE FRINGE TREE Learn more 4 Chionanthus retusus
Type: Deciduous Description: White, fringe-like flowers bloom heavily in
Height: 20 ft. tall and wide clusters from April to July. Small, dark blue berries about
Shape: Rounded, oval an inch long fruit in clusters in late summer to early fall.
Fruit: Small, dark blue berries Reddish brown to gray bark becomes flakey with maturity.
Growth rate: Slow to moderate Leaves are bright green in youth and mature to dark green.
Foliage turns yellow to brown, or occasionally red, in fall.
No significant pest problems.
BRONZE LOQUAT Learn more 5 Eriobotrya deflexa
Type: Evergreen Description: Relatively smooth, gray bark. Leaves are
Height: 25 ft. tall & wide somewhat leathery, elliptical, 6-8” long and 1-2 ½” across,
Shape: Vase deeply veined. Juvenile leaves are bronze becoming green
5 Fruit: Yellow-green /8” with maturity. Fragrant white flowers ½” wide appear from
pomes December through March, followed by tiny fruits from
Growth rate: Moderate to February to May. Pest problems include fire blight, powdery
fast mildew, and scale. Moderately drought tolerant when established.
FLOWERING PLUM (PURPLE-LEAF PLUM) Learn more 7 Prunus cerasifera ‘Krauter Vesuvius’
Type: Deciduous Description: Darkest foliage (blackish purple) of any
Height: 18 ft. tall & 12 ft. wide flowering plum. Single light pink flowers.
Shape: Upright, oval form
Fruit: Little or no fruit
Growth rate: Moderate
TUPIDANTHUS (UMBRELLA TREE) Learn more 8 Schefflera pueckleri 8
Type: Evergreen Description: Thin, light gray to brown trunk. Leaves are
Height: 20 ft. tall & 10 – 15 ft. wide glossy, leathery, bright green, and arranged circularly
Shape: Umbrella, rounded into groups of 7-9 leaflets each 7” long and 2 ½” wide.
Growth rate: Moderate to fast Dark red, narrow flowers form along green stalk up to
3’long. Grows well near pools or close to buildings.
Utility line friendly.
Medium Trees 26 to 45’ tall
PEPPERMINT WILLOW Learn more 9 Agonis flexuosa
Type: Evergreen Description: Long, narrow, dull green leaves, slightly curving;
Height: 25 - 35 ft. tall & 4-6” long, ¼” wide; peppermint odor when crushed. Small
15 - 30 ft. wide white flowers in cluster chains along branch tips in late spring.
Shape: Spreading, weeping Rough, fibrous red-brown bark. Tolerates strong wind and
Growth rate: Medium-fast drought.
SILK TREE or MIMOSA Learn more 10 Albizia julibrissin
Description: Ferny, pale yellowish green leaves, 6-15” Type: Deciduous long, are light sensitive and fold at night. 1” fluffy, Height: 40 ft. tall, can spread to as pincushion-like pink flowers bloom late summer. Produces much as twice the tree’s height long pods with bean like seeds. Develops better if watered Shape: Spreading well. Pest problems include Mimosa webworm and Fruit: Flat, oblong seed pods 1 inch mealybugs. wide, 5-8 inches long
Growth rate: Fast
PURPLE ORCHID TREE Learn more 11 Bauhinia variegata or Bauhinia purpurea
Type: Semi-evergreen Description: Light tan to dark brown bark. Light green,
Height: 20 - 35 ft. tall & wide broad two-lobed leaves, 2-3” across, generally drop in
Shape: Rounded or dome midwinter. Light pink to orchid purple, broad-petal flowers
Growth rate: Moderate 2-3” wide. Blooms winter into spring. After bloom,
produces large crop of messy looking beans.
EASTERN REDBUD Learn more 12 Cercis canadensis
Type: Deciduous Description: Rich, green, 3-6” long heart-shaped
Height: 25 to 35 ft. tall & wide leaves, pointed tip. Needs some winter chill for profuse
Shape: Round headed, horizontally blooming. Small clusters of sweet pea-shaped, rosy to
tiered purplish-pink flowers in early spring. Bloom directly
Fruit: Long seed pods onto branches, usually bare. After bloom, flat, bean-
Growth rate: Moderate like pods persist into winter. Edible flowers, green
seed pods and young leaves.
FOREST PANSY REDBUD Learn more 13 Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’
Type: orestPansy’Deciduous Description: 3-6” long heart-shaped leaves leaf out
Height: 25 – 35 ft. tall & wide purple then gradually turn green. Small clusters of
Shape: Round headed, horizontally sweet pea-shaped rosy to purplish pink flowers in early tiered spring. Blooms directly onto branches, usually when
Fruit: 2-3 inches long seed pods branches are still bare. After bloom, flat, bean-like
Growth rate: Fast pods persist into winter. Edible flowers.
CHITALPA Learn more 14 Chitalpa tashkentensis
Type: Deciduous Description: Pointed, deep green leaves 4-5” long & 1”
Height: 20 – 30 ft. tall & wide wide. Erect clusters of 1” frilly, trumpet shaped purple-
Shape: Round striped pink flowers that appear late spring to fall (May
Fruit: none to November). Can withstand extended drought and dry
Growth rate: Fast winds; very pest resistant. Pest problems include mildew
and aphids.
AUSTRALIAN WILLOW Learn more 15 Geijera parviflora
Type: Evergreen, Drought Tolerant Description: Graceful, fine textured tree with dense,
Height: 25 – 30 ft. tall & rounded crown. Pendent twigs and leaves give a
20 ft. wide weeping effect suggestive of weeping willow but more
Shape: Rounded crown delicate and compact. Narrow light olive green leaves
Growth rate: Moderate 3-6” long and ¼” wide with slight curvature. Small
cream-colored flowers in terminal clusters from spring
to autumn.
SWEETSHADE Learn more 16 Hymenosporum flavum
Type: Evergreen Description: Erect, slender tree with branches whorled
Height: 12-40 ft. tall & around the trunk in tiers. Glossy dark green leaves are 2-6”
9–20 ft. wide long, 1-2” wide with finely pointed tips. Loose, terminal
Shape: Columnar clusters of tubular flowers are cream colored, deepening to
Growth rate: Slow to moderate a golden yellow. Bloom spring into summer and has the
strong fragrance of orange blossoms. Fruit is an inch long
capsule with many winged seeds.
JACARANDA Learn more 17 Jacaranda mimosifolia
Description: Finely cut, fern-like leaves drop in Type: Deciduous to semi-evergreen February & March; foliage is dense in summer. Height: 25-40 ft. tall & 15-30 ft. Lavender-blue, tubular 2” flowers bloom late spring to wide, can be wider than it is tall early summer before new leaves sprout. Gray bark is Shape: Spreading, round
Fruit: Round, flat seed capsules smooth in youth, rough at maturity. No significant pest
Growth rate: Moderate problems. Litter from foliage and flowers can stain with
repeated crushing.
CHINESE FLAME TREE Learn more 18 Koelreuteria bipinnata
Type: Deciduous Description: 1-2’ long leaves divided into 7 to 12 oval
Height: 20 to 40 ft. tall & wide leaflets, turn yellow or brown before dropping in late fall.
Shape: Round or vase Small bright yellow flowers arranged in long terminal
Fruit: 2 inch long papery, sprays at the tips of branches bloom in summer. Long
lantern-like capsules salmon color season of colorful fruits and flowers – June through
in late summer or fall. December. Fruits are usually showier than flowers.
Growth rate: Moderate
CRAPE MYRTLE Learn more 19 Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei
Description: Shiny, oval, deep green, 1-2” long leaves. Fall Type: Deciduous color ranges from bronze to reddish. Striking, smooth, and Height: 25 ft. tall, 12 ft. wide mottled bark ranging from light green to brown to red. Shape: Vase, rounded Crinkled, crepe-like ½” flowers appear in terminal rounded Fruit: ¼ – ½ inch seed clusters 6-12” long from June to September. Drought capsules tolerant. Thrives in full sun and with additional watering. Growth rate: Moderate to fast
Muskogee
Natchez
Tuscarora
AUSTRALIAN TEA TREE Learn more 20 Leptospermum laevigatum
Type: Evergreen Description: Gray-green oval leaves are ½-1” long. Shape is
Height: 10 – 30 ft. tall & irregular, low and spreading; usually wider than it is tall with wide dense canopy. Produces white, solitary ½” flowers along
Shape: Spreading, irregular stems and branches from April to June. Seed capsules are
Fruit: ¼ inch seed capsules brown and woody appearing in summer and persisting
Growth rate: Slow through the year. Unique light gray, twisting bark. Prone to
transplant shock; do not allow to dry out.
BRISBANE BOX Learn more 21 Lophostemon confertus Description: Trunk and limbs have reddish Type: Evergreen brown bark that peels to reveal smooth, Height: 30-45 ft. tall & 25 ft. wide lighter bark. Leathery light green leaves are Shape: Narrow, upright when young, broad
4-6 in. long. White to cream-colored flowers and rounded when mature appear during summer, followed by woody Fruit: Woody capsules like those of capsules. eucalyptus
Growth rate: Moderate to fast
FLAXLEAF PAPERBARK Learn more 22 Melaleuca linariifolia
Description: Young tree is willowy, stiffening with maturity Type: Evergreen and becoming dense. Informal and irregularly shaped, but Height: 20 to 30 ft. tall & attractive during heavy display of showy summer flowers. 20 to 25 ft. wide Thick, spongy, light beige bark peels in papery flakes. Leaves Shape: Dense, umbrella-like are stiff, needle-like, and bright silver to bluish green, 1 ¼” crown long and ¼” wide. Fluffy spikes of small, snowy white Fruit: Small, woody capsules flowers densely covering the crown from May to June. Growth rate: Moderate Drought resistant.
VICTORIAN BOX Learn more 23 Pittosporum undulatum
Type: Evergreen Description: Dense, light yellow-green to dark green
Height: 30 – 40 ft. tall & wide, fast glossy, wavy-edged leaves 4-6” long and 1-1¾” wide.
Produces white ½” long flowers with a scent similar to growing to 15 ft. orange blossoms, blooms in early spring. Pest problems Shape: Spreading, umbrella include scale, aphids, and sooty mold. Fairly drought Fruit: Yellowish orange berries with resistant, but thrives with regular watering. sticky, golden orange seeds
Growth rate: Moderately fast
ORNAMENTAL PEAR ‘ARISTOCRAT’ Learn more 24 Pyrus calleryana ‘Aristocrat’
Type: Deciduous Description: Leaves are pointed at the tip,
Height: 35 – 40 ft. tall, 20 ft. wide brilliant yellow, maroon, or burnt orange in
Shape: Pyramidal with upcurving branches the fall. Fireblight resistant. Flowers are
Fruit: Small, round, russet colored white, ¾-1” wide, blooms in clusters. Heavy
Growth rate: Moderate winter blooming.
EVERGREEN PEAR Learn more 25 Pyrus kawakamii Description: Bright green leaves in youth,
Type: Semi-evergreen darkening to a deep green with age. Irregular
Height: 15 – 30 ft. tall & wide round, spreading shape. Light to dark grey,
Shape: Round, spreading cracked bark. White flowers ¾-1” long, bloom in
Fruit: Tiny, round, black fruits, seldom seen clusters. Spectacular heavy blooming in late Growth rate: Moderate winter.
CALIFORNIA PEPPER Learn more 26 Schinus molle
Type: Evergreen Description: Leaf length varies from 6-12” long with
Height: 25 – 40 ft. tall & wide leaflets up to 2½” long. They appear bright green and
Shape: Moderately weeping, healthy, even under drought conditions. Produces small
spreading, round white flowers in summer that become small, dry, red berries
Fruit: Small, red berries in fall. Multi-trunk tendency. Dark brown to reddish-brown,
Growth rate: Moderate papery bark. Usually wider than it is tall. Native to Peru.
AFRICAN SUMAC Learn more 27 Searsia lancea
Type: Evergreen Description: Informal, densely rounded trees with spreading habit.
Height: 20 – 30 ft. tall Leaves hang gracefully, weeping from outer branches and are divided
& 20 – 35 ft. wide into three shiny, leathery, and slender dark green leaflets 4-5” long and
3 Shape: Rounded /8” wide. Distinctive dark reddish-brown, rough bark. Small, cream
Fruit: ¼ inch pea-like colored flowers in summer. Yellow or red pea-like fruit borne in
Growth rate: Moderate clusters on female trees. Susceptible to root rot and verticillium.
Drought resistant when established.
TIPU TREE Learn more 28 Tipuana tipu
Description: Light green leaves divided into Type: Semi-evergreen or deciduous
Height: 25-40 ft. tall & 30-60 ft. wide 11 to 21 oblong, 1 ½ in.-long leaflets. Bears
Shape: Spreading clusters of apricot to yellow, sweet pea-
Fruit: 2 ½ in. seedpods shaped flowers from late spring to early
Growth rate: Fast summer. Produces 2 ½ in. seedpods.
Originally from South America.
CHINESE TALLOW Learn more 29 Triadica sebifera Description: Small, yellow flowers in terminal
Type: Deciduous spikes. Foliage is dense and bright green,
Height: 30 – 40 ft. tall, 25 – 30 ft. wide appearing bronze with a particular fluttering effect
Shape: Oval, round with light winds. Leaves have a spade shape. Fall
Fruit: Small clusters of 3-lobed fruits that color ranges from a bright fiery red, to orange, to produce wax golden yellow.
Growth rate: Fast
WATER GUM or TRISTANIA Learn more 30 Tristaniopsis laurina
Type: Evergreen Description: Glossy, medium green leaves. Fragrant
Height: 45 ft. tall & 30 ft. wide flowers and leaves. Showy, yellow flowers in spring or
Shape: Oval, rounded summer. Seed capsules are ¼-½” fruiting in summer or
Fruit: Brown or red capsules fall. Striking exfoliating or smooth bark in cream, dark
Growth rate: Slow brown, red brown or multicolored. Susceptible to scale.
Low root damage.
Large Trees 46’ tall and up
Learn more 31 FERN PINE Afrocarpus falcatus Description: Large, upright tree with
Type: Evergreen graceful, billowy appearance from eastern
Height: 20-60 ft. tall & 10-20 wide Africa. Glossy green leaves are 1 to 2 in. long
Shape: Rounded and ½ in. wide. Grows well in urban
Fruit: Fleshy drupes on female trees conditions. Fruit borne only on female trees,
Growth rate: Slow to moderate small and inconspicuous, only if a male tree
is nearby.
Learn more 32 BOTTLE TREE Brachychiton populneus Description: Smooth, green to brown broad-
Type: Evergreen based trunk. Glossy green 2 to 3 in. long
Height: 30-50 ft. tall & 30 ft. wide leaves. Greenish white flowers with red spots
Shape: Pyramidal in youth, then upright oval. in clusters from May to July. Native to
Fruit: Clusters of woody, reddish brown, 2 to Australia, common name refers to shape of
3 in. long, canoe-shaped. trunk.
Growth rate: Moderate
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DEODAR CEDAR Learn more 33 Cedrus deodara
Type: Evergreen Description: Branches openly spaced,
Height: 80 ft. tall & 40 ft. wide graceful. Softer texture than other cedars.
Shape: Pyramidal
Fruit: 3 to 6 in. cones, persistent on tree
Growth rate: Fast
FLOSS SILK TREE Learn more 34 Ceiba speciosa
Description: Young trees have green trunks but turn Type: Evergreen to briefly deciduous gray with age. Trunk is covered in spines. Leaves fall Height: 30-60 ft. tall & wide during autumn flowering. Large and showy flowers Shape: Irregular loosely resemble narrow-petaled hibiscus blooms. Fruit: Large pods resemble papayas, open to release seeds and fluffy fibers. Requires fast draining soil along with controlled
Growth rate: Moderate watering. Reduce watering during summer to encourage
heavier blooming.
CAMPHOR TREE Learn more 35 Cinnamomum camphora
Description: Spring foliage is pink, red, or Type: Evergreen bronze, matures to bright green. Aromatic 2.5 Height: 50 ft. tall & 60 ft. wide to 5 in. long leaves. Insignificant but fragrant Shape: Spreading yellow flowers in late spring, developing into Fruit: Small black fruit small blackish fruits afterwards. Growth rate: Slow
HONEY LOCUST ‘SHADEMASTER’ Learn more 36 Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Shademaster’
Type: Deciduous Description: Bright green, fernlike 10 in.
Height: 35-70 ft. tall & 25-35 ft. wide long leaves divided into many oval leaflets.
Shape: Spreading Leaves turn yellow before dropping in early
Fruit: None autumn. Tolerates acid/alkaline conditions,
Growth rate: Fast salt, drought, wind, etc.
GOLDEN (YELLOW) TRUMPET TREE Learn more 37 Handroanthus chrysotrichus
Type: Briefly deciduous, Description: Irregular in shape when young, becoming sometimes evergreen. rounded and spreading with age. Smooth, thin, light gray
Height: 25 – 50 ft. tall & wide bark with narrow linear markings. Leaves are 2-4” long and
Shape: Irregular, spreading, ½” wide. Young twigs and buds covered in cream color round fuzz. Showy, deep yellow 3-4” trumpet shaped flowers are
Fruit: 8 – 9 ½ inch long pods borne on wide-spreading branches March - April. Skinny
Growth rate: Fast seed pods open in late summer. Empty pods twist and drop in early fall.
PINK TRUMPET TREE Learn more 38
Handroanthus heptaphyllus
Type: Semi-evergreen, Description: Somewhat irregular in shape in youth, rounded
partially deciduous and spreading with age. Deciduous just before late winter
Height: 25 – 50 ft. tall & blooming. Showy, trumpet shaped lavender-pink flowers with
wide yellow throat 2-3” by 2” wide, borne in rounded clusters in
Shape: Rounded, spreading early spring. Flowers become larger and more profuse as tree
Fruit: 12 inch seed pods matures. Heavy flowering in warmer areas. Straight, smooth,
Growth rate: Moderate light gray bark. Leaves are smooth, shiny olive green. Drought moderate with age tolerant when mature. No significant pest problems.
AMERICAN SWEET GUM ‘ROTUNDILOBA’ Learn more 39 Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba'
Type: Deciduous Description: Maple-shaped leaves with Height: 60 ft. tall & 20-25 ft. wide rounded rather than pointed lobes. Sets no Shape: Upright, spreading with age seed pods. Fall color is yellow, red, burgundy,
Fruit: Fruitless or purple.
Growth rate: Moderate
MONDELL PINE Learn more 40 Pinus eldarica
Type: Evergreen Description: Upright, pyramidal shape.
Height: 30 – 80 ft. tall, 15 – 25 ft. wide Needles are in bundles of twos, 5-6” long.
Shape: Pyramidal Bright green in youth, darkening with age.
Fruit: Oval to oblong & reddish to yellow- Dense foliage. This is the classic pine shape
brown colored cones. Cones in threes. used for Christmas trees. Thrives in heat,
Growth rate: Very fast drought, and wind.
CHINESE PISTACHE Learn more 41
Pistacia chinensis Description: Foot-long green leaves divided
Type: Deciduous into leaflets. In mild climate foliage turns
Height: 30-60 ft. tall & wide luminous orange to red in fall. Small berry-
Shape: Spreading like fruit is red at first, and then turns blue-
Fruit: Small berries black. Tolerates a wide range of conditions.
Growth rate: Slow to moderate
CALIFORNIA SYCAMORE Learn more 42 Platanus racemosa
Description: Branches are gracefully twisted and Type: Deciduous contorted. Has an attractive bark with patches of white, Height: 30-80 ft. tall & 20-50 ft. brown and grey. Leaves turn a dusty brown color in early wide autumn, during winter stalks are covered in seed balls. Shape: Irregular, open crown
Fruit: Brown, ball-like bristly seed Does well in areas of high heat and wind. Robust native clusters hang in chains of 3 to 7. of California foothills and coast ranges.
Growth rate: Fast
Learn more 43 LONDON PLANE TREE ‘BLOODGOOD’ Platanus x hispanica ‘Bloodgood’
Description: Heavy trunk and sculptural Type: Deciduous branch pattern. Creamy new bark weathers to Height: 40-80 ft. tall & 30-40 ft. wide gray. Big maple-like leaves, up to 10 in. Shape: Upright, spreading with age
Fruit: Ball-shaped brown seed clusters across, have 3 to 5 lobes. Fall foliage is
Growth rate: Fast yellowish to brown. Brown, bristly seed
clusters. Resistant to anthracnose and mildew.
LONG-LEAFED YELLOWWOOD Learn more 44 Podocarpus henkelii
Type: Evergreen Description: Slender, pyramidal when young, becoming rounded
Height: 30 – 50 ft. tall & and spreading with age. Upswept branches with drooping foliage.
15 – 20 ft. wide Brownish-gray trunk with thin, peeling bark. Narrow, glossy, dark
3 Shape: Pyramidal, rounded green pendant or recurving leaves are 4-7” long and /8-½” wide.
Fruit: If produced, fleshy Insignificant creamy flowers. No significant pest problems. drupe. Yellow foliage and stunted growth in wet clay soil. Low root
Growth rate: Moderate damage.
Learn more 45 COAST LIVE OAK Quercus agrifolia Description: Round headed and densely
Type: Evergreen foliaged. Smooth dark gray bark, deeply
Height: 20-70 ft. tall & often with greater fissured in older trees. Stiff, oval, 1-3 in. long
spread holly-like, leathery dark green leaves.
Shape: Spreading Produces conical, ¾- 1½ in. acorns. Native to
Fruit: Conical acorns coastal central and Southern California. Growth rate: Fast
Learn more 46 HOLLY OAK Quercus ilex Description: Dense, rounded head and
Type: Evergreen smooth dark gray bark. Leaves vary in shape
Height: 30-60 ft. tall & wide and size but are for the most part 1-3 in. long,
Shape: Rounded or umbrella oval to lance shaped, and have smooth or
Fruit: 1-1 ½ in. acorns prickly edges. Produces egg-shaped to nearly
Growth rate: Medium to fast round, 1-1 ½ in., gray brown acorns. Better in
lawn than Coast Live Oak.
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Learn more 47 CORK OAK Quercus suber Description: Trunk and main limbs covered
Type: Evergreen with thick, corky bark - the source of
Height: 30-60 ft. tall & wide commercial cork. Leaves are toothed, 3 in.
Shape: Oval, rounded or umbrella long, and oval shaped. Produces egg-shaped
Fruit: Egg-shaped acorns acorns that are ¾ - 1½ in. long. Will tolerate
Growth rate: Moderate most soil conditions, but foliage may turn
yellow in highly alkaline conditions.
SOUTHERN LIVE OAK Learn more 48 Quercus virginiana Description: Broad gray trunk when young turns
Type: Semi-evergreen dark brown, gray, to almost black when mature.
5 Height: 40 – 80 ft. tall, spreading twice Leaves are 1 ½-4” long and /8-2” wide with thick,
as wide rounded tip, sometimes ending in tiny teeth. The
Shape: Spreading, umbrella with heavy- edges are usually straight and slightly rolled
limbed low branching crown under. Leaves are dark green and shiny above
Fruit: Oval acorns to 1 inch long, ¼ - ½ while undersides are gray-green and densely hairy. in. enclosed by a deep reddish-brown cup. Male flowers insignificant. No significant pest Growth rate: Moderately fast problems.
JAPANESE PAGODA TREE Learn more 49
Styphnolobium japonicum ‘Regent’
Type: Deciduous Description: Rangy and densely upright when young
Height: 50 – 70 ft. tall & wide, can becoming spreading with age. Bark is smooth, dark
be wider than it is tall gray-green becoming rough and gray, often twisted
Shape: Spreading, round to oval and knotted with maturity. Leaves are 6-10” long,
Fruit: 2 – 3 inch long bean-like seed dark green on top and paler on the underside. Flowers
pods are pale, creamy white, ½” across and borne in
Growth rate: Slow in youth panicles 8-12” long in mid to late summer. Usually increasing to moderate with age blooms at 5 years or older. Fleshy seed pods are slippery and make yellow stains where they fall.
Learn more 50 EVERGREEN ELM ‘TRUE GREEN’ Ulmus parvifolia ‘True Green’
Type: Evergreen Description: Round-headed with small, deep
Height: 40-60 ft. tall & 50-70 ft. wide green leaves. Fast growing, often reaches 30
Shape: Rounded ft. in 5 years. Bark sheds in patches. Produces
Fruit: Small brown or green winged seed fruit in fall. Species originated in China,
Growth rate: Fast Korea, and Japan, another common name for
the tree is Chinese Elm.
Learn more 51 JAPANESE KEAKI ELM Zelkova serrata ‘Village Green’
Type: Deciduous Description: Smooth gray bark, narrowly
Height: 60 ft. or taller, equally wide oval, saw-toothed, 2 to 3 ½ in. long leaves.
Shape: Vase Fall color varies from yellow to dark red to
Fruit: Small, less than ½ in., not a litter dull reddish brown. ‘Village Green’ is a
problem. vigorous variety. Takes wide range of soils,
Growth rate: Moderate to fast fairly tolerant of drought, wind.