City of Benicia 3/14/2018 Tree Palette Planter Water Street Local Botanical Name Common Name Height Spread Type Comments Size Needs Tree Native 2'+ Arbutus 'Marina' Marina Arbutus 35 35 evergreen low X 2'+ Callistemon citrinus Lemon Bottlebrush 25 20 evergreen low attracts bees, drought tolerant 2'+ Chionanthus retusus Chinese Fringe Tree 20 15 deciduous medium 2'+ Eriobotrya deflexa Bronze Loquat 25 25 evergreen low X 2'+ Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon 25 20 evergreen low Y use tree form, drought tolerant 2'+ Ilex altaclarensis 'Wilsonii' Wilson Holly 20 12 evergreen medium use tree form 2'+ Lagerstroemia indica Crape Myrtle 25 25 deciduous low X Powdery mildew, aphids 2'+ Malus floribunda 'Robinson' Robinson Crabapple 25 15 deciduous medium Scale 2'+ Photinia fraseri Fraser Photinia 15 10 evergreen medium X Thrips, use tree form 2'+ Tristaniopsis laurina Water Gum 15 10 evergreen medium 3'+ Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud 35 30 deciduous medium 3'+ Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorn 20 20 deciduous medium X thorns, doesn't tolerate wind 3'+ Eriobotrya japonica Japanese Loquat 25 25 evergreen low 3'+ Eucalyptus erythrocorys Red Cap Gum 30 25 evergreen low X 3'+ Pittosporum angustifolium Willow Pittosporum 20 15 evergreen medium Utility Friendly 3'+ Podocarpus henkelii Long‐leafed Yellowwood 35 15 evergreen medium 5'+ Acer buergerianum Trident Maple 25 25 deciduous medium X Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 5'+ Acer campestre Hedge Maple 40 30 deciduous medium X Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 5'+ Acer griseum Paperbark Maple 25 25 deciduous medium Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 5'+ Acer palmatum Japanese Maple 25 25 deciduous medium Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 5'+ Acer rubrum Red Maple 40 40 deciduous medium X Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 5'+ Acer truncatum 'Pacific Sunset' Pacific Sunset Maple 25 25 deciduous medium Mistletoe (low susceptibility)
5'+ Betula platyphylla japonica Japanese White Birch 50 25 deciduous high X Mistletoe (low susceptibility); poor drought tolerance
5'+ Brachychiton acerifolius Flame Tree 60 45 semi low X Drought tolerant 5'+ Brachychiton populneus Bottle Tree 50 45 evergreen low X Drought tolerant 5'+ Callistemon viminalis Weeping Bottlebrush 30 15 evergreen low Drought tolerant 5'+ Calocedrus decurrens Incense Cedar 90 15 evergreen medium Y Drought tolerant
page1 City of Benicia 3/14/2018 Tree Palette Planter Water Street Local Botanical Name Common Name Height Spread Type Comments Size Needs Tree Native 5'+ Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' Pyramidal European Hornbeam 40 40 deciduous medium X 5'+ Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood 20 20 deciduous medium
5'+ Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow 20 15 deciduous low Y standard or multi trunk,spring flowers 5'+ Chitalpa tashkentensis Chitalpa 25 25 deciduous medium 5'+ Eucalyptus gunnii Cidar Gum 70 60 evergreen low 5'+ Eucalyptus nicholii Nichol's Willow‐leafed Peppermint 45 45 evergreen low X Drought tolerant 5'+ Sterculia platanifolia Chinese Parasol Tree 30 15 deciduous low 5'+ Geijera parviflora Australian Willow 30 20 evergreen medium X 5'+ Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair Tree 50 30 deciduous medium X Drought tolerant; does not tolerate strong wind 5'+ Koelreuteria paniculata Goldenrain Tree 35 30 deciduous medium X 5'+ Laurus nobilis Sweet Bay 40 40 evergreen low X use tree form; drought tolerant 5'+ Laurus nobilis 'Saratoga' Saratoga Sweet Bay 40 40 evergreen low 8'+ Lyonthamnusfloribundus spp. asplenifolius Catalina Ironwood 40 50 evergreen low X Y Drought tolerant; aphids, dry fruit litter 5'+ Magnolia soulangiana Saucer Magnolia 25 25 deciduous medium 5'+ Magnolia stellata Star Magnolia 20 20 deciduous medium 5'+ Metrosideros excelsus New Zealand Christmas Tree 30 30 evergreen low X Drought and wind tolerant 5'+ Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo 50 40 deciduous medium X 5'+ Ostrya virginiana American Hophornbeam 40 40 deciduous low 5'+ Pinus eldarica Afghan Pine 80 50 evergreen low 5'+ Pinus thunbergiana Japanese Blackpine 25 25 evergreen medium Red Turpentine Beetle, scale 5'+ Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache 45 30 deciduous low X Drought tolerant 5'+ Podocarpus macrophyllus Yew Pine 50 30 evergreen medium 5'+ Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat' Aristocrat Pear 40 30 deciduous medium X Mistletoe (high susceptibility); fireblight 5'+ Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer' Chanticleer Pear 40 30 deciduous medium X Mistletoe; does not tolerate strong winds Fire Blight, leaf spot disease, Mistletoe; does not 5'+ Pyrus kawakamii Evergreen Pear 30 30 semi medium X tolerate strong winds 5'+ Quercus ilex Holly Oak 50 40 evergreen low X Mistletoe (low susceptibility); drought tolerant 5'+ Searsia lancea African Sumac 30 35 evergreen low
page2 City of Benicia 3/14/2018 Tree Palette Planter Water Street Local Botanical Name Common Name Height Spread Type Comments Size Needs Tree Native 5'+ Sophora japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree 50 50 deciduous medium X 5'+ Styphnolobium japonicum Japanese Snowbell 30 30 deciduous medium 5'+ Ulmus 'Prospector' Triumph Elm 40 30 deciduous low Mistletoe (low susceptibility) Scale, Mistletoe (low susceptibility); does not tolerate 5'+ Ulmus parvifolia Evergreen Elm 50 60 semi low X strong winds 5'+ Vitex agnus‐castus Chaste Tree 25 20 deciduous low Drought tolerant
8'+ Acer negundo Box Elder 35 35 deciduous medium YY Pacific Flathead Borer, Mistletoe (low susceptibility)
8'+ Acer platanoides 'Crimson Sentry' Columnar Red Norway Maple 60 50 deciduous medium X Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 8'+ Aesculus californica California Buckeye 20 30 deciduous very low YY Drought tolerant
8'+ Betula nigra River Birch 80 60 deciduous high X Mistletoe (low susceptibility); poor drought tolerance
8'+ Brachychiton discolor Pink Flame Tree 60 30 semi medium Drought tolerant 8'+ Cedrus atlantica Atlas Cedar 60 50 evergreen medium Drought tolerant 8'+ Cedrus deodara Deodar Cedar 80 60 evergreen low Drought tolerant 8'+ Cinnamomum camphora Camphor Tree 50 60 evergreen medium X Verticillium Wilt; can damage sidewalks 8'+ Halesia monticola Mountain Silverbell 80 35 deciduous medium
8'+ Hesperocyparis forbesii Tecate Cypress 25 8 evergreen low X Screen or hedge 8'+ Hesperocyparis macnabiana Macnab Cypress 25 10 evergreen low X Specimen or screen 8'+ Hesperocyparis sargentii Sargents Cypress 45 10 evergreen low XYPyramidal form 8'+ Juglans hindsii Black Walnut 60 60 deciduous medium YY Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 8'+ Koelreuteria bipinnata Chinese Flame Tree 40 40 deciduous medium X 8'+ Lophostemon confertus Brisbane Box 45 25 evergreen medium 8'+ Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia 60 60 evergreen medium 5'+ Magnolia grandiflora 'Samuel Sommer' Samuel Sommer Magnolia 40 30 evergreen medium X year‐round leaf litter 8'+ Pinus brutia Calabrian Pine 80 50 evergreen low 8'+ Pinus canariensis Canary Island Pine 80 50 evergreen low Anthracnose; "Columbia" resists anthracnose and 8'+ Platanus hispanica London Plane 80 60 deciduous medium X mildew 8'+ Platanus racemosa California Sycamore 80 50 deciduous medium X Y Anthracnose, Mistletoe (low susceptibility)
page3 City of Benicia 3/14/2018 Tree Palette Planter Water Street Local Botanical Name Common Name Height Spread Type Comments Size Needs Tree Native 8'+ Afrocarpus gracilior Fern Pine 60 50 evergreen medium X 8'+ Pterocarya stenoptera Chinese Wingnut 90 50 deciduous medium 8'+ Quercus acutissima Sawtooth Oak 70 70 deciduous medium X Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 8'+ Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak 70 80 evergreen very low X YY Mistletoe (low susceptibility); drought tolerant 8'+ Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak 80 60 deciduous medium X Aphid, Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 8'+ Quercus douglasii Blue Oak 50 70 deciduous very low YY Mistletoe (low susceptibility); drought tolerant 8'+ Quercus engelmannii Engelmann Oak 45 40 evergreen low Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 8'+ Quercus garryana Oregon White Oak 70 45 deciduous low Y 8'+ Quercus kelloggii Black Oak 80 80 deciduous low Y drought tolerant 8'+ Quercus lobata Valley Oak 70 70 deciduous low X YY Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 8'+ Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak 75 60 deciduous medium X Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 8'+ Quercus palustris Pin Oak 80 40 deciduous medium X Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 8'+ Quercus rubra Red Oak 75 50 deciduous medium X Aphid, Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 8'+ Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak 80 60 deciduous medium X Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 8'+ Quercus virginiana Southern Live Oak 60 60 evergreen medium X Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 8'+ Salix nigra Willow 60 60 deciduous high YY 8'+ Sequoia sempervirens Coast Redwood 100+ 60 evergreen high Y
8'+ Schinus molle Peruvian Pepper 40 40 evergreen medium Y Drought tolerant 8'+ Tilia americana American Linden 60 50 deciduous medium X 8'+ Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Evergreen Elm 80 50 deciduous low X Scale, Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 8'+ Ulmus wilsoniana 'Prospector' Prospector Elm 40 25 deciduous low X Scale, Mistletoe (low susceptibility) 8'+ Umbellularia californica California Laurel 75 50 evergreen medium YY carrier of phytophthora 8'+ Zelkova serrata Sawleaf Zelkova 60 60 deciduous medium X mold Notes: Y=Local Native, YY=Protected Species
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