Native Trees of Santa Clara County

Scientific Name Common Name

Acer macrophyllum Big leaf maple, bigleaf maple Acer negundo Boxelder Acer negundo var. californicum Box elder

Aesculus californica California buckeye, California horse chestnut

Alnus rhombifolia White alder

Arbutus menziesii Madrone, madrono

Calocedrus decurrens Incense cedar, white cedar, post cedar Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Port Orford cedar Cupressus lawsoniana Port Orford cedar Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey cypress

Fraxinus dipetala Flowering ash Fraxinus latifolia Oregon ash

Juglans californica Southern California walnut, Southern California black walnut, Southern black walnut Juglans californica var. californica Southern California black walnut Juglans californica var. hindsii Walnut Juglans hindsii Northern California black walnut

Lithocarpus densiflorus Tanbark Oak

Lyonothamnus floribundus Catalina ironwood, island ironwood Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. Santa Cruz Island ironwood, Fernleaf ironwood, Catalina asplenifolius ironwood

Pinus attenuata Knobcone pine, scrub pine Pinus coulteri Bull pine, big cone pine, pitch pine Pinus monticola Western white pine, silver pine, mountain pine Pinus ponderosa Bull pine, silver pine, western yellow pine Pinus radiata Monterey pine Pinus sabiniana Foothill pine, gray pine, pinon pine

Platanus racemosa Western sycamore, California sycamore Platanus racemosa Western sycamore Platanus racemosa var. wrightii Arizona sycamore

Populus Xinopina Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa Black cottonwood Populus fremontii Fremont cottonwood Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii Fremont cottonwood, Fremont's Cottonwood

Sources: Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the California Native Plant Society- http://www.cnps- scv.org/, California Native Plant Link Exchange- http://www.cnplx.info/ Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii Western Douglas fir, false hemlock, red fir

Quercus Xalvordiana Alvord oak, Alvord's oak Quercus agrifolia Coast live oak, California live oak Quercus berberidifolia Scrub oak Quercus chrysolepis Canyon live oak, gold cup oak, Canyon Oak, Maul Oak, Goldcup Oak Quercus chrysolepis var. nana Canyon live oak Quercus douglasii Blue oak Quercus garryana Garry's oak, Oregon white oak, Oregon oak, garry oak Quercus garryana var. garryana Oregon white oak, Oregon oak Quercus kelloggii Black oak Quercus lobata Valley oak, California white oak Quercus parvula Santa Cruz Island oak, coast oak Quercus parvula var. shrevei Shreve oak, Shreve's oak Quercus wislizeni Interior live oak

Salix laevigata Red willow, Polished Willow Salix lasiolepis Arroyo willow Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra Yellow willow, Pacific willow, shining willow

Sequoia sempervirens Redwood

Torreya californica California torreya, California nutmeg

Umbellularia californica California laurel, bay tree, Oregon Myrtle, California bay

This is an evolving list and trees will continuously be added to it. If you would like to use a tree not found on this list please provide the City with information regarding the tree.

Sources: Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the California Native Plant Society- http://www.cnps- scv.org/, California Native Plant Link Exchange- http://www.cnplx.info/