Suggested Landscape Trees for Tulare & Kings Counties
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SUGGESTED LANDSCAPE TREES FOR TULARE & KINGS COUNTIES Master Gardeners of Tulare & Kings Counties University of California Cooperative Extension The UC Master Gardeners offer free information on gardening. Tulare: (559) 685-3309 ext. 225 Hanford: (559) 582-3211 ext. 2736 Visit our website: http://cetulare.ucdavis.edu Landscape Trees for Tulare & Kings Counties* Suggested by Master Gardeners of Tulare & Kings Counties DECIDUOUS TREES Small – up to 20’ height Medium – 20 to 40’ height Japanese Maple........................................................... Acer palmatum ............... 3 Shantung, Purpleblow Maple............................................Acer truncatum ..........4 Redbud Eastern Redbud........................... Cercis canadensis texensis ‘Oklahoma’ ..........4 Western Redbud.. ............................................. Cercis occidentalis ............... 3 Desert Willow, Desert Catalpa.......................................Chilopsis linearis ..........4 Mexican Redbud.. Cercis Canadensis ‘Mexicana’ or Cercis mexicana .......... 3 American Smoke Tree ................................................... Cotinus obovatus ..........5 Chinese Fringe.......................................................... Chionanthus retusus .......... 3 Goldenrain Tree ...................................................Koelreuteria paniculata ..........5 Crape Myrtle............................................................Lagerstroemia indica .......... 3 Chinese Flame Tree.............................................. Koelreuteria bipinnata ..........5 Magnolia Chinese Pistache ........................................................... Pistacia chinensis ..........5 ‘Galaxy’..................................................................Magnolia ‘Galaxy’ .......... 3 Japanese Snowdrop or Japanese Snowbell........................Styrax japonica ..........5 Saucer............................................................Magnolia x soulangeana .......... 3 Saucer ‘Lilliputian’................... Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lilliputian’ .......... 3 Large – Greater than 40’ height Chinese Hackberry..............................................................Celtis sinensis ..........5 Star ...........................................................................Magnolia stellata .......... 4 Maidenhair Tree, Ginkgo....................................................Ginkgo biloba ..........5 Flowering Crabapple...................................................................Malus sp. .......... 4 American Sweet Gum ......................................... Liquidambar styraciflua ..........5 Flowering Plum Tulip Tree .............................................................Liriodendron tulipifera ..........6 ‘Purple Pony’........................................................... Prunus cerasifera .......... 4 London Plane (a sycamore variety)...........................Platanus x acerifolia ..........6 ‘Dwarf Red-Leaf Plum’................................................ Prunus cistena .......... 4 Valley Oak ........................................................................ Quercus lobata ..........6 Chinese Snowball ............................................Viburnum macrocephalum .......... 4 Pin Oak ..........................................................................Quercus palustris ..........6 Chaste Tree.................................................................. Vitex agnus-castus .......... 4 Red Oak ............................................................................. Quercus rubra ..........6 Chinese Elm....................................................................Ulmus parvifolia ..........6 Page 1 EVERGREEN TREES Small – up to 20’ height Large – Greater than 40’ height Manzanita ‘Dr. Hurd’................ Arctostaphylos manzanita ‘Dr. Hurd’ ...... 6 Bottle Tree......................................................Brachychiton populneus ...... 9 Weeping Atlas Cedar ......................Cedrus atlantica ‘glauca pendula’ ...... 6 Blue Atlas Cedar..........................................Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ ...... 9 Citrus............................................selected varieties of citrus fruit trees ...... 6 Deodar Cedar ...............................................................Cedrus deodara ...... 9 Purple Hopseed .......................................Dodonaea viscosa ‘purpurea’ ...... 6 Red Ironbark .................................................... Eucalyptus sideroxylon ...... 9 Pineapple Guava ....................................................... Feijoa sellowiana ...... 7 Southern Magnolia..............................................Magnolia grandiflora ...... 9 Toyon, Christmas Berry or CA Holly..............Heteromeles arbutifolia ...... 7 Canary Island Pine ................................................Pinus canariensis ........... 9 Juniper Holly Oak......................................................................Quercus ilex ......... 10 Blue column…............................Juniperus chinensis ‘columnaris’ ...... 7 Cork Oak....................................................................Quercus suber ......... 10 Hollywood .......................................Juniperus chinensis ‘torulosa’ ...... 7 Southern Live Oak.............................................Quercus virginiana ......... 10 Little Gem Magnolia......................Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’ ...... 7 Coast Redwood ..............................................Sequoia sempervirens ......... 10 Indian Hawthorn.................................. Rhaphiolepis ‘Majestic Beauty’ ...... 7 Italian Buckthorn.....................................................Rhamnus alaternus ...... 7 Medium – 20’ to 40 height Arbutus Madrone ............................................................. Arbutus andrachne ...... 8 Marina...................................................................Arbutus ‘Marina’ ...... 8 Strawberry Tree......................................................... Arbutus unedo ...... 8 Mountain Oak, Drooping She-oak, Coastal beefwood ............................................................................Casuarina stricta ...... 8 February 2003 *There are many more landscape trees suitable for planting in local Bronze loquat...........................................................Eriobotrya deflexa ...... 8 landscapes. Consult with Master Gardeners, Nursery Personnel, and reputable resources for more information. This list is not intended Small-leaved Gum.............................................. Eucalyptus parvifolia ...... 8 to be comprehensive, but represents some of our favorites! Sweetshade........................................................Hymenosporum flavum ...... 8 UC Master Gardeners of Tulare & Kings Counties Japanese Black Pine............................................... Pinus thunbergii ........... 8 Podocarpus........................................................................................ ........... 9 Fern pine ................................................Podocarpus gracilior ........... 9 Yew pine........................................ Podocarpus macrophyllus ........... 9 Page 2 DECIDUOUS TREES: SMALL - up to 20’ height Common Name Height & Spread Relative Rate Comments: Botanical Name of Mature Tree of Growth Japanese Maple 20’ Tall Slow Most airy and delicate of all maples. Young spring growth is glowing red; Acer palmatum 20’ Wide summer leaves are soft green, fall foliage is scarlet, orange or yellow. Resistant to oak root fungus. Requires full sun or partial shade according to variety chosen. Needs moderate to regular watering. Many varieties available for red foliage and dissected leaves. Western Redbud 10 - 18’ Tall Moderate Likes full sun or light shade, moderate to regular water. Western redbud Cercis occidentalis 10 - 18’ Wide produces several trunks from its base, has magenta flowers that bloom from spring through summer. Resistant to oak root fungus. Drought tolerant. Tolerates clay soils with pH of 5.5 to 8 being safe. Great for bird and butterfly gardens. Flower and fruit are edible. Mexican Redbud 15’ Tall Moderate Most widely distributed is a single trunk form. Leathery blue-green leaves and Cercis canadensis ‘Mexicana’ or 15’ Wide pinkish purple flowers. Very hardy (tolerates heat and frost). Drought resistant. Cercis mexicana Stays small in the landscape. Chinese Fringe 20’ Tall Moderate Has female & male trees. Both bear flowers, but only females bear fruit. Pure Chionanthus retusus 15’ - 20’ Wide white blossoms born in lacey clusters in late spring. Flowers/fringe last about 3 weeks in spring before dropping, but not real messy. Handsome gray-brown bark provides winter interest. Good patio tree. Crape Myrtle 6 - 15’ Tall Slow to Likes full sun, moderate water, has bright pink flowers with red fall color. Can Lagerstroemia indica ‘Seminole’ or 6 - 10’ Wide Moderate be grown as a tree or shrub with multiple trunks. Has non-invasive roots; ‘Cherokee’ tolerates clay, loam, sand, slightly alkaline or acidic, well drained soils. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Peppermint Lace’ 6 - 7’ Tall Slow Same as above, only deep pink flowers with white edge. 6 - 7’ Wide Magnolia 20’ Tall Fast Broadly conical tree. Medium green leaves to 8 inches long. Abundant bright Galaxy 25’ Wide red-purple slightly fragrant goblet shaped blossoms to 5 in. across. Blooms in Magnolia ‘Galaxy’ mid-spring before leaves emerge but usually after last frost. Saucer Up to 25’ Tall Sow Often called the tulip tree because