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Species Palette 07-Aug-99 Parkway Size Botanical Name Common CITY OF ORANGE - Species Palette 07-Aug-99 Parkway Size Botanical Name Common Name Height/Spread Type 3'+ Arecastrum romanzoffianum Queen Palm 50/20 evergreen 3'+ Bauhinia blakeana Hong Kong Orchid Tree 20/20 deciduous 3'+ Callistemon citrinus Lemon Bottlebrush 15/10 evergreen 3'+ Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' or 'Oklahoma' Eastern Redbud 20/15 deciduous 3'+ Cercis reniformis 'Alba' Texas White Redbud 20/20 deciduous 3'+ Chionanthus retusus Chinese Fringe Tree 20/15 deciduous 3'+ Chitalpa tashkentensis Chitalpa 25/25 deciduous 3'+ Eucalyptus torquata Coral Gum 20/20 evergreen 3'+ Ficus benjamina Weeping Fig 30/30 evergreen 3'+ Hymenesporum flavum * Sweetshade 40/20 evergreen 3'+ Lagerstroemia indica 'Fauriei' Crape Myrtle (Indian Tribes) 25/20 deciduous 3'+ Magnolia grandiflora 'Russett' Russett Magnolia 20/15 evergreen 3'+ Magnolia grandiflora 'St. Mary' St. Mary Magnolia 30/20 evergreen 3'+ Pittosporum phillyraeoides Willow Pittosporum 25/15 evergreen 3'+ Pyrus betulaefolia 'Southworth' Dancer Pear 25/20 deciduous 3'+ Pyrus calleryana 'Autumn Blaze' Autumn Blaze Pear 35/25 deciduous 3'+ Pyrus calleryana 'Capital' Capital Pear 35/25 deciduous 3'+ Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer' Chanticleer Pear 35/25 deciduous 3'+ Pyrus calleryana 'Redspire' Redspire Pear 35/25 deciduous 3'+ Pyrus calleryana 'Trinity' Trinity Pear 35/25 deciduous 3'+ Pyrus calleryana 'White House' White House Pear 35/25 deciduous 3'+ Tabebuia chrysotricha Golden Trumpet Tree 25/20 evergreen 3'+ Tristania laurina Swamp Myrtle 20/10 evergreen 3'+ Washingtonia robusta Mexican Fan Palm 90/15 evergreen 5'+ Acer paxii Evergreen Maple 30/25 evergreen 5'+ Albizia julibrissin Mimosa or Silk Tree 40/40 deciduous 5'+ Bauhinia variegata 'Purpurea' Purple Orchid Tree 30/20 semi 5'+ Brachychiton acerifolius * Flame Tree 40/30 evergreen 5'+ Brachychiton populneus Bottle Tree 50/30 evergreen 5'+ Callistemon viminalis Weeping Bottlebrush 30/20 evergreen 5'+ Calocedrus decurrens Incense Cedar 60/30 evergreen 5'+ Calodendron capense Cape Chestnut 40/40 semi 5'+ Cupaniopsis anacardioides Carrot Wood 40/40 evergreen 5'+ Eucalyptus microtheca Coolibah 40/30 evergreen 5'+ Eucalyptus nicholii Nichol's Willow-Leafed Peppermint 40/40 evergreen 5'+ Geijera parviflora Australian Willow 40/25 evergreen 5'+ Ginkgo biloba * Maidenhair Tree 60/40 deciduous 5'+ Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda 40/50 semi 5'+ Koelreuteria paniculata * Goldenrain Tree 25/25 deciduous 5'+ Laurus nobilis Grecian Laurel 40/30 evergreen * Designated as inappropriate for hilly areas where soils tend to be clay in composition Trees not listed in Street Tree Seminar Publication Indicates considered undesirable by some agencies CITY OF ORANGE - Species Palette 07-Aug-99 Parkway Size Botanical Name Common Name Height/Spread Type 5'+ Liriodendron tulipifera * Tulip Tree 80/40 deciduous 5'+ Magnolia grandiflora 'Majestic Beauty' Majestic Beauty Magnolia 40/20 evergreen 5'+ Magnolia grandiflora 'Samuel Sommer' Samuel Sommer Magnolia 40/30 evergreen 5'+ Melaleuca linariifolia Flaxleaf Paperbark 30/30 evergreen 5'+ Melaleuca quinquenervia Cajeput Tree 40/60 evergreen 5'+ Metrosideros excelsus New Zealand Christmas Tree 40/40 evergreen 5'+ Nyssa sylvatica Sour Gum 50/25 deciduous 5'+ Pistachia chinensis Chinese Pistache 40/40 deciduous 5'+ Platanus mexicana Mexican Sycamore 50/25 deciduous 5'+ Quercus ilex Holly Oak 70/70 evergreen 5'+ Rhus lancea African Sumac 30/30 evergreen 5'+ Sapium sebiferum Chinese Tallow Tree 40/35 deciduous 5'+ Sophora japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree 40/40 deciduous 5'+ Tabebuia avellanedae Lavendar Trumpet Tree 30/30 deciduous 5'+ Tristania conferta Brisbane Box 60/40 evergreen 5'+ Ulmus parvifolia 'Sempervirens' Chinese Elm 60/70 evergreen 8'+ Betula nigra * River Birch 80/50 deciduous 8'+ Cedrus deodara Deodar Cedar 80/40 evergreen 8'+ Celtis sinensis Chinese Hackberry 50/50 deciduous 8'+ Cinnamomum camphora Camphor Tree 50/60 evergreen 8'+ Eucalyptus maculata Spotted Gum 75/40 evergreen 8'+ Koelreuteria bipinnata * Chinese Flame Tree 50/50 deciduous 8'+ Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba' * Round-Leafed Sweetgum 60/35 deciduous 8'+ Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia 60/40 evergreen 8'+ Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood 80/30 deciduous 8'+ Pinus canariensis Canary Island Pine 80/50 evergreen 8'+ Platanus acerifolia London Plane Tree 60/40 deciduous 8'+ Platanus racemosa California Sycamore 80/40 deciduous 8'+ Podocarpus gracilior Fern Pine 60/60 evergreen 8'+ Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak 70/100 evergreen 8'+ Quercus engelmannii Mesa Oak 60/80 evergreen 8'+ Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 90/80 deciduous 8'+ Quercus suber Cork Oak 100/100 evergreen 8'+ Quercus virginiana Southern Live Oak 60/100 evergreen 8'+ Schinus molle California Pepper Tree 40/40 evergreen 8'+ Tipuana tipu * Tipu Tree 50/60 semi 8'+ Zelkova serrata * Sawleaf Zelkova 40/40 deciduous * Designated as inappropriate for hilly areas where soils tend to be clay in composition Trees not listed in Street Tree Seminar Publication Indicates considered undesirable by some agencies.
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