Recommended Tree List Suited for Most Areas in San Francisco

San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Recommended Tree List Suited For Most Areas in San Francisco

Pink flowers. Fruit drop can be real nuissance. 20-40 ft. x Evergreen Arbutus x 'Marina' X X X X X X X A 15-35 ft. Tree

Bright red flower spikes Useful in narrow and the plant is hardier sidewalks. Best Callistemon citrinus than most Bottlebrushes. not to plant 6-12 ft. x Evergreen Lemon or Red X X X X X X Available in shrub-like X A where cars are 8-12 ft. Tree Bottlebrush varieties. Drought tolerant parked. Flower once established. ruins paint.

Red bristle-looking flowers. Attracts bees; Available in shrub-like good for narrow Callistemon viminalis 15-20 ft. x varieties. Drought tolerant Evergreen sidewalks; X X X X X X A Weeping Bottlebrush 15-30 ft. once established. Tree tolerates poor drainage. Flower ruins car paint. Resistant to oak root fungus. Magenta flowers in Cercis occidentalis 10-18 ft. x Deciduous X X X X X spring. Standard form Western Redbud 10-18 ft. preferred. Tree

Evergreen palmlike shrubs or trees. Fast growing. Drought tolerant once Cordyline australis 20-30 ft. x established. Fragrant white Evergreen X X X X X A Gaint Dracaena 6-12 ft. flowers. The globose Tree berries are blush-white.

Evergreen Tree. Monthly Needs deep watering required. considerable Eriobotrya deflexa 18 ft. x 25 Small white, fragrant Evergreen space, messy X X X X A Bronze Loquat ft. flowers, inedible fruits. Tree litter. Attracts birds, squirrels & other mammals.

*List A Trees are adaptable in a variety of areas in San Francisco. See 'SF Tree Species List' by DPW Bureau of Urban Forestry Friends of the Urban Forest. Information and photos sources are listed in the last page of this document. San Francisco Sidewalk Landscaping: Recommended Tree List Suited For Most Areas in San Francisco

Plant Wildlife Benefits Nectar Suitable Site Conditions Needs SF Street DPW BUF's SF Size CA for Additional Type of Photo Photo Name little/no Tree List* Street Tree Part Seacoast (Heigth x Native Humming Butter Fruit/S Characteristics Plant Sun Shade Wind Bees water (A-C) Notes Shade /Fog Width) birds flies eed Oak root fungus resistant. Drought tolerant Pleasant fragrance, green in non-sandy Ginkgo biloba 25-50 ft. x flower. Pest-free and Deciduous soils, varieties X X X X X X A 'Autumn Gold' 25-35 ft. considered resistant to Tree are non-fruiting; gypsy moth.Female plants pest & smog have a foul smelling fruit. tolerant. Oak root fungus resistant. Pest free. Deer resistant. 40-80 ft. x Deciduous Ginkgo biloba 'Saratoga' X X X Female plants have a foul X A 30-40 ft. Tree smelling fruit.

Pink flowers. Seedpods are inedible capsules that may Lagunaria patersonii 20-30 ft. x Evergreen X X X X X be skin-irritating. X A Primrose Tree 10-20 ft. Tree

White to cream colored feathery flowers & flaking Lophostemon confertus bark. Occasional to little Brisbane box 30-45 ft. x Evergreen X X X X X water. X A ( formerly Tristania 30 ft. tree conferta)

Oak root fungus resistant. May have Magnolia grandiflora Fragrant white 10-14" aggressive roots. 'Samuel Sommers' 35-40 ft. x flowers. Fruit twigs or Evergreen X X X X A Southern Magnolia 20-30 ft. foilage cause significant tree Variety litter.

Oak root fungus resistant. Leaf drop may be Magnolia grandiflora Fragrant white 8-10" a problem.'Saint 'St. Mary' 20-25 ft. x flowers. Fruit twigs or Evergreen Mary' good in X X X A Southern Magnolia 15-20 ft. foilage cause significant tree containers. Variety litter.

Oak root fungus resistant. Magnolia grandiflora Fragrant white 5-6" flowers. 20-40 ft. x Evergreen 'Little Gem' Southern X X X Fruit twigs or foilage cause A 8-12 ft. tree Magnolia Variety significant litter.

Flowers in creamy white Susceptible to "bottle brush" spikes to 6" chlorosis; brittle Melaleuca linariifolia 20-40 ft. x long. Fire helps Melaleuca Evergreen wood; less wind X X X X X X A Flaxleaf Paperbark 15-25 ft. spread by dispersing more tree tolerant than seeds. other Melaleucas.

Plant Wildlife Benefits Nectar Suitable Site Conditions Needs SF Street DPW BUF's SF Size CA for Additional Type of Photo Photo Name little/no Tree List* Street Tree Part Seacoast (Heigth x Native Humming Butter Fruit/S Characteristics Plant Sun Shade Wind Bees water (A-C) Notes Shade /Fog Width) birds flies eed Flowers in creamy white Good for narrow "bottle brush" spikes to 6" sidewalks; Melaleuca quinquenervia 20-40 ft. x long. Evergreen tolerates poor X X X X X A Paperbark Tree 15-25 ft. tree drainage; good container specimen. Scarlet flowers. Attracts Best in large Metrosideros excelsus bees. basin or 20-30 ft. x Evergreen New Zealand Christmas X X X X X X A landscape 10-15 ft. tree Tree because of aggressive roots. Little or no pollen. Fruitless variety. Olea europea 25-35 ft x Evergreen 'Swan Hill' X X A 25-35 ft. tree European Olive

Creamy white fragrant flowers. Susceptible to aphids & scale insects; Pittosporum undulatum 15-30 ft.x Evergreen X X X X X Ripe fruits split open to A Victorian Box 15-30 ft. reveal sticky seeds; fallen tree fruit can be nuisance on lawns, paving. Deciduous Tree. Fungus Notably tolerant resistant. Tolerates to of urban Platanus x acerifolia 40-80 ft. x smog, soot, dust, and Deciduous conditions. 'Bloodgood' X X X X A 30-40 ft. reflected heat. Susceptible Tree Resistant to London Plane Tree to powdery mildew. anthracnose.

Deciduous Tree. Fungus Columbia' in resistant. Tolerates to testing resistant Platanus x acerifolia 70-100 ft. smog, soot, dust, and Deciduous to both 'Columbia' X X X X A x 50-60 ft. reflected heat. Tree anthracnose and London Plane Tree powdery mildew.

Fungus resistant. Tolerates Tolerant of urban Platanus x acerifolia to smog, soot, dust, and conditions. 40-80 ft. x Deciduous 'Yarwood' X X X X reflected heat. A Resistant to 30-40 ft. Tree London Plane Tree powdery mildew.

Dark foilage. Showy pink Susceptable to flowers are borne on bare shot hole Prunus cerasifera 20 ft. x 30 branches, almost no fruit. Deciduous 'Krauter Vesuvius' X X X A ft. Flowers in late January Tree Purple Plum early February.

Very showy white flowers & Requires training fall color. Fruits attracts to prevent low Pyrus calleryana 35-45 ft. x birds; no litter problem; Deciduous radial branching 'Aristocrat' X X A 25-35 ft. persistent on the tree. Tree habit & poor Flowering Pear Sensitive to pests & branch diseases. attachments. White flowers, fruit attracts Requires early birds & other species. training to Pyrus calleryana 35-40 ft. x Resistant to pollution & Deciduous prevent low radial 'Chanticleer' X X X X A 15-20 ft. fireblight. Fungus resistant. Tree branching habit. Flowering Pear

Evergreen shrub or tree. Susceptible to Partially deciduous in fireblight & Pyrus kawakamii 15-30 ft. x X X X X coldest zones. Showy A leafspot. Evergreen Pear 15-30 ft. fragrant white flowers.

White; yellow fragrant flowers. Fruit doesn't attract wildlife. No litter Trachycarpus fortunei 30 ft. x 10 X X X X X X problem. Moderately Palm Tree A Windmill Palm ft. susceptible to lethal yellowing disease.

Small yellow fragrant Good for narrow flower. Drought tolerant sidewalks; Tristaniopsis laurina 15-25' ft. once established. Disease Evergreen tolerates poor ' Elegant' (formerly X X X X A x 15' and pest resistant. Tough, Tree drainage; multi- Tristania laurina ) low-maintenance tree. stemmed specimens. A highly ornamental tree. Tristaniopsis laurina Cream to orange-yellow Water Gum Evergreen X X X 25-40 ft. X fragrant flowers. No litter A (formerly Tristania problem. Tree laurina)

Fast growing, deciduous or Requires vigilant Ulmus parvifolia semievergreen tree. No adherence to 40-50 ft. x Evergeen or 'Drake' X X X litter problem. Green X A early structural 35-50 ft. Deciduous Chinese Elm flowers. Resistant to target pruning. canker.

Plant Wildlife Benefits Nectar Suitable Site Conditions Needs SF Street DPW BUF's SF Size CA for Additional Type of Photo Photo Name little/no Tree List* Street Tree Part Seacoast (Heigth x Native Humming Butter Fruit/S Characteristics Plant Sun Shade Wind Bees water (A-C) Notes Shade /Fog Width) birds flies eed Fungus resistant. Drought Plants 12' high tolerant when established. specimens, min.; Clusters of small whitish thorns may be a flowers that mature into problem; attracts Washingtonia robusta 40-100 ft. black berries. Plant in area pigeons & rats. X X X X Palm Tree X A Mexican Fan Palm x 10-15 ft. with no overhead wires.

Do Not Plant Non-native Invasive Trees such as the following: Acacia dealbata, Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood Acacia), Eucalyptus globulus (Blue Gum Eucalyptus) edible fig Ficus carica, saltcedar Tamarix spp., Russian olive Elaeagnus angustifolia, Ilex aquifolium, (Albizia) Silk Floss Tree, Albizia lophantha, Myoporum leatum, Ligustrum lucidum, also Phoenix canariensis. Plant Information from the following sources: Sunset Western Garden Book, SF Botanical, San Francisco Department of Public Works Bureau of Urban Forestry, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department Natural Areas, 'Wildlife Enhancement in San Francisco's Urban Parks' by Josiah Clark,San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's Draft San Francisco Stormwater Design Guidelines, The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses by J. Greenlee, Water Conserving Plants and Landscapes for the Bay Area by Eat Bay Municipal Utility District 1990, Landscape Plants for Western Regions by Bob Perry 1992, and Website sources such as: San Franciso's Friends of the Urban Forest, California Invasive Plant Council,California Urban Water Conservation Council's H2O USE site, Berkeley Horticultural Nursery, San Marcos Grower's, Horticulture Unlimited, Inc., California Flora, Yerba Buena, Bay Natives, Las Pilitas, Monrovia, and the following local nurseries; Flora Grubb, Florcraft, and Sloat Garden. Armet's Landscape, Inc, Backyard Gardener.com, ci.watertown.wi.us, Refer to California Invasive Plant Council list. Species are always subject to approval. Some are more appropriate than others depending on site conditions.

Plant Photos from the following website sources: San Macros Growers, California Urban Water Conservation Council's H2O USE site, Horticulture Unlimited, Inc., PlantMaster™ GardenSoft, California Flora, Plant Safari, Yerba Buena, Bay Natives, Las Pilitas, Monrovia, Monterey Bay, Blue Stem, and Dave's Garden. Armet's Landscape, Inc., Burnsidegreenhouse, ag.arizona.edu, geographylists.com, ci.watertown.wi.us, lvsnag.org, hotgardens.net, arborday.org, Wikimedia Commons

*SF Street List A Trees include tried and true species that work in a variety of areas in San Francisco. This does not guarantee that they will work in every site. List B Trees include species to plant in special circumstances. Please consider pros and cons of species as noted. List C Trees include species considered experimental in San Francisco. Please consider pros and cons of species as noted.