
SOUTH PASADENA TREE GUIDE A comprehensive guide to choosing the right tree for your project! Brought to you by the South Pasadena Public Works Department and Natural Resources and Environmental Commission, as part of the South Pasadena Green Action Plan. Visit www.SouthPasadenaCA.gov/EnvironmentalPrograms to learn more. PLANTING AREA SPREAD SPACING GROWTH LIFE- SPECIAL FAMILY TYPE ECOLOGY HEIGHT (Feet) CAUTIONS TOLERANCES FORM BLOOM NOTES WIDTH (Feet) (Feet) (Feet) RATE SPAN USE STREET TREE PALETTE Click on links below for a full tree profile from the Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute Deciduous Evergreen / Broadleaf Evergreen / Conifer Less than 4' Wide Wide4-6' Wide6-10' than 10' More Wide Water Needs (PF) CA Native Habitat Value Small, Under 20' Medium, 20-40' Tall, 30-40' Extra Over Large 40 feet Narrow, Under 20' Average, 20-40' Broad, Over 40' Minimum Spacing greater/year)Fast or (25” (13"Moderate to 24”/year) Slow less/year) or (12” Yrs30-60 Over 60 Yrs Stormwater BMP Good Under Utilities Fire Rating Resistant - DO NOT USE in parkway strips tree or wells Pests/Diseases Produces Debris Drought / Little No or Water Heat Frost (below 25 degrees) Wind Alkaline Soil Pests/Diseases Rounded Oval Columnar Pyramidal Vase Conspicuous Flowering Color Spring Summer Fall Winter prefers monthly watering; adapts to many soil types, but prefers good drainage; attracts birds, bees and butterflies; resistant to oak root fungus; susceptible to Acer macrophyllum green / 1 Sapindaceae X X M X X X X X 30 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X beetle borers, california flathead borer, caterpillars, sudden oak death, root rot, Bigleaf Maple yellow oak root rot, annousus root disease, white mottled roat, leaf spot and Verticillium; high root damage potential attracts birds; needs frequent pruning to relieve weight; susceptible to Agonis flexuosa and cultivars 2 Myrtaceae X X X X L X X X 15 X X X X X X X X X X white X X phytophthora and root rot; weeps to the ground; moderate root damage potential Peppermint Tree Albizia julibrissin and cultivars pink / prefers occassional deep watering; attracts birds; susceptible to caterpillars, 3 Fabaceae X X X X L X X X 25 X X X X X X X X X X X X X Silk Tree rose fusarium and root rot, moderate root damage potential attracts birds; wildlife use fruit; resistant to oak root fungus; susceptible to scale Arbutus unedo and cultivars 4 Ericaceae X X X X X L X X X 25 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X white X X and thrip, anthracnose, phytophthora, root rot and rust; low maintenance needs; Strawberry Tree low root damage potential; strong branch strength Bauhinia variegata (purpurea) and cultivars pink / requires good drainage; attracts birds; susceptible aphids; low root damage 5 Fabaceae X X X X M X X X 25 X X X X X X X X X X X X Purple Orchid Tree purple potential Brachychiton acerifolius red / produces large seedpods / fruits; susceptible to root rot; moderate root damage 6 Malvaceae X X X L X X 30 X X X X X X X X X X X Australian Flame Tree orange potential Brachychiton populneus produces large seedpods / fruits; resistant to oak root fungus; susceptible to root 7 Malvaceae X X X X L X X 30 X X X X X X X X X X X white X X Kurrajong Bottle Tree rot; moderate root damage potential Callistemon citrinus low care - regular pruning needed less frequently with age; attracts birds and 8 Myrtaceae X X X X X L X X X 20 X X X X X X X X X X X X X red X X Lemon Bottlebrush bees; susceptible to chlorosis; low root damage potential Cassia leptophylla prune to shape; tendency to weep; drops large seedpods; low root damage 9 Fabaceae X X X X M X X 25 X X X X X X X X X yellow X Gold Medallion Tree potential attracts squirrels; needs space for roots; needles can kill undergrowth; resistant Cedrus deodara and cultivars 10 Pinaceae X X X L X X X 30 X X X X X X X X X N/A X to verticillium, susceptible to beetle borers, phytophthora, root rot and sooty mold; Deodar Cedar moderate root damage potential Cercidium floridum intolerant of regular watering; has thorns; attracts birds, bees and butterflies; low 11 Fabaceae X X X X VL X X X X X 20 X X X X X X X X X X yellow X X Palo Verde root damage potential best w/some summer irrigation; attracts birds; suceptible to caterpillars and scale, Cercis canadensis and cultivars 12 Fabaceae X X X X X M X X X 20 X X X X X X X X X X X X pink anthrocnose, crown rot, oak root rot, phytophthora, root rot and verticillium; low Eastern Redbud root damage potential best to deep water while establishing; attracts birds and butterflies; resistant to Cercis occidentalis 13 Fabaceae X X X X X L X X X X 15 X X X X X X X X X X X X X pink X oak root fungus; suceptible to caterpillars and scale, crown rot, phytophthora and Western Redbud root rot; low root damage potential attracts birds and bees; resistant to Texas root rot, verticillium; susceptible to Eucaplyptus woodwardii 14 Myrtaceae X X X L X X X 30 X X X X X X X X X X white X beetle borers and thrip; oak root rot, phytophthora and root rot; moderate root Lemon-Flowered Gum damage potential orange / attracts birds and bees; resistant to Texas root rot and verticillium; susceptible to Eucalyptus ficifolia 15 Myrtaceae X X L X X X X X 25 X X X X X X X X X X pink / X X X X beetler borers and thrip, oak root rot, phythophthora and root rot; moderate root Red-Flowering Gum red damage potential Eucalyptus leucoxylon attracts birds and bees; resistant to Texas root rot and verticillium; susceptible to 16 Myrtaceae X X L X X X X X 25 X X X X X X X X X X X white X X White Ironbark beetle borers, oak root rot and root rot; moderate root damage potential attracts brids and bees; resistant to Texas root rot and verticillium; suceptible to Eucalyptus sideroxylon 'Rosea' pink / 17 Myrtaceae X X L X X X X X 30 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X beetle borers and thrip, chlorosis, oak root rot, phytophthora and root rot; high Pink Ironbark red root damage potential Eucalyptus torquata red / attracts birds; resistant to Texas root rot and verticillium; susceptible to beetle 18 Myrtaceae X X L X X X 25 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Coral Gum yellow borers, oak root rot, rhytophthora and root rot; low root damage potential Firmiana simplex green / suceptible to scale; moderate root damage potential 19 Sterculiaceae X X X X L X X X X 25 X X X X X X X X X X X X Chinese Parasol Tree white Geijera parviflora attracts bees; resistant to oak root fungus; wildlife use fruit; low root damage 20 Rutaceae X X X X L X X X 25 X X X X X X X X X white X Australian Willow potential attracts birds and bees; leaf litter can be an issue on pavement, use thornless Gleditsia triacanthos and cultivars cultivars only; resistant to verticillium; susceptible to caterpillars, insect galls, pod 21 Fabaceae X X X M X X X 25 X X X X X X X X X X N/A X X Honey Locust gall, midge, spider mites, mistletoe, phytophthora and root rot; moderate root damage potential Koelreuteria paniculata benefits from regular deep watering; susceptible to beetle borers, plant bug, 22 Sapindaceae X X X L X X 25 X X X X X X X X X X X yellow X Goldenrain Tree scale, root rot and verticillium; low root damage potential purple / attracts birds and bees; resistant to Texas rot; susceptible to aphids, powdery Lagerstroemia indica and cultivars pink / 23 Lythraceae X X X X X M X X X 20 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X mildew and sooty mold; low root damage potential Crape Myrtle red / white green / Laurus nobilis attracts birds; susceptible to psyllid, scale, phytophthora and root rot; moderate 24 Lauraceae X X X X X L X X X X X 20 X X X X X X X X X X X white / X Sweet Bay root damage potential yellow Lophostemon confertus (Tristania conferta) white / suceptible to scale, phytophthora and root rot; moderate root damage potential 25 Myrtaceae X X M X X X 25 X X X X X X X X X X X X Brisbane Box cream Magnolia grandiflora and cultivars attracts birds; resistant to oak root fungus; susceptible to aphids, scale, spider 26 Magnoliaceae X X M X X 35 X X X X X X X X X X X X white X X Southern Magnolia mites, root rot and verticillium; high root damage potential Melaleuca linariifolia attracts birds; susceptible to chlorosis, phytophthora and root rot; low root 27 Myrtaceae X X X X X L X X X X 25 X X X X X X X X X X X white X Flaxleaf Paperbark damage potential Melaleuca quinquenervia yellow / attracts birds; suceptible to phytophthora and root rot; low root damage potential 28 Myrtaceae X X X X L X X X X 25 X X X X X X X X X X X X X Cajeput Tree white Melaleuca styphelioides cream / attracts birds; resistant to oak root fungus; susceptible to phytophthora and root 29 Myrtaceae X X X X X L X X X 20 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Prickly Paperbark white rot; low root damage potential Metrosideros excelsa attracts birds; susceptible to phytophthora and root rot; moderate root damage 30 Myrtaceae X X M X X X 25 X X X X X X X X X X red X X NZ Christmas Tree potential heavy surface roots; resistant to Texas root rot and verticillium; susceptible to Morus alba 'Fruitless' 31 Moraceae X X X M X X 30 X X X X X X X X X X X N/A X beetle borers, spider mites, white fly, chlorosis, fusarium, mistletoe, oak root rot, Fruitless Mulberry phytophthora and root rot; high root damage potential plant where fruit will not stain pavement, or specify fruitless variety; attracts birds; Olea europaea and cultivars resistant to Texas root rot; susceptible to scale, anthracnose oak root rot; 32 Oleaceae X X X X L X X X X 25 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X white X Olive phytophthora; root rot, sooty mold and verticillium; low root damage potential Parkinsonia/Cercidium floridum intolerant
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