TreePower Program Pages Small Trees 1 to 8 Medium Trees 9 to 30 Large Trees 31 to 51 Small Trees Up to 25’ tall HONG KONG ORCHID Learn more 1 Bauhinia x blakeana 1 Type: Partly deciduous for short Description: Sprawling and scraggly when young, period becoming spreading and umbrella-like with maturity. Height: 20 ft. tall & wide Flowers are 6” across, cranberry colored to purple- Shape: Spreading, umbrella rose or orchid pink. Blooms in late fall to spring. Seed Fruit: Flat seed pods pods are flat and beanlike reaching up to 8” long. Growth rate: Fast OKLAHOMA REDBUD Learn more 3 Cercis canadensis texensis ‘Oklahoma’ Type: Deciduous Description: Thick, glossy, heat-resistant green 3-6” Height: 25 – 35 ft. tall and wide long heart-shaped leaves, pointed tip. Needs some Shape: Round or vase winter chill for profuse blooming. Small clusters of Fruit: 2 – 3” long seed pods sweet pea-shaped wine red flowers in early spring. Growth rate: Slow Blooms directly onto branches, usually when branches are still bare. After bloom, flat, bean-like pods persist into winter. Edible flowers and young, green seed pods. CHINESE FRINGE TREE Learn more 4 Chionanthus retusus Type: Deciduous Description: White, fringe-like flowers bloom heavily in Height: 20 ft. tall and wide clusters from April to July. Small, dark blue berries about Shape: Rounded, oval an inch long fruit in clusters in late summer to early fall. Fruit: Small, dark blue berries Reddish brown to gray bark becomes flakey with maturity. Growth rate: Slow to moderate Leaves are bright green in youth and mature to dark green. Foliage turns yellow to brown, or occasionally red, in fall. No significant pest problems. BRONZE LOQUAT Learn more 5 Eriobotrya deflexa Type: Evergreen Description: Relatively smooth, gray bark. Leaves are Height: 25 ft. tall & wide somewhat leathery, elliptical, 6-8” long and 1-2 ½” across, Shape: Vase deeply veined. Juvenile leaves are bronze becoming green 5 Fruit: Yellow-green /8” with maturity. Fragrant white flowers ½” wide appear from pomes December through March, followed by tiny fruits from Growth rate: Moderate to February to May. Pest problems include fire blight, powdery fast mildew, and scale. Moderately drought tolerant when established. FLOWERING PLUM (PURPLE-LEAF PLUM) Learn more 7 Prunus cerasifera ‘Krauter Vesuvius’ Type: Deciduous Description: Darkest foliage (blackish purple) of any Height: 18 ft. tall & 12 ft. wide flowering plum. Single light pink flowers. Shape: Upright, oval form Fruit: Little or no fruit Growth rate: Moderate TUPIDANTHUS (UMBRELLA TREE) Learn more 8 Schefflera pueckleri 8 Type: Evergreen Description: Thin, light gray to brown trunk. Leaves are Height: 20 ft. tall & 10 – 15 ft. wide glossy, leathery, bright green, and arranged circularly Shape: Umbrella, rounded into groups of 7-9 leaflets each 7” long and 2 ½” wide. Growth rate: Moderate to fast Dark red, narrow flowers form along green stalk up to 3’long. Grows well near pools or close to buildings. Utility line friendly. Medium Trees 26 to 45’ tall PEPPERMINT WILLOW Learn more 9 Agonis flexuosa Type: Evergreen Description: Long, narrow, dull green leaves, slightly curving; Height: 25 - 35 ft. tall & 4-6” long, ¼” wide; peppermint odor when crushed. Small 15 - 30 ft. wide white flowers in cluster chains along branch tips in late spring. Shape: Spreading, weeping Rough, fibrous red-brown bark. Tolerates strong wind and Growth rate: Medium-fast drought. SILK TREE or MIMOSA Learn more 10 Albizia julibrissin Description: Ferny, pale yellowish green leaves, 6-15” Type: Deciduous long, are light sensitive and fold at night. 1” fluffy, Height: 40 ft. tall, can spread to as pincushion-like pink flowers bloom late summer. Produces much as twice the tree’s height long pods with bean like seeds. Develops better if watered Shape: Spreading well. Pest problems include Mimosa webworm and Fruit: Flat, oblong seed pods 1 inch mealybugs. wide, 5-8 inches long Growth rate: Fast PURPLE ORCHID TREE Learn more 11 Bauhinia variegata or Bauhinia purpurea Type: Semi-evergreen Description: Light tan to dark brown bark. Light green, Height: 20 - 35 ft. tall & wide broad two-lobed leaves, 2-3” across, generally drop in Shape: Rounded or dome midwinter. Light pink to orchid purple, broad-petal flowers Growth rate: Moderate 2-3” wide. Blooms winter into spring. After bloom, produces large crop of messy looking beans. EASTERN REDBUD Learn more 12 Cercis canadensis Type: Deciduous Description: Rich, green, 3-6” long heart-shaped Height: 25 to 35 ft. tall & wide leaves, pointed tip. Needs some winter chill for profuse Shape: Round headed, horizontally blooming. Small clusters of sweet pea-shaped, rosy to tiered purplish-pink flowers in early spring. Bloom directly Fruit: Long seed pods onto branches, usually bare. After bloom, flat, bean- Growth rate: Moderate like pods persist into winter. Edible flowers, green seed pods and young leaves. FOREST PANSY REDBUD Learn more 13 Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ Type: orestPansy’Deciduous Description: 3-6” long heart-shaped leaves leaf out Height: 25 – 35 ft. tall & wide purple then gradually turn green. Small clusters of Shape: Round headed, horizontally sweet pea-shaped rosy to purplish pink flowers in early tiered spring. Blooms directly onto branches, usually when Fruit: 2-3 inches long seed pods branches are still bare. After bloom, flat, bean-like Growth rate: Fast pods persist into winter. Edible flowers. CHITALPA Learn more 14 Chitalpa tashkentensis Type: Deciduous Description: Pointed, deep green leaves 4-5” long & 1” Height: 20 – 30 ft. tall & wide wide. Erect clusters of 1” frilly, trumpet shaped purple- Shape: Round striped pink flowers that appear late spring to fall (May Fruit: none to November). Can withstand extended drought and dry Growth rate: Fast winds; very pest resistant. Pest problems include mildew and aphids. AUSTRALIAN WILLOW Learn more 15 Geijera parviflora Type: Evergreen, Drought Tolerant Description: Graceful, fine textured tree with dense, Height: 25 – 30 ft. tall & rounded crown. Pendent twigs and leaves give a 20 ft. wide weeping effect suggestive of weeping willow but more Shape: Rounded crown delicate and compact. Narrow light olive green leaves Growth rate: Moderate 3-6” long and ¼” wide with slight curvature. Small cream-colored flowers in terminal clusters from spring to autumn. SWEETSHADE Learn more 16 Hymenosporum flavum Type: Evergreen Description: Erect, slender tree with branches whorled Height: 12-40 ft. tall & around the trunk in tiers. Glossy dark green leaves are 2-6” 9–20 ft. wide long, 1-2” wide with finely pointed tips. Loose, terminal Shape: Columnar clusters of tubular flowers are cream colored, deepening to Growth rate: Slow to moderate a golden yellow. Bloom spring into summer and has the strong fragrance of orange blossoms. Fruit is an inch long capsule with many winged seeds. JACARANDA Learn more 17 Jacaranda mimosifolia Description: Finely cut, fern-like leaves drop in Type: Deciduous to semi-evergreen February & March; foliage is dense in summer. Height: 25-40 ft. tall & 15-30 ft. Lavender-blue, tubular 2” flowers bloom late spring to wide, can be wider than it is tall early summer before new leaves sprout. Gray bark is Shape: Spreading, round Fruit: Round, flat seed capsules smooth in youth, rough at maturity. No significant pest Growth rate: Moderate problems. Litter from foliage and flowers can stain with repeated crushing. CHINESE FLAME TREE Learn more 18 Koelreuteria bipinnata Type: Deciduous Description: 1-2’ long leaves divided into 7 to 12 oval Height: 20 to 40 ft. tall & wide leaflets, turn yellow or brown before dropping in late fall. Shape: Round or vase Small bright yellow flowers arranged in long terminal Fruit: 2 inch long papery, sprays at the tips of branches bloom in summer. Long lantern-like capsules salmon color season of colorful fruits and flowers – June through in late summer or fall. December. Fruits are usually showier than flowers. Growth rate: Moderate CRAPE MYRTLE Learn more 19 Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei Description: Shiny, oval, deep green, 1-2” long leaves. Fall Type: Deciduous color ranges from bronze to reddish. Striking, smooth, and Height: 25 ft. tall, 12 ft. wide mottled bark ranging from light green to brown to red. Shape: Vase, rounded Crinkled, crepe-like ½” flowers appear in terminal rounded Fruit: ¼ – ½ inch seed clusters 6-12” long from June to September. Drought capsules tolerant. Thrives in full sun and with additional watering. Growth rate: Moderate to fast Muskogee Natchez Tuscarora AUSTRALIAN TEA TREE Learn more 20 Leptospermum laevigatum Type: Evergreen Description: Gray-green oval leaves are ½-1” long. Shape is Height: 10 – 30 ft. tall & irregular, low and spreading; usually wider than it is tall with wide dense canopy. Produces white, solitary ½” flowers along Shape: Spreading, irregular stems and branches from April to June. Seed capsules are Fruit: ¼ inch seed capsules brown and woody appearing in summer and persisting Growth rate: Slow through the year. Unique light gray, twisting bark. Prone to transplant shock; do not allow to dry out. BRISBANE BOX Learn more 21 Lophostemon confertus Description: Trunk and limbs have reddish Type: Evergreen brown bark that peels to reveal smooth, Height: 30-45 ft. tall & 25 ft. wide lighter bark. Leathery light green leaves are Shape: Narrow, upright when young, broad 4-6 in. long. White to cream-colored flowers and rounded when mature appear during summer, followed by woody Fruit: Woody capsules like those of capsules. eucalyptus Growth rate: Moderate to fast FLAXLEAF PAPERBARK Learn more 22 Melaleuca linariifolia Description: Young tree is willowy, stiffening with maturity Type: Evergreen and becoming dense. Informal and irregularly shaped, but Height: 20 to 30 ft. tall & attractive during heavy display of showy summer flowers. 20 to 25 ft. wide Thick, spongy, light beige bark peels in papery flakes.