Allison Nguyen Oakland Tree Project 4-26-19 Period 2

Longevit
Height Width (in
Image Common Name Link Notes Deciduous y (in
(in Feet) Feet)
Years)

A hybrid between Acer rubrum

AUTUMN BLAZE RED MAPLE Acer x freemanii ‘Jeffersred’
× Acer saccharinum
YES 55 - 65 30 - 40 50-50

RED CHESTNUT Aesculus carnea ‘Briottii’ Fruit is poisonous YES 35-50 35 - 50 50-100

Ash whitefly infests many of

ash trees. Check the planting
Fraxinus americana ‘Autumn
WHITE ASH location for a history of ash YES 80 50 50-150
Purple’ whitefly infestation before
choosing

RAYWOOD ASH Fraxinus oxycarpa ‘Raywood’ Seedless YES 40 - 50 20 - 30 50 to 150

Will take some drought. Seed

KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE Gymnocladus dioica ‘Espresso’ pods are poisonous. Requires YES 60 - 100 40 - 50 50 to 150
a moderate amount of water.

CHINESE FLAME TREE Koelreuteria bipinnata Native to Asia YES 20 - 40 15 - 30 50 to 150

Drought and smog tolerant. A

GOLDENRAIN TREE Koelreuteria paniculata
hardy, attractive tree
YES 20 - 35 25 - 40 50 to 150

Lyonothamnus floribundus
CATALINA IRONWOOD Needs good drainage NO 50 - 60 40 feet 50 to 150
asplenifolius

A tough, durable tree; can

Greater than
LONDON PLANE TREE Platanus x hispanica ‘Columbia’ tolerate severe pruning and YES 70 - 85 50 - 70
smog 150 years

Podocarpus gracilior (Afrocarpus Branches droop but resist Greater than

AFRICAN FERN PINE NO 50 - 65 N/A
falcatus) breakage 150 years

Underside of leaf is silvery-

Greater than
HOLLY OAK Quercus ilex white. Often has a prominent NO 30 - 60 30 - 60
umbrella form. 150 years

Quercus shumardii ​(Shumard Red Tolerates acidic and poorly Greater than
SHUMARD RED OAK YES 70 feet 40 feet
Oak, deciduous) drained soi 150 year

Deep green foliage and an

Ulmus americana 'Jefferson'
upright vase shape
JEFFERSON ELM (Jefferson American elm, characterize this National
YES 70 50 N/A
deciduous) Arboretum

‘Frontier’ features beautiful

FRONTIER ELM Ulmus x ' Frontier' reddish- purple to burgundy YES 40 30 N/A
fall

We have a few 'Jefferson' and Originally selected in 1922 by

PRINCETON ELM YES 65 50 N/A
'Princeton' in stock. William Flemer

WINNER IS... PURPLE ROBE LOCUST

Reddish bronze new
https://selectree.calpoly. growth. Branches don't
PURPLE ROBE LOCUST edu/tree-detail/robinia-purple- droop but are susceptible to YES 30 - 40 20 - 30 50 - 150
robe breakage. Spreads by
suckers.

https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree- Resistant to oak root

MARINA MADRONE YES 40 - 50 40 50 - 150
detail/arbutus-marina fungus. Low water needs.

5/1/2019