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Alnus rhombifoliaCA Native
WHITE ALDER
Uses: Specimen tree for shade, bird and butterfly garden. Likes moisture. Flowers attract all sorts of birds.
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Sun
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Water Requirements
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Semi-moist
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Soil Preference
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Sand to clay
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Height & Width
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20'- 50' x 50'
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Flowers
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Spring; nondescript
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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Deciduous
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Platanus racemosaCA Native
WESTERN or CALIFORNIA SYCAMORE
Uses: Specimen or in a grove, fall color. Likes moisture. Attractive white mottled bark. Bird and butterfly magnet.
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Sun
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Water Requirements
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Semi-dry to moist
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Soil Preference
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Sand to clay
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Height & Width
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50'- 100' x 30'- 40'
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Flowers
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Spring; seed balls
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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Winter Deciduous
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Lyonothamnus floribundus asplenifoliusCA Native
SANTA CRUZ IS. IRONWOOD
Uses: Pine tree-shaped flowering tree. Tall, upright, fast growing. CNPS listing as "Endangered"
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Sun Exposure
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Sun/Part sun
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Water Requirements
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Semi-dry
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Soil Preference
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Sandy to rocky
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Height & Width
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15' - 35' x 15'
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Flowers
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Summer; White
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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Evergreen
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Quercus agrifoliaCA Native
COAST LIVE OAK
Uses: Large tree for main focal point, bird and butterfly garden, on a slope. Produces acorns. Fast growing oak.
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Sun
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Water Requirements
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Low
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Soil Preference
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Sandy to clay
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Height & Width
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20'-75' x 30'- 60'
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Flowers
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Spring; Light yellow
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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Evergreen
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Umbellularia californicaCA Native
CALIFORNIA BAY LAUREL
Uses: Large tree for main focal point, bird and butterfly garden, on a slope. Fragrant leaves. Slow growing.
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Sun
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Water Requirements
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Semi-moist
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Soil Preference
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Sandy to clay
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Height & Width
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To 40' x 20'
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Flowers
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Spring; White
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Deciduous or Evergreen
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Evergreen
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1236 N. Peck Ave.
