Small Trees

African Sumac (Searsia lancea)

• Height: 25 feet
• Type: Evergreen
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Overhead Power Lines: Safe

Bronze Loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa)

• Height: 25 feet
• Type: Evergreen
• Water Use: Moderate
• Overhead Power Lines: Safe
• Native To: Taiwan and Southern Vietnam

California Buckeye (Aesculus californica)

• Height: 15-30 feet
• Type: Deciduous
• Crown Width: 20-30 feet
• Water Use: Dry to medium, well-drained soil
• Soil Type: Chalk, clay, loam, sand
• Overhead Power Lines: Safe
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
• Native To: California

Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)

• Height: 25 feet
• Type: Deciduous
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Overhead Power Lines: Safe
• Native To: China

Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis)

• Height: 15-25 feet
• Type: Deciduous
• Crown Width: 20 feet
• Water Use: Drought tolerant, well-drained soil
• Soil Type: Chalk, clay, loam, sand
• Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
• Sun Exposure: Full sun
• Native To: Southwest U.S. and northern Mexico

Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)

• Height: Up to 25 feet
• Type: Deciduous
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Overhead Power Lines: Safe
• Native To: Eastern United States

Fraser Photinia (Photinia x fraseri)

• Height: 12-20 feet
• Crown Width: 8-12 feet
• Type: Evergreen
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Overhead Power Lines: Safe
• Native To: Asia

Gold Medallion Tree (Cassia leptophylla)

• Height: 20-25 feet
• Type: Evergreen
• Water Use: Moderate
• Overhead Power Lines: Safe
• Native To: Brazil

Hollyleaf Cherry (Prunus ilicifolia)

• Height: 15-30 feet
• Type: Evergreen
• Crown Width: 15-20 feet
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Soil Type: Chalk, clay, loam, sand
• Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
• Sun Exposure: Full sun
• Native To: Coastal California

Purple Orchid Tree (Bauhinia variegata)

• Height: 25 feet
• Type: Deciduous
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Overhead Power Lines: Safe
• Native To: India and China

Medium Trees

Afghan Pine (Pinus eldarica)

• Height: 30-60 feet
• Type: Evergreen
• Crown Width: 25-40 feet
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Soil Type: Chalk, clay, loam, sand
• Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
• Sun Exposure: Full sun
• Native To: Central Asia, Eastern Mediterranean

Australian Willow (Geijera parviflora)

• Height: 35 feet
• Type: Evergreen
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Overhead Power Lines: Safe

California Bay (Umbellularia californica)

• Height: 20-45 feet
• Type: Evergreen
• Crown Width: 15-30 feet
• Water Use: Low to average, drought-tolerant
• Soil Type: Chalk, clay, loam, sand, dry to medium well-drained soil
• Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
• Native To: California

Carolina Laurel Cherry (Prunus caroliniana)

• Height: 20-30 feet
• Canopy Width: 15-25 feet
• Type: Evergreen
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Overhead Power Lines: Safe
• Native To: Southeastern United States

Chinese Flame Tree (Koelreuteria bipinnata)

• Height: 35 feet
• Type: Deciduous
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
• Native To: Asia

Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis)

• Height: 35 feet
• Type: Deciduous
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
• Native To: China

Cork Oak (Quercus suber)

• Height: 40-70 feet
• Type: Evergreen
• Crown Width: 40-70 feet
• Water Use: Dry to medium, well-drained soil
• Soil Type: Chalk, clay, loam, sand
• Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
• Sun Exposure: Full sun
• Native To: Iberian Peninsula

Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana)

• Height: 25-35 feet
• Canopy Width: 25-35 feet
• Type: Deciduous
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Overhead Power Lines: Safe
• Native To: Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico

Olive Tree (Olea europaea)

• Height: 35 feet
• Type: Evergreen
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
• Native To: Mediterranean Region

Peppermint Tree (Agonis flexuosa)

• Height: 25-35 feet
• Type: Evergreen
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Overhead Power Lines: Safe
• Native To: Western Australia

Pink Trumpet (Handroanthus heptaphyllus syn. Tabebuia impetiginosus)

• Height: 25 feet
• Type: Evergreen
• Water Use: Low/Water Efficient
• Overhead Power Lines: Safe

Silk Tree (Albizia julibrissin)

• Height: 20-35 feet
• Type: Deciduous
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
• Native To: Southwestern and Eastern Asia

Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis)

• Height: 35 feet
• Type: Evergreen
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
• Native To: Mediterranean Region

Large Trees

African Fern Pine (Afrocarpus falcatus)

• Height: 50-65 feet
• Type: Evergreen
• Water Use: Drought Tolerant
• Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe