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Tree List
Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea' Purple Acacia
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood Acacia
Arbutus “Marina” Strawberry tree
Callistemon citrinus Lemon Bottlebrush
Casaurina stricta Coast Beefwood
Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' California Wild Lilac
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor Tree
Cotinus obovata Smoke Tree
Cupaniopsis anacardioides Carrot Wood
Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey Cypress
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat
Eucalyptus citiriodora Lemon-scented Gum
Eucalyptus ficifolia Red Flowering Gum
Eucalyptus nicholii Willow-leaved Peppermint
Eucalyptus polyanthemos Silver Dollar Eucalyptus
Geijera parvifiora Australian Willow
Hakea suaveolens Sweet Hakea
Ilex aquifolium English Holly
Laurus nobilis Bay Laurel
Leptospermum laevigatum Australian Tea Tree
Lyonothamnus floribundus Catalina Ironwood
Maytenus boaria Mayten Tree
Melaleuca ericifolia Heath Melaleuca
Melaleuca linariifolia Flaxleaf Paperbark
Melaleuca nesophila Pink Melaleuca
Melaleuca styphelioides Black Tea Tree
Melaleuca quinquenervia (aka M. leucadendra) Cajeput Tree
Metrosideros excelsus* New Zealand Christmas Tree
Myoporum laetum “Carsonii”* Lollypop Tree
Olea europaea Olive
Pinus canariensus Canary Island Pine
Pinus radiate Monterey Pine
Pittosporum crassifolium Karo Tree
Podocarpus gracilior Fern Pine
Prunus cerasifera Flowering plum
Rhamnus alaternus Italian Buckthorn
Rhus lancea African Sumac
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazillian Pepper tree
Tristania conferta Brisbane Box
Tristaniopsis laurina 'Elegant' Small-Leaf Tristania
Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak
Note: Many, but not all, make good street trees. Some trees are especially prone to lifting
concrete slabs. Monterey Cypress trees grow fast and big and are expensive to trim when they mature. Further information on specific tree species can be found by clicking on tree name links.
*UPDATE asterisk denote species that showed severe frost damage in the 2007 freeze.

References
East Bay Municipal Utilities District, Plants and Landscapes for Summer-Dry Climates
of the San Francisco Bay Region, EBMUD, 2004
www.ebmud.com

Friends of the Urban Forest, Trees for San Francisco:
A Guide to Street-Tree Planting and Care, FUF. 1994
www.fuf.net

Sunset Western Garden Book, Menlo Park, CA, 2001
www.sunset.com