We recommend Kwanzan and Yoshino Cherries, Southern Magnolias, Red Maple, Golden Chain, Red Horse Chestnut, London Plane, Liriodendron (Tulip Tree), Washington Hawthorne, Catalina Ironwood, Dogwood, Big Leaf Maple, Vine Maple, Wax Myrtle, Fern Pine, Shore Pine, Black Tulip Magnolia, Oregon Crabapple, Japanese Maple and Strawberry Trees

For more information on a specific tree species check Cal Poly’s tree selection guide.

Small Trees

Kwanzan Cherry
Prunus serrulata
Deciduous
Large double pink blossoms
Kwanzan-Cherry tree

Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
“Glen St. Mary” Evergreen, conical, broadleaf
Magnolia-grandiflora tree

Medium Trees

Red Maple
Acer rubrum
“Armstrong” Deciduous
(does well in Eureka)
Red-Maple tree

Catalina Ironwood
Lyonothamnus floribundus
“Asplenifolia”
Fast Growing Evergreen
Catalina-Ironwood

Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
“Samuel Sommer” Evergreen
Magnolia-grandiflora tree

Red Horsechestnut
Aesculus x carnea
“Briotti” Deciduous
(wind & salt air tolerant, red blossoms)
red-horsechestnut tree

Golden Chain
Laburnum anagyroides
Deciduous
(all parts of tree poisonous to humans)
golden-chain tree

Large Trees

Suitable for yards only:
30 feet of clearance required

Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora “Russet” Deciduous
Magnolia-grandiflora tree

London Plane
Plantanus x acerfolia Deciduous
london-plane tree

Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera Deciduous (not suited for planting under power/cable/phone lines)
tulip-tree