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| Botanical Name: |
Morus alba 'Fruitless' |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
MORE-us AL-baah |
| Common Name: |
Fruitless Mulberry |
| Family Name: |
Moraceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Catkins 3-4" x 1/2" in the spring green in color. |
| Growth: |
30-50' x 30-50', fast growth in youth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Background, screen and seacoast. |
| Light: |
Sun to part sun on the coast and inland. |
| Location: |
West of the 400 building in lawn. |
| Pest: |
Scale and mites. |
| Problems: |
Weak wooded, shallow rooted, pavement busted and excess litter. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings. |
| Pruning: |
Winter, every year for good structure. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, lawn irrigation and seacoast. |
| Type: |
Deciduous tree that dense, open or semi open, round and weeping. |
| Water: |
Ample water. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 0 degrees.
Sunset zones 2-24, H1, H2 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Heuchera spp. |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
HUKE-eer-ah |
| Common Name: |
Coral Bells |
| Family Name: |
Saxifragaceae |
| Diseases: |
Damping off of flower stems, too much water. |
| Flower: |
White, pink, rosy pisnk, crimson depending on cultivar. |
| Growth: |
6-18" x 1-4' average growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bee/birds, border/edging, container plant, cut /dried flowers, groundcover, meadow/grassland, pond/stream, restoration, rock garden, seacoast, plant mass and under oaks. |
| Light: |
Full sun to shade on the coast, partial to full shade inland. |
| Location: |
Behind Hort. nursrery bldg/ |
| Pest: |
Mealy bugs. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
Division and seed. |
| Pruning: |
None required but dead head flowers. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, insects, lawn irrigation and seacoast. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen herbaceous perennial, ground cover. |
| Water: |
Moderate. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 0 degrees.
All sunset zones. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
car-PINE-us BETCH-you-luss fass-TIDGE-ee-ah-tah |
| Common Name: |
European Hornbeam |
| Family Name: |
Betulaceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Yellowish green catkin 1" X 1/4" in the spring. |
| Growth: |
40' heigh x 25 X 35' spread, slow to average growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Deer proof, hedge (unusual), screen, shade tree, specimen tree and street tree. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade coast to inland. |
| Location: |
Walk parallel to Bldg. 100 both sides. |
| Pest: |
Scale & aphids (control) increase water and spray with soap. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By seed and grafting. |
| Pruning: |
Tolerates shearing, thin as desired. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, lawn irrigation, seacoast, smog and wind. |
| Type: |
Deciduous tree that is dense, columnar, oval (when mature), spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Dry between to none in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 0-10 degrees.
Sunset zones: 2-9, 14-17. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Trichostema lantum |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
Try-cos-teh-mah lah-NAY-tuhm |
| Common Name: |
Wooly Blue Curls |
| Family Name: |
Lamiaceae |
| Diseases: |
Soil funguses may cause sort life. |
| Flower: |
Violet & blue spikes 1" x 8-16" early spring to fall with fragrance. |
| Growth: |
2-3' heigh X 3-5' spread that is fast growing. |
| Landscape Use: |
Bank cover, container plant, cut/dried flowers, deer proof, erosion control, rock garden, shrub mass and specimen plant. |
| Light: |
Full sun on both the coast and inland. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
Short lived 5-7 years. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
Remove spent flower heads to force longer bloom period but does not to be pruned. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, insect and neglect. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen shrub that is dense, round, semi-open, spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Monthly to none in summer. |
| California Native: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Hardy to 15 degrees.
Sunset zones: 7-9, 14-24. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Festuca glauca |
| Common Name: |
Common blue fescue |
| Family Name: |
Poaceae |
| Diseases: |
Gophers |
| Flower: |
Blue to tan panicle shape with a 6" stalk x 2x1" flower in the summer. |
| Growth: |
12' heigh x 8-10" spread that is average growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Border/edging, cut flower, deer resistant, fire retardant, groundcover, meadow/grassland, rock garden, seacoast, plant mass, near water feature and rabbit proof. |
| Light: |
Sun on the coast and inland. |
| Location: |
Near parking structure and in median. |
| Pest: |
Gophers. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
Division and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
Dead head flowers and can cut in fall to invigorate. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, heat, seacoast, smog/dust and winds. |
| Type: |
Evergreen grass that is dense and round with a fine texture. |
| Water: |
Monthly/dry season. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 0 degrees.
Sunset zones 1-24.
Like well-drained soil but will tolerate clay. |
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