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| Botanical Name: |
Prunus cerasifera |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
PRUNE-us sarah-SIF-er-ah |
| Common Name: |
Purple Leaf Plum |
| Family Name: |
Rosaceae |
| Diseases: |
Shot hole fungus (control) prune effected areas. Fireblight and crown rot (control) restrict water in clay soil. |
| Flower: |
White to pink in late winter. |
| Growth: |
Fast, 20' x 25' spread. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees, cut/dried flowers, deer proof, lawn tree, screen, shade plant, specimen tree, and focal point. |
| Light: |
Sun on the coast and inland. |
| Location: |
Capitola Mall parking lot. |
| Pest: |
Aphids, spider mites, scale and borers (control) increase water. |
| Problems: |
Short live 25 years, suckers & excess litter. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings, seeds and grafting. |
| Pruning: |
Remove dead limbs and shape when young. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, lawn irrigation, neglect but needs to be pruned for structure, and smog/dust. |
| Type: |
Deciduous tree that is dense, round, semi-open, spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Moderate to dry between. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 0 degrees.
Sunset zone: 3-22. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
pie-RUSS kah=LARRY-on-ah |
| Common Name: |
Callery Pear |
| Family Name: |
Rosaceae |
| Diseases: |
Fungal leaf spot and fire blight. |
| Flower: |
White to off white, five petal rose like. |
| Growth: |
50' X 30' spread, average to fast growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees/birds, cut/dried flowers, espaliers, shade tree, specimen plant, street tree, and parking lot tree. |
| Light: |
Sun on coast and inland. |
| Location: |
Capitola Mall parking lot. |
| Pest: |
Aphids (control) increase water. |
| Problems: |
Weak wooded in East and banned in Santa Clara. |
| Propagation: |
By budding grafts. |
| Pruning: |
Thin to shape. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, heat, lawn irrigation and smog/dust. |
| Type: |
Deciduous semi-tree that is dense, oval, semi-open, spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Dry between. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to -25 degrees.
Sunset zones: 2-9,14-21 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Laurus nobilis |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
LORE-us NO-bill-us |
| Common Name: |
Grecian laurel |
| Family Name: |
Lauraceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Cream to yellow, single flat head. |
| Growth: |
15-40' X 15-25'spread, average to slow growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Background, container plant, deer proof, hedge, screen, shade plant, specimen plant, street tree, windbreak, patio tree in container. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade on coast and inland. |
| Location: |
Southwest corner of Sears. |
| Pest: |
Aphids, scale (control) increase irrigation. Laurel psyllid (control) use 'Saratoga'. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
Cuttings and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
As desired. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, neglect, seacoast, smog/dust, and winds. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen tree or shrub, dense, oval, round spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Moderate to dry between. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 20 degrees.
Sunset zones:5-9,12-24 H1, H2 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Melaleuca linariifolia |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
mel-ah LEW-kah lynn-air-eh-FOAL-ee-ah |
| Common Name: |
Flaxleaf Paperbark |
| Family Name: |
Myrtaceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Spikes of staminate flowers, in white. Blooms in the summer. |
| Growth: |
20-30' X 10-20' spread, average to fast growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees/birds, lawn tree, screen, seacoast, shade tree, specimen plant, street tree, and windbreak. |
| Light: |
Sun on both coast and inland. |
| Location: |
41st. Avenue |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By seeds. |
| Pruning: |
As desired. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, insects, lawn irrrigation, neglect, poor drainage, seacoast, smog/dust, and winds. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen tree that is dense, round, spreading, and upright. |
| Water: |
Only until established then none in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 20-30 degrees.
Sunset zones:9,13-24 & H1 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Platanus racemosa |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
PLAH-tah-nuss race-eh-MOCE-ah |
| Common Name: |
California Sycamore |
| Diseases: |
Sycamore scale, anthracnose and powdery mildew. |
| Flower: |
Insignificant. |
| Growth: |
50-80' X 20-50' fast growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Background, lawn tree, pond/stream, restoration, screen, shade tree, and riparian. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade on the coast and inland.. |
| Location: |
Capitola road edge of parking lot, Capitola Mall. |
| Pest: |
Mites, leaf miner and red spiders. |
| Problems: |
Excess litter and drain clogger. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
In winter to shape. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, heat, lawn irrigation, poor drainage and winds. |
| Type: |
Deciduous tree that is open, picturesque, spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Ample moisture to dry between. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 0 degrees.
Sunset zone: 4-24. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Ceratonia siliqua |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
sair-ah-TONE-ee-ah sih-LEE-kwa |
| Common Name: |
Carob Tree |
| Family Name: |
Fabaceae |
| Diseases: |
Crown rot. |
| Flower: |
Yellow spikey cluster. |
| Growth: |
25-50' height x 25-40' spread, average to fast growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Espalier, hedge, lawn tree, screen, specimen plant, and edible pods. |
| Light: |
Sun on the coast and inland. |
| Location: |
Street tree west of Bank of the West. |
| Pest: |
Aphids, (control) increase water. |
| Problems: |
Excess litter with the female tree, pavement buster. |
| Propagation: |
By seeds. |
| Pruning: |
Can be sheared as in last picture or pruned only for structure as in first picture. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, heat, insects, lawn irrigation, neglect and winds. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen tree or large shrub that is dense, round, spreading and upright.. |
| Water: |
Moderate to none in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 15-18 degrees.
Sunset zones:9,13-16,18-24. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Fraxinus oxycarpa 'Raywood' |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
FRAX -in-us ox-eh-CAR-pah |
| Common Name: |
Raywood Ash |
| Family Name: |
Oleaceae |
| Diseases: |
Sooty mold and verticillium. |
| Flower: |
Insignificant. |
| Growth: |
25 - 40' X 25' spread, fast growing |
| Landscape Use: |
Good in zone 3-9, 14-24 for screen, shade tree, specimen tree, street tree and great in parking lots. |
| Light: |
Sun on the coast and inland. |
| Location: |
Capitola Mall Parking lot. |
| Pest: |
Aphids (control) increase water. Ash whitefly (control) wasp and yellow sticky traps. Ash borer to control parastic nematode. |
| Problems: |
Mystery die out in center- botryosphaeria. |
| Propagation: |
By grafting. |
| Pruning: |
As desired to develop and to remove dead limbs. |
| Tolerance: |
Will tolerate deer, drought, heat, neglect, smog/dust and winds. |
| Type: |
Deciduous tree with and oval, semi-open upright shape. |
| Water: |
Monthly |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 0 degrees.
Sunset zones 2-9, 12-24. |
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