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| Botanical Name: |
Platanus acerifolia |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
PLATT-ah-nuss acer-er-eh-FOAL-ee-ah |
| Common Name: |
London Plane Tree |
| Family Name: |
Platanaceae |
| Diseases: |
Anthracnose (control) remove infected areas. Brown blotches (control) remove stem and leaves and dispose. |
| Flower: |
Insignificant. |
| Growth: |
60-100' X 40-60' spread, fast growing. |
| Light: |
Sun and part shade on the coast and inland. |
| Location: |
Median tree, 41st, Clare St. & Capitola road. |
| Pest: |
Spider mites (control) increase water. Scale (control) remove infected parts. |
| Problems: |
Drain clogger and excess litter. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings and grafted. |
| Pruning: |
To shape as desire but has a natural nice shape. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, wind, smog/dust, heat, deer, neglet, lawn irrigation and poor drainage. |
| Type: |
Deciduoud tree. |
| Water: |
Ample moisture. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy: 10 degrees.
Sunset zones:2-24. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Magnolia grandiflora |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
mag-KNOLL-ya gran-deh-FLOOR-eh |
| Common Name: |
Southern Magnolia |
| Family Name: |
Magnoliaceae |
| Diseases: |
Scale. |
| Flower: |
Large white tulip shaped 6" X 6" and fragrant in the spring - fall. |
| Growth: |
40-60' wide X 20-40' spread, average growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Container plant, espalier, lawn tree, specimen plant, street tree |
| Light: |
Sun on the coast. |
| Location: |
Clares median. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
Pavement buster, drain clogger, and excess litter. |
| Propagation: |
Seed and grafting. |
| Pruning: |
Remove dead limbs and shape when young. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, insects, lawn irrigation, neglect, smog/dust, winds. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen tree. |
| Water: |
Moderate. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 15-18 degrees.
Sunset zones: 4-12, 14-24, H1. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Trachycarpus fortunei |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
tray-key-CAR-puss four -TUNE-ee-I |
| Common Name: |
Windmill Palm |
| Family Name: |
Palmaceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Yellow panicle,3/4" in size, in the spring. |
| Growth: |
Slow growth 20-30' high X 6-9' spread. |
| Landscape Use: |
Container plant, lawn tree, sea coast, tropical, specimen and street tree. |
| Light: |
Sun on coast. |
| Location: |
Pier 1 Brown Marketplace |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
Can be a fire hazard. |
| Propagation: |
By seeds. |
| Pruning: |
Remove dry fronds. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, wind, sea coast, heat, insects, deer, neglect and lawn irrigation. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen Palm that is dense, upright and columar. |
| Water: |
Moderate to dry between. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 10 degrees.
Sunset zones: 4-24. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Maytenus Boaria |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
MAY-ten-us bow-AIR-ee-ah |
| Common Name: |
Chilean Mayten |
| Family Name: |
Celastraceae |
| Diseases: |
Sooty mold (control) control sugar excreting pests. |
| Flower: |
Yellow to creamy. |
| Growth: |
20-40' X 15-20' spread, slow to average growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Back ground, lawn tree, pond/stream, screen and specimen plant. |
| Light: |
Sun to part sun on the coast. |
| Location: |
Trader Joes 41st avenue. |
| Pest: |
Thrips, aphids, scale (control) add organic matter, fert. and increase water. |
| Problems: |
Suckers, pavement buster and excess litter. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
As desired to shape. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, heat, lawn irrigation, neglect. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen tree. |
| Water: |
Dry between. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 10 degrees.
Sunset zones: 8-9, 14-24. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Ginkgo biloba |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
GINK-oh bye-LOBE-ah |
| Common Name: |
Maidenhair Tree |
| Family Name: |
Ginkgoaceae |
| Diseases: |
SOOTY MOLD (control) control aphids. VERTICILLIUM (control) increase water. |
| Flower: |
Insignificant in males, flower enclosed in fruit. |
| Growth: |
Slow growth 40'-60' X 50' spread |
| Landscape Use: |
Background, deer proof/resistant, lawn tree, screen, shade tree and specimen tree, |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade on the coast. |
| Location: |
Hollywood Video at Brown Marketplace. |
| Pest: |
APHIDS (control) increase water and fertilizer. |
| Problems: |
Fruit of female tree has unpleasemt smell. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings, seeds and grafting. |
| Pruning: |
None required but do as you desire. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, insect/disease resistant, lawn irrigation, neglect, seacoast, smog/dust and wind. |
| Type: |
Deciduous tree that is dense, round, pyramidal, semi-open, spreading, amd upright. |
| Water: |
Dry between to non in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy: to 0 degrees.
Sunsut zones: A3, 1-10, 12, 14-24.
EBMUD: 134 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Aesculus carne |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
SSS-kew-luss car-KNEE-ah |
| Common Name: |
Horsechestnut |
| Family Name: |
Hippocastanum |
| Diseases: |
Leaf blight. |
| Flower: |
Rosy res cluster in April and May that has a light fragerance. |
| Growth: |
30-40' high X 30' sprad |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bird/bees, cut seed in the fall, lawn tree, shade, specimen and street tree. |
| Light: |
Sun on the coast and inland. |
| Pest: |
Spider mites and scale. |
| Problems: |
Week wooded and excess litter. |
| Propagation: |
By seeds or cuttings. |
| Pruning: |
as desired. |
| Tolerance: |
Smod/dust, heat, neglect and lawn irrigation. |
| Type: |
Deciduous tree that is semi-open, spreading, upright and globular |
| Water: |
Moderate. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy: 0 degrees.
Sunset zones: 1-10 12, 14-17. |
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