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| Botanical Name: |
Arctostaphylos densiflora |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
Ark-toe-STAFF-eh-los den-seh-FLOOR-eh |
| Common Name: |
McMinn Manzanita |
| Family Name: |
Ericaceae |
| Diseases: |
Leaf gall and crown rot. |
| Flower: |
Bell shape, white - pink. |
| Growth: |
5-6' x 6-8' spread. Average growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees, bank cover, deer proof, hedge informal, screen, seacoast, shrub, and windbreak. |
| Light: |
Sun on coast. |
| Location: |
South of old garden, near Soquel Drive. |
| Pest: |
Scale. |
| Problems: |
Short lived, can be a fire hazard. |
| Propagation: |
None required but remove dead limbs, will tolerate shearing for a little while. |
| Pruning: |
By cuttings. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, lawn irrigation, seacoast, and winds but no poor drainage. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergeen shrub. |
| Water: |
Dry between. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to
Sunset zones: |
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| Botanical Name: |
Salvia leucantha |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
SAL-vee-ah lew-can-THAH |
| Common Name: |
Mexican Sage |
| Family Name: |
Lamiaceae |
| Diseases: |
May die out in wet or clay (control) don't plant it there. |
| Flower: |
Purple spikes 12-18", panicle 1/8" omdiv. in the spring. |
| Growth: |
4-5' x 4-5' spread fast in youth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts birds, bank cover. borders/edging, container plant, cut flower, deer proof, erosion control, rock garden, sea coast, and shrub. |
| Light: |
Sun to part sun on the coast and inland. |
| Location: |
East of 100 building, SW of 600, & East of 1500 building. |
| Pest: |
Mealybugs (control) more water, spittlebugs no real damage caused. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings, division and layering. |
| Pruning: |
Dead head stems and old canes in early spring. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, insects, lawn irrigation, some poor drainage, seacoast and winds. |
| Type: |
Herbaceous perennial. |
| Water: |
Dry between. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy tp 10-15 degrees.
Sunset zones: 8-9, 11-24, H1, H2 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Pittosporum eugenioides |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
Piy-TOSS-pour-uhm yew-jean-ee-oi-deez |
| Common Name: |
Tarata |
| Family Name: |
Pittosporaceae |
| Diseases: |
Sooty mold, control insects. |
| Flower: |
Yellow & green tubular, in clusters 1/2" dia. in the spring. |
| Growth: |
20-40' X 15-30' spread, average growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Background, hedge, screen, and windbreak. |
| Light: |
Sun and part sun on both the coast and inland. |
| Pest: |
Aphids and scale (control) evaluate watering. |
| Problems: |
Reseed gently and shallow rooted. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings and seed. |
| Pruning: |
Tip prune as needed and will tolerate shearing as desired. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, heat, insect, lawn irrigation, neglect, seacoast, and winds. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen shrub or tree. |
| Water: |
Monthly in the dry season. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 15-20 degrees.
Sunset zones: 9, 14-17, 19-22, H1. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Pinus canariensis |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
Pie-nuss kah-nair-ee-EN-suss |
| Common Name: |
Canary Island Pine |
| Family Name: |
Pinaceae |
| Diseases: |
None |
| Flower: |
Beautiful cones at are 4-8" |
| Growth: |
Average to fast growing, 40-60' tall x 15-25' spread. |
| Landscape Use: |
Background, deer resistant, lawn tree, wind spiller, wind break, parks, campus and median in highways. |
| Light: |
Sun on the coast. |
| Location: |
North of 600 building. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
Excess litter. |
| Propagation: |
Seed. |
| Pruning: |
None required but remove dead limbs. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, insect lawn irrigation, neglect, seacoast, smog/dust and wind. |
| Type: |
Conifer tree. |
| Water: |
In northern California dry between watering. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 15-20 degrees.
Sunset Zones 16-18 and 21-23. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Xylosma congestum |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
zy-LAHZ-meh con-JESS-tum |
| Common Name: |
Shiny Xylosma |
| Family Name: |
Flacourtiaceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Yellow to green in late fall. |
| Growth: |
Average to fast growth. 10'-20' high x 10'-15' spread. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attrats bees, back ground, container plant, espalier, hedge, screen, shrub barrier, and living railing. |
| Light: |
Sun to shade on the coast. |
| Location: |
Southeast of 700 building. |
| Pest: |
Scale and spider mites. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings. |
| Pruning: |
None required but tolerates shearing and radical pruning. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, heat, insect, lawn irrigation, poor drainage, seacoast, smog/dust and winds. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen shrub. |
| Water: |
Dry between to none in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 10 degrees.
Sunset zones 8-24. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Olea europaea |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
OLE-ee-ah yer-OH-pea-ah |
| Common Name: |
European Olive |
| Family Name: |
Oleaceae |
| Diseases: |
Verticillium wilt. |
| Flower: |
Panicle 1/8" pinicle indiv. 2-3" X2" in spring. |
| Growth: |
30-50' X 20-30'+ fast in youth to average. |
| Landscape Use: |
Backgrounds, container plant, espalier, hedges, lawn tree, sea coast, shade, specimen and wind break. |
| Light: |
Sun on the coast and inland. |
| Location: |
East of 700; Circular planter east of 300. |
| Pest: |
Scale. |
| Problems: |
Allergen, suckers at base, excess litter with fruit skins and can be a fire hazard. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttungs and grafting. |
| Pruning: |
Structural thinning for form, takes shearing and break off sucker. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, insects/disease resistant, lawn irrigation, neglect, poor drainage, seacoast, smog/dust and wind. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen tree. |
| Water: |
Tolerates ample moisture but dry between to none in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 10-15 degrees,
Sunset zones: 8-9, 11-24, H1, H2. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Liquidambar styraciflua |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
Lick-quid-AM-bar sty-rass-eh-FLUE-eh |
| Common Name: |
Liquidambar - sweet Gum |
| Family Name: |
Hamamelidaceae |
| Diseases: |
None |
| Flower: |
Insignificant. |
| Growth: |
40-80' X 15-30' spread, fast to average. |
| Landscape Use: |
Background, deer resistant, screen, speciment plant and climbable. |
| Light: |
Sun to part sun on the coast and inland. |
| Pest: |
Tent caterpillars (control) pruning out and destroy, aphids (control) by evaluate watering. Squirrels don't feed. |
| Problems: |
Drain cloggers, excess litter, pavement buster, shallow rooted suckers and week wooded branches breakage very common. |
| Propagation: |
By seeds and grafting. |
| Pruning: |
Corrective pruning. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, heat, lawn irrgation, poor drainage and smog/dust. |
| Type: |
Deciduous tree that is dense, oval, semi-open, spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Ample, none in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 0 degrees.
Sunset zones: 3-9, 14-24. |
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