California Ash

Fraxinus dipetala

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Tree
Size: 23 ft tall , 15 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Velvet Ash

Fraxinus velutina

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 40 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Tecate Cypress

Hesperocyparis forbesii

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 ft tall , 25 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

McNab Cypress

Hesperocyparis macnabiana

Calscape.org

© 2009 Themodoccypress

Plant type: Tree
Size: 10 - 39 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Monterey Cypress

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Tree
Size: 59 - 82 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Citriodora Monterey Cypress

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa 'Citriodora'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 30 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Goldcrest Monterey Cypress

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa 'Goldcrest'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 40 ft tall , 12 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 30 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established, Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Golden Berry Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia 'Davis Gold'

Calscape.org

Heteromeles arbutifolia 'Davis Gold'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 15 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ocean Spray

Holodiscus discolor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 16 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Upright, Weeping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Poverty Weed

Iva axillaris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

San Diego Abundanceweed

Iva hayesiana

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stickpen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 6 - 9 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Southern California Black Walnut

Juglans californica

Calscape.org

Copyright 2013 Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Tree
Size: 50 - 75 ft tall , 50 - 75 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Juniper

Juniperus californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Tree
Size: 10 - 26 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Common Juniper

Juniperus communis

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 5 - 33 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Giant Coreopsis

Leptosyne gigantea

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 8 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Southern Honeysuckle

Lonicera subspicata

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Baja Desert Thorn

Lycium brevipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 13 ft tall , 3 - 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender, White, Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Island Ironwood

Lyonothamnus floribundus

Calscape.org

© 2010 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 50 ft tall , 15 - 24 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Santa Cruz Island Ironwood

Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. aspleniifolius

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 50 ft tall , 12 - 24 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 16 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Casitas Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus nuttallii 'Casitas'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Laurel Sumac

Malosma laurina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Charles E. Jones

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

California Wax Myrtle

Morella californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 33 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Bull Grass

Muhlenbergia emersleyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Form: Fountain, Mounding
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Knobcone Pine

Pinus attenuata

Calscape.org

© 2008 BLM

Plant type: Tree
Size: 26 - 118 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 112 ft tall , 40 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Shore Pine

Pinus contorta ssp. contorta

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Tree
Size: 112 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Coulter Pine

Pinus coulteri

Calscape.org

© 2007 Eugene Zelenko

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 138 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Limber Pine

Pinus flexilis

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 82 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sugar Pine

Pinus lambertiana

Calscape.org

© 2008 Mitch

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 230 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Oneneedle Pinyon Pine

Pinus monophylla

Calscape.org

© Daniel Mayer (mav)

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 66 ft tall , 35 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Very Slow, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Monterey Pine

Pinus radiata

Calscape.org

© 2007 summitcheese on Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 49 - 197 ft tall , 15 - 30 ft wide
Form: Upright, Pyramidal, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown, Cream
Flowering season: Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Foothill Pine

Pinus sabiniana

Calscape.org

© 2006 Roarofthefour at Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 80 ft tall , 20 - 40 ft wide
Form: Upright, Pyramidal, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Torrey Pine

Pinus torreyana

Calscape.org

© 2006 TheNose at Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 150 ft tall , 25 - 50 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Pyramidal, Rounded, Spreading, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Calscape.org

© 2006 Tewy

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 82 ft tall
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Cream, Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Bitter Cherry

Prunus emarginata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 John Doyen

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 80 ft tall
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Desert Range Almond

Prunus fasciculata

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hollyleaf Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 30 - 49 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hollyleaf Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia

Calscape.org

© 2009 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 5 - 40 ft tall , 5 - 20 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Catalina Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 BonTerra Consulting

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 25 - 40 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Thayne Tuason

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 15 - 25 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Western Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana var. demissa

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 20 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Buchanan-Hermit

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 250 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Antelope Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall , 2 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Coast Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 82 ft tall , 15 - 35 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Coast Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 82 ft tall , 40 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Coastal Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 82 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Scrub Oak

Quercus berberidifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 15 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Cream, Green, Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Canyon Live Oak

Quercus chrysolepis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Larry Blakely

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 30 - 90 ft tall , 30 - 60 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Muller Oak

Quercus cornelius-mulleri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Blue Oak

Quercus douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Ron Wolf

Plant type: Tree
Size: 16 - 82 ft tall , 30 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Nuttall's Scrub Oak

Quercus dumosa

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape.

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Very Slow, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Leather Oak

Quercus durata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 12 ft tall , 3 - 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Leather Oak

Quercus durata var. durata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 12 ft tall , 3 - 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

San Gabriel Oak

Quercus durata var. gabrielensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Engelmann Oak

Quercus engelmannii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 66 ft tall , 90 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Garry's Oak

Quercus garryana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 20 - 90 ft tall , 30 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Garry's Oak

Quercus garryana var. breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Julie Kierstead Nelson

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 66 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low