Note: Not all listed below are in stock at all times, but can be ordered 

Evergreen
Acacia

 Bailey Acacia (Acacia baileyana)
Grows 20-30 ft tall and 20-30 ft wide feathery fine leaf. Yellow flowers in early to mid winter. Very hardy. Finely cut blue gray feathery leaves. Purple tinted leaf variety also available. (Purpurea) 

 Black Acacia (Acacia melanoxylon)
Fast, dense, upright tree to around 40 ft tall by 20 ft wide. Thrives in intense heat, poor soil and drought conditions. Small clusters of cream color flowers in Spring.

 Shoestring Acacia (Acacia stenophylla)
Fast growing, open to about 30 ft tall by 20 ft wide. Weeping nature will give light shade to plants underneath. Creamy flowers in early Spring.

Golden Wattle (Acacia latifolia)
Fast growing,  about 20 ft tall by 20 ft wide. Multi trunk long green leaves and yellow flowers in the winter. 

Agonis

 Peppermint Willow (Agonis flexuosa)
Spreading medium fast to 25-30 ft tall and 15-30 ft wide. Leaves have peppermint fragrance when crushed.

Purple leaf Peppermint Willow (Agonis flexuosa Burgundy)
Alternate variety with purple new growth that mature to dark green leaves. White flowers spring to summer.

Arbutus

 Arbutus Marina (Arbutus x marina)
Around 30 ft tall and wide, large green leaves, clusters of pink flowers in fall. Attractive red peeling park resembles manzanita. Small edible fruit in winter.

 Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo) 
Slow to medium growth 15-30 ft with equal spread. Shaggy brown bark. 

 Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo Oktoberfest) 
Dwarf variety 6-8 feet tall.

Camphora

Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
Slow to 50 ft tall and wide. Strong limbed tree with upright spreading limbs. Crushed foliage is fragrant small yellow flowers turn to tiny black fruit. 

Cupaniopsis

 Carrotwood (Cupaniopsis anacardioides)
Medium growth to 20-40 ft tall by 15-30 wide. Dark green leathery leaves. Tolerates many poor growing conditions heat/drought/poor soil. With maturity may produce round yellow orange fruit. Trim every couple years to reduce older fruiting wood. 

Podocarpus

 Fern Pine (Podocarpus gracilior)
Tree or can be clipped into a tall hedge. One of the cleanest, pest free trees available. 20-40 ft tall by 10-20 ft wide on average. Graceful semi-weeping habit. Good non invasive roots

Rhus

 African sumac (Rhus lancea) 
Slow to medium grower to 20-30 ft tall by 20-35 ft wide. Open spreading habit with weeping outer branches. Early spring flowers, summer yellow/red fruit that will drop. Shaggy reddish bark is attractive. Takes heat and drought conditions well. 

Schinus

 California Pepper (Schinus molle) 
Fast growth to 25-40 ft tall and wide. Trunks on old trees very gnarled. Clusters of cream flowers will turn to rosy fruit in the fall. Messy, plant away from concrete and drains. Takes heat and drought well. 

Grevillea

 Silk Oak (Grevillea robusta) 
Fast growing to 50-60 ft tall 20-30 wide. Ferny leaf dark green leaves. Large orange flower clusters in spring.  

Laurus

 Bay Laurel (Laurus noblis)
Compact growth to 20-30 ft tall and wide. Bay leaves are aromatic and can be used in cooking small yellow flowers in spring. Can be shaped with pruning easily. 

 Hubbard Bay Laurel (Laurus noblis Hubbard) 
Slightly faster growth, wider leaf, more upright growth than the plain Laurus nobilis
 
 Saratoga Bay Laurel (Laurus noblis Saratoga) 
Larger rounded leaf and a more spreading tree like habit than the plain Laurus nobilis

Tristania

 Water gum (Tristania laurina Elegant)
Slower growing to 15-45 ft tall by 10-30 wide. Small yellow flowers in late spring/ early summer. Nice bark that peels showing patches of white on brown.  Smaller glossy green leaves, with new growth emerging red. 

Olea

 Wilsonii Fruitless Olive (Olea europaea Wilsonii) 
Fruitless olive that occasionally will bear small crops of fruit. 25-30 tall and wide,  slow to medium growth. Grayish green leaves. Trunks will become gnarled with age.  Very tough trees take most conditions. Likes heat and dry summer areas. 

Jacaranda

 Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) 
Fast growing to 25-40 ft tall by 15-30 wide. Open habit fine almost ferny leaves will drop if winter are cool enough. Lavender blue flowers will appear between spring and summer usually. Young trees are susceptible to freezing. Likes heat and well draining soil.  

Melaluca 

 Paperbark Tree (Melaleuca leucadendon(quinquenervia))
Upright growth 20-40 ft tall by 15-25 ft wide. Good replacement for Birch trees with spongy white bark that peels. Little to regular water. Pendulous young growth.    

Quercus

 Cork Oak (Quercus suber)
40-70 ft tall.  Dark green leaf with grey underside. 

 Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
California Native Oak

 Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
40-80 ft. tall Native to Southern United States. Attractive tree slightly deciduous in late winter.

 Interior Live Oak (Quercus wislizeni)
20-50 ft. tall California Native Oak

Deciduous
Fraxinus

 Raywood Ash (Fraxinus oxycarpa var. Raywood) 
Fast growing with tolerance to heat, cold and poor soil. Medium sized tree, full canopy averages around 30 ft x 30 ft. Small lacy leaves turn purplish red in fall. Easy cleanup many of the leaves drop all at once. 

Pistachia

 Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis) 
Most consistent fall color for mild winter areas. 25-30 ft tall and wide. Benefits from pruning when young. Luck of the draw male (fruitless) or Female (fruiting) trees. 

 Keith Davey
Grafted seedless male variety of the species with consistent fall color.  

Prunus

 Krauter Vesuvius Flowering Plum 
Fruitless plum variety about 18 ft tall by 12 ft wide. Single pink flowers before dark purple leaves in the spring. Little to no fruit set. 

 Purple Pony Flowering Plum
Dwarf fruitless plum  growing usually 12 x 12 ft. Single pink flowers in early spring. No fruit.

Crimson Pointe™ Flowering Plum  (Prunus x cerasifera 'Cripoizam')
Purple leaf with strong columnar shape 20-25 ft tall with only a 5-6 ft wide spread. Some fruit.
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 Akebono Flowering Cherry 
Flowering cherry to 25 ft tall and wide. Light pink flowers. Good disease resistance. Early flowers. 

 Weeping Flowering Cherry (Pendula)
Weeping growth to 10-12 feet tall and wide Pale pink flowers. Branches will often touch the ground. 

 Yoshinko Flowering Cherry
40 feet tall by 30 feet wide. Single light pink, almost white flowers in appear in spring. Fast growth. 

Pyrus

 New Bradford® Flowering Pear (Pyrus calleryana New Bradford)
Newer variety of Bradford flowering pear that fixes problems of the old variety. Improved branching and higher fire blight resistance. 20 -25 ft tall by 20 ft wide. Flowers profusely in spring with white flowers. Nice fall color. Glossy dark green leaves.  

 Evergreen Pear (Pyrus kawakamii)
Partially deciduous in Contra Costa County. 15-30 ft tall and wide with drooping branches. Glossy dark green leaves. More often grows wider than tall. Tolerant of many conditions. Is prone to fire blight though.  

Lagerstroemia

Crape Myrtle Hybrids (Lagerstroemia indica/ Lagerstroemia x)

Arapaho
Around 20 ft. tall. 10 ft wide Deep red flowers. Red new growth and fall color. 

 Dynamite 
About 15 ft. tall by 10-15 ft wide. Deep red flowers  

 Red Rocket
15-20 ft. tall,  A little faster growing than Dynamite but very similar color flower. 

 Catawba
Large crape myrtle 10-15 ft. 6-10 ft wide. Dark Purple flowers

 Muskogee
Large crape myrtle 25 ft. 15-20 ft wide. Light lavender almost pink flowers. Faster growing than most crape myrtle.

 Tuscarora 
Medium tree around 15 ft. Hot watermelon pink flowers

​ Natchez
Large crape myrtle average 25 ft. by 15-20 ft wide. White flowers, large leaves. One of the first crape myrtles to flower in the summer. Also faster growing. Slight weeping growth. 

 Zuni 
Smaller size tree average around 9 ft. tall by 8 ft. wide Deep purple flowers.

 Sarah's Favorite
Similar to Natchez but less weeping branch habit. 

 Pink Velour
Darker flower hot pink flowers than Tuscarora, about 12 ft tall by 8-10 wide. One of the first crape myrtle to flower in summer.

Quercus

 Valley Oak (Quercus lobata) 
Large oak 40-70 ft. Large trunk. Very upright while young, spreading with age. Dark green, deeply cut rounded lobed leaves. Fast growth once it gets into ground water.

 Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea)
Large oak 40-80 ft tall by 40-60 wide.  Large leaves with deeply cut lobes hold on to branches through the winter. Deep rooted, good street tree.  

 Burr Oak
Large

Chitalpa

 Chitalpa Pink Dawn (x Chitalpa tashkentensis Pink Dawn)
Hybrid tree. Fast open growth 20-30 ft tall and wide. Has large flowers pink flowers and large green leaves. Tough plant takes dry areas nicely.

Acer

 Acer x freemanii Armstrong
Upright narrow 40-60 ft tall by 15 ft wide. Orange to red fall color 

Acer rubrum October Glory 
Tall round 40-60 ft tall and wide. Changes color late in fall orange and red. 

​Acer x freemanii Autumn Fantasy 
Dense oval 60 ft tall by 40 ft wide very nice red fall color 

Acer rubrum Burgandy Belle
35-45 ft tall and wide. New growth emerges red with fiery red fall color.  

Zelkova

 City Sprite
Good shade tree. 24 ft tall by 18 ft wide. Smooth gray bark. Rounded head.

 Village Green Zelkova
40-50 ft tall by 30-40 ft wide. Very nice shade, spreading canopy. Good american elm alternative. 

Liriodendron

 Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Fast growth 40-60 ft tall and 40 ft wide. Tall pyramidal crown large uniquely shaped leaves. Bright yellow fall color. Tulip shaped yellow/green flowers in spring. Likes deep rich soil. 

Robina

 Purple Robe Locust (Robina x ambigua Purple robe)
Fast growth 40 ft tall 30 ft wide dark purple pink flowers in drooping clusters in spring. Tolerates poor conditions. Can spread by suckers.  

Morus

 Fruitless Mulberry (Morus alba male) 
Very fast growing, large tree 30-50 ft tall and wide. Large leaves give excellent shade. Tree is tough. No fruit.