Yard Tree Species List
Select the tree size to view the full list of yard trees offered:
Please note there is a 7 tree limit per household.
All yard trees come in a 5-gallon container and are between 3 – 5 feet tall. Our Small, Medium, and Large categories indicate the full-grown size of the tree at maturity.
Our tree stock is constantly changing based on nursery availability. While we do our best to fulfill your primary choice, please note, species and tree options are subject to change upon ordering and delivery.
Small Trees
AFRICAN SUMAC
(Searsia Iancea)
Height:25 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Safe
Defining Characteristic: Great screen tree, inconspicuous flowers in Summer
BRONZE LOQUAT
(Eriobotrya deflexa)
Height: 25 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Moderate
Overhead Power Lines: Safe
Defining Characteristic: White flowers in spring and produces non-edible fruit
Native To: Taiwan and Southern Vietnam
CALIFORNIA BUCKEYE
(Aesculus californica)
Height: 15-30 feet
Decidious
Crown Width: 20-30 feet
Water Use: Dry to medium; well-drained soil
Soil Type: Chalk, clay, loam or sand
Overhead Power Lines: Safe
Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Native To: California
CRAPE MYRTLE
(Lagerstroemia indica)
Height:25 feet
Deciduous
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines:Safe
Defining Characteristic:Lavender, pink, red, rose or white flowers in summer. It blooms best in full sun, when it receives moderate moisture.
Native To:China
DESERT WILLOW
(Chilopsis linearis)
Height: 15-25 feet
Decidious
Crown Width: 20 feet
Water Use: Drought tolerant; well-drained soil
Soil Type: Chalk, clay, loam or sand
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Native To:Southwest U.S. and northern Mexico
EASTERN REDBUD
(Cercis canadensis)
Height:Up to 25 feet
Deciduous
Water Use:Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines:Safe
Defining Characteristic:Pink or rose flowers bloom in spring. Leaves are an attractive lemon in fall.
Native To: Eastern United States
FRASER PHOTINIA
(Photinia x fraseri)
Height: 12-20 feet
Crown width: 8-12 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Safe
Native to: Asia
GOLD MEDALLION TREE
(Cassia leptophylla)
Height: 20-25 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Moderate
Overhead Power Lines: Safe
Defining Characteristic: Flowers showy. Yellow. Flowers in summer.
Native to: Brazil
HOLLYLEAF CHERRY
(Prunus ilicifolia)
Height: 15-30 feet
Evergreen
Crown Width: 15-20 feet
Water Use: Drought tolerant
Soil Type: Chalk, clay, loam or sand
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Native To:Coastal California
PURPLE ORCHID TREE
(Bauhinia variegata)
Height: 25 feet (average)
Deciduous
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Safe
Defining Characteristic: Fragrant, lavender or pink flowers in spring or winter
Native To: India and China
Medium Trees
AFGHAN PINE
(Pinus eldarica)
Height: 30-60 feet
Evergreen
Crown Width: 25-40 feet
Water Use: Drought tolerant
Soil Type: Chalk, clay, loam or sand
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Native To:Central Asia, Eastern Mediterranean
AUSTRALIAN WILLOW
(Geijera parviflora)
Height: 35 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Safe
Defining characteristic: Inconspicuous flowers in spring or fall
CALIFORNIA BAY
(Umbellularia californica)
Height: 20-45 feet
Evergreen
Crown Width: 15-30 feet
Water Needs: Low to average; drought-tolerant
Soil Type: Chalk, clay, loam, or sand; dry to medium well-drained soil
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Native To: California
CAROLINA LAUREL CHERRY
(Prunus caroliniana)
Height: 20-30 feet
Canopy width: 15-25 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Safe
Native To: Southeastern United States
CHINESE FLAME TREE
(Koelreuteria bipinnata)
Height: 35 feet
Deciduous
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Defining Characteristic: Yellow flowers in summer or fall
Native To: Asia
CHINESE PISTACHE
(Pistacia chinensis)
Height: 35 feet
Deciduous
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Defining Characteristic: Flowers in spring, has fragrant leaf. Medium green, red, gold, orange or multicolored in fall
Native To: China
CORK OAK
(Quercus suber)
Height: 40-70 feet
Evergreen
Crown Width: 40-70 feet
Water Needs: Dry to medium; well-drained soil
Soil Type: Chalk, clay, loam, or sand
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Native To: Iberian peninsula
MESQUITE
(Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana)
Height: 25-35 feet
Canopy Width: 25-35 feet
Deciduous
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Safe
Native To: Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico
OLIVE TREE
(Olea europaea)
Height: 35 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Defining Characteristic: Inconspicuous, fragrant flowers in spring
Native To: The Mediterranean Region
PEPPERMINT TREE
(Agonis flexuosa)
Height: 25-35 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Safe
Defining Characteristic: Showy, white flowers in spring or summer
Native To: Western Australia
PINK TRUMPET
(Handroanthus heptaphyllus syn. Tabebuia impetiginosus)
Height: 25 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Low/Water Efficient
Overhead Power Lines: Safe
Defining Characteristic: Pink flowers in spring or summer
SILK TREE
(Albizia julibrissin)
Height: 20-35 feet
Deciduous
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Defining Characteristic: Pink or rose flowers in spring or summer
Native To: Southwestern and Eastern Asia
SWEET BAY
(Laurus nobilis)
Height: 35 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Defining Characteristic: Green, white or yellow flowers in spring; bay leaves can be used in cooking.
Native To: Mediterranean region
Large Trees
AFRICAN FERN PINE
(Afrocarpus falcatus)
Height: 50-65 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Defining Characteristic: Dense canopy, great for screens
Native To: Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya
ALEPPO PINE
(Pinus halepensis)
Height: 60 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Defining Characteristic: Long living pine, great for shade
Native To: Mediterranean region
BRISBANE BOX
(Lophostemon confertus)
Height: 45 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Defining Characteristic: White flowers in spring
Native To: Australia
CALIFORNIA BAY
(Umbellularia californica)
Height: 20-45 feet
Evergreen
Crown Width: 15-30 feet
Water Use: Low to average; drought-tolerant
Soil Type: Chalk, clay, loam, or sand; dry to medium well-drained soil
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Native To: California
CANARY ISLAND PINE
(Pinus canariensis)
Height: 50-80 feet
Canopy Width: 20-35 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Native To: Canary Islands of Spain
COAST LIVE OAK
(Quercus agrifolia)
Height: 65 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Defining Characteristic: Long living oak; large, spreading canopy
Native To: Central and Southern California
DEODAR CEDAR
(Cedrus deodara)
Height: 60 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Defining Characteristic: Inconspicuous flowers in fall
Native To: Eastern Afghanistan, Northern Pakistan and North-Central India
DRAKE CHINESE ELM
(Ulmus parvifolia ‘Drake’)
Height: 45 feet
Evergreen to partly Deciduous
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Defining Characteristic: Flowers in summer or fall
ITALIAN STONE PINE
(Pinus pinea)
Height: 40-80 feet
Canopy Width: 40-60 feet
Evergreen
Water Use: Drought Tolerant
Native To: Mediterranean Region
JACARANDA
(Jacaranda mimosifolia)
Height: 50 feet
Deciduous
Water Use: Moderate
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Defining Characteristic: Blue or lavender flowers in spring, summer or fall
Native To: Northwestern Argentina and Bolivia
TIPU TREE
(Tipuana tipu)
Height: 55 feet
Deciduous
Water Use: Moderate
Overhead Power Lines: Safe
Defining Characteristic: Flowers showy. Orange or yellow. Flowers in summer.
Native To: Bolivia and Southern Brazil
VALLEY OAK
(Quercus lobata)
Height: 60-100 feet
Deciduous
Crown Width: 40-50 feet
Water Use: Low to average; moderately drought-tolerant
Soil Type: Loam or clay; moderately moist soil preferred
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Native To: California
VIRGINIA OAK
(Quercus virginiana)
Height: 40-80 feet
Evergreen
Crown Width: 40-80 feet
Water Use: Low to average; drought-tolerant
Soil Type: DS: Low to average; drought-tolerant
SOIL TYPE: Clay, loam, or sand; prefers moist, sandy well-drained soil
Overhead Power Lines: Unsafe
Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Native To: Southeastern U.S.