1. S. California and Other Native Trees & Large Shrubs for Western L.A. County Gardens
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Scientific Name
Common Name
Trees and Tree-like Large Shrubs
Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
6, 8, 13
Showy seed;
fall color
1, 8, 13, 24
Dioecious; fall
color (yellow)
X *Acer circinatum
Vine Maple
10-25 ft t
and wide
Green/Sp
PS/FSH
Welldrained
X Acer negundo
Boxelder
30-50 ft t
30 ft wide
Green/Sp
FS/PS
Any
X Aesculus californica
CA Buckeye
White/
Sp-Su
FS/PS
Any welldrained
1
1, 3, 7, 8, 13,
14
Alnus rhombifolia
White Alder
Green/Sp
FS/PS
Any incl.
clay
2-3 to 3
3, 6, 8, 13, 14
Tol. flooding
1, 3, 8, 12-14
20, 24
Blue-green
foliage; ‘Canyon
Blush’ is 4 ft. tall
13
Evergreen;
good in gardens
12-30+ ft
tall & w
50-75 ft
tall
20-40 ft w.
2
2 or 2-3
X Arctostaphylos glauca
Big-berry
Manzanita
7-10 ft tall
& wide
White/ Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2
** Arctostaphylos
manzanita ‘Dr Hurd’
‘Dr. Hurd’
Manzanita
To 15 ft t
10 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
X Baccharis salicifolia
Mule Fat
To 10 ft
Pink-white/
all year
FS/PS
Any
X Ceanothus arboreus
Catalina
Ceanothus
<20 ft. t
8-10 ft w
Blue/Sp
FS/PS
Any welldrained
** Ceanothus ‘Ray
Hartman’
‘Ray Hartman’
Ceanothus
To 20 ft t
10-15 w
Lt. blue/Sp
* Cercis orbiculata/
occidentalis
Western Redbud
6-20 ft tall
10-15 ft w
Magenta/
Sp
Mountain
Mahogany
6-8 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Birchleaf Mountain
Mahogany
X
Cercocarpus betuloides
var. glaber
Cercocarpus montanus
var. blancheae/ C.
X
alnifolius/ C. betuloides var.
blancheae
X Cercocarpus traskiae
X
* Chilopsis linearis ssp.
arcuata
1-2 to 2-3
1
1, 2
1, 3, 7, 9, 14,
19
Any
1-2 to 2-3
1, 6, 9, 13
FS/PS
Any incl
clay
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 5, 6, 8,
10, 13, 14, 16,
19
Yellowwhite/Sp
PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
6-12 ft tall
4 ft. wide
Yellowwhite/Sp
FS
Welldrained
1-2
Catalina Isl.
Mountain
Mahogony
7-24 ft tall
Yellowwhite/Sp
FS
Rocky
best
Desert Willow
5-25 ft tall
and wide
Pink/ Sp-F
FS
FS/PS
Any welldrained
1
1 to 1-2
Spreading;
evergreen;
good for garden
Fall color (red,
orange); edible
fruit, flowers
1, 13, 28
1, 7, 13
Hedge;
evergreen;
upright form
8
evergreen;
silvery seeds;
endangered
1, 7, 10, 13,
14, 16, 18
Showy flowers;
winter decid.
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2. Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
Comarostaphylis
X diversifolia ssp.
planifolia
Summer Holly
< 18 ft tall
White/Sp
FS/PS
Any welldrained
1
X Cornus glabrata
Brown Dogwood
< 18 ft tall
to 10 ft w
White/Sp
FS/PS/ FSH
Clay best
2-3
Arizona Cypress
30-40 ft t
15-25 ft w
insig
FS
Any welldrained
1 to 2
Tecate Cypress
20-30 ft
tall
6-8 ft wide
Insig
FS
Any welldrained
1 to 1-2
6, 8, 14, 24
** Cupressus
macrocarpa
'Citriodora'/’Goldcrest’
‘Citriodora’
Monterey Cypress
20-30 ft t
6-8 ft wide
Insig
FS/PS/FSH
Welldrained
2 to 2-3
6, 9, 13,
* Forestiera
neomexicana (pubescens)
Desert Olive
8-15 ft t
8 ft wide
Yellow/Sp
FS
Any welldrained
1-2 to 2
6, 8
Crème/Sp
FS
Any welldrained
1-2
1, 13
FS
Any welldrained
2-3
1, 8, 13
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Scientific Name
* Cupressus arizonica
X * Cupressus forbesii
X
X *Fraxinus dipetala
California Ash
< 25 ft tall
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
10, 14, 16
1, 13
1, 13, 14
Evergreen
Cypress; heat
fine; windbreak
Hedge (to 12
ft); fast growth;
neat-looking
For narrow
screen; lemon
scent; coastal
Berries for
birds; graygreen foliage
Tolerates
seasonal
flooding
Winter
deciduous;
large size
Hairs cause
dermatitis; ‘El
Dorado’, ‘Pine
Hill’
‘CA Glory’,
‘Dara’s Gold’,
‘Ken Taylor’
‘Pacific Sunset’
Good under
oaks; 'Evie',
‘James Roof’
Tolerates some
heat
Velvet Ash
30-50 ft t
20-50+ ft
w
Insig/Sp
CA Flannelbush
5-15+ ft
tall & wide
Yellow/SpSu
FS/PS
Welldrained
essential
1
1, 5, 7, 10, 13,
14, 16
Southern
(Mexican)
Flannelbush
5-15 ft tall
& wide
Yellow/SpSu
FS/PS
Welldrained
essential
1
1, 3. 9, 10, 13,
14
X * Garrya elliptica
Coastal Silktassel
12 ft tall &
wide
Cream/W
FS/PS
Any welldrained
1 to 1-2
X * Garrya fremontii
Fremont’s
Silktassel
Cream/W
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
8, 13
X * Garrya veatchii
Canyon Silk Tassel
Bush
Cream/ WSp
FS/PS
Any
1-2 to 2
1, 13
Evergreen;
silvery
6, 8
Coastal; narrow
hedge/screen
* Fraxinus velutina
* Fremontodendron
X californicum ssp.
californicum
X
Fremontodendron
mexicanum
* Hesperocyparis
(Cupressus) goveniana
Gowen’s Cypress
5-15 ft tall
8-10 ft w
6-15 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
10-30+ tall
6-10 ft w
Insig
FS
Tolerates
clay
2
3, 8, 14
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3. Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Toyon
6-10 ft +
4-6 ft w
White/Su
FS/PS/FSH
Any welldrained
1-2
Creambush; Ocean
Spray
S. California
Walnut
10-20 ft
tall
White/Su-Fa
FS/PS
Any, incl.
clays
20-40 ft ta
Green/Sp
FS/PS
Island (Rose)
Mallow
8-12 ft tall
& wide
Magenta/
yr round
Lyonothamnus
X floribundus ssp.
Catalina Ironwood
To 50 ft t
15-30 ft w
Whiteyellow/ SpSu
X Malosma laurina
Laurel Sumac
<18 ft tall
and wide
White/Sp
* Morella (Myrica)
X
californica
California Wax
Myrtle
6-30 ft t
10-20 ft w
Yellowwhite/Sp
FS/PS/ FSH
X * Pinus torreyana
Torrey Pine
40-60 ft t
30-50 ft w
Insignif/
Sp
FS/PS
Platanus racemosa
California
sycamore
60-100 ft
Bright
pink/Sp
FS
Populus balsamifera
ssp. trichocarpa
Black Cottonwood
30-60 (100
ft)
Yellow/Sp
FS
To 100 ft
80 ft w
Yellow/Sp
6-25 ft tall
6-15 ft w
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Scientific Name
X Heteromeles arbutifolia
X * Holodiscus discolor
X Juglans californica
Lavatera
X assurgentiflora ssp.
glabrata & assurgentiflora
aspleniifolius &
floribundus
X
Populus fremontii
X
* Prunus virginiana var.
demissa
X
Prunus ilicifolia ssp.
ilicifolia & lyonii
X Quercus agrifolia
Quercus tomentella
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
1, 3, 5, 7, 9,
10, 13, 14, 16,
18
Berries toxic in
lg. amounts
1-2 to 2-3
1, 5, 13, 14
Fragrant at a
distance
Clays
best
1
1, 7, 12, 13,
14
allelopathic
FS/PS
Welldrained
1
1, 2, 13
FS/PS
Any welldrained
FS
any
Any;
we;;drained
best
Welldrained
Any but
high
alkali
1-2
1, 3, 7, 9, 13,
14
Evergreen
1 to 1-2
1, 7, 8, 10, 12,
13, 14, 16
2-3 to 3
3, 5, 7, 9, 13,
14, 19
Evergreen;
good for
hedges; purple
berries
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 13, 14,
20
Pine scent
Can live to 400
yrs; no salt
tolerance
Grows large
with abundant
water
2-3
1, 3, 7, 12, 14
any
2-3
1, 7, 14
FS
Any
2-3
1, 3, 14
Long-lived
Cream/Sp
FS/PS
Any
2 to 2-3
6, 13
fruits for jelly,
bird habitat
< 50 ft
White/Su
PS
any
1-2
Coastal Live Oak
10-70 f tall
40-70 w.
Yellow/W-Sp
Island Live Oak
To 50 ft T
20-30 ft W
Yellow/Sp
Fremont’s
Cottonwood
Western
Chokecherry
Holly-leaf and
Catalina Island
Cherries
FS/PS
Coarsemed.
1
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
1, 7, 9, 12, 13,
14, 19
1, 2, 18
Long-lived
9
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4. I
Scientific Name
X Salix exigua
Salix gooddingii
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
Narrow-leaf Willow
6-15 ft
12-15 ft.w.
Yellow/Sp
FS/PS
any
Goodding’s Black
Willow
To 100 ft T
Yellow/Sp
FS
any
FS/PS
any
Yellow/Sp
FS
any
20-40 ft T
Yellow/Sp
FS
any
8-25+ ft
White/Sp-Su
FS/PS
White/Sp-Su
X Salix lasiolepis
Arroyo Willow
X Salix laevigata
Red Willow
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra
X
Sambucus nigra ssp.
cerulea
Pacific (Shining)
Willow
Blue (Mexican)
Elderberry
8-35 ft
to 35 ft w.
10-30 ft
to 45 ft w.
Yellow/W-Sp
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
1-2; winter
flooding
1-2; winter
flooding
1-2; winter
flooding
1-2; winter
flooding
2-3 to 3
Availability
1, 2, 3, 14
2
Notes
Spreading via
roots
Needs winter
flooding
1, 2
spreads
1, 2, 3, 12, 14
‘weeping’
growth habit
1, 7, 13, 14
Welldrained
1-2
1, 2, 3, 7, 10,
12-14, 16, 19
FS
any
1-2
1, 7, 10, 13,
14, 16, 18
Purple/
PS/FSH
Most
1-2 or 2
1, 8, 10, 13
Scented foliage
6-12 ft
4-10 ft w.
Purplebrown/
Sp-Su
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
1, 6, 13, 14
Can be weedy;
cultivar: ‘Dark
FS
Clay fine
1-2 to 2
6, 13, 24
Nice flowers;
maroon
branches
1, 13, 14
Well-drained
soil
Edible berries
Large Shrubs (> 6 ft tall; including those for screens and hedges)
X
Adenostoma
fasciculatum
Chamise
3-10 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
3-9 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
X Amorpha californica
CA False Indigo
X * Amorpha fruticosa
False Indigo
** Arctostaphylos
bakeri ssp. bakeri
'Louis Edmunds'
Arctostaphylos
X
catalinae
** Arctostaphylos
densiflora 'Howard
McMinn'
** Arctostaphylos
densiflora
'Sentinel'
** Arctostaphylos
densiflora x bakeri 'Baby
Bear' & 'Mama Bear'
‘Louis Edmunds’
(Sepentine)
Manzanita
5-8 ft tall
8 ft wide
Pink/Sp
Catalina Manzanita
6-18 ft tall
5-8 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Any welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
‘Sentinel’ (Vine
Hill) Manzanita
4-8 ft tall
6-10 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Any, incl.
clays
2 to 2-3
‘Sentinel’ (Vine
Hill) Manzanita
5-8 ft tall
3-7 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
incl sand
1-2
‘Baby Bear’ &
‘Mama Bear’
Manzanitas
5-8 ft tall
3-8 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS
Welldrained
‘Austin Griffith’
Manzanita
6-10 ft tall
4-8 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained;
sandy
** Arctostaphylos
'Austin Griffith'
Lance’
1, 3, 13, 14
6, 8, 13,
Good for birds,
butterflies;
open growth
1-2 to 2
6
Showy flowers,
foliage
1-2 to 2
6, 13,
Relatively fastgrowing; open
habit
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5. Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
Atriplex lentiformis ssp.
breweri
Coast Quailbush/
Big Saltbush
To 8 ft tall
To 20 ft w
Green/Su
FS
X Baccharis emoryi
Emory Baccharis
6-12 ft T
to 10 ft W
Buff-Wht/
Su-F
FS/PS
any
X Baccharis pilularis
Coyote Bush
To 8 ft
Cream/F
FS/PS
any
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X
Light**
Soil
Any incl.
alkali,
salty
X
** Baccharis pilularis
‘Pigeon Point’
Pigeon Point
Coyote Bush
6-12 ft T
to 10 ft W
Buff-White/
Su-F
FS/PS
any
X
Baccharis plummerae
subsp. plummerae
Plummer's
Baccharis
< 7 ft tall
Buff-Wht/
Su-F
FS/PS
any
Western Spicebush
6-12 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
FS/PS
Pref.light
deep rich
Bush aneneme
6-8 ft tall
6-12 ft W
PS/FSH
Welldrained
White/Sp
FS
Welldrained
X * Calycanthus occidentalis
* Carpenteria
californica
* Ceanothus cuneatus
X
var. cuneatus
X
Purplebronze/
Sp-Su
WhiteYellow/ Spr
Wedgeleaf
Ceanothus
San Diego/
Lakeside
Ceanothus
4-10 ft tall
6-8 ft w
10-15 ft t
6-10 ft w
Blue/Sp +
FS/PS
** Ceanothus ‘Sierra
Blue’ C. cyaneus X ?
‘Sierra Blue’
Ceanothus
10-15 ft
tall & wide
Dark blue/
Sp
FS
x
* Ceanothus
integerrimus
Deerbrush
3-6+ ft t
White/Sp
FS/PS
X
* Ceanothus
leucodermis
Chaparral
Whitethorn
8-12 ft t
10 ft wide
Lt. bluewhite/Sp
FS
Big-pod Ceanothus
To 12 ft
tall
Whitelavender/ Sp
‘Concha’
Ceanothus
4-6 ft. tall
& wide
Dark Blue/
Sp
‘Dark Star’
Ceanothus
6-8 ft high
5-8 ft wide
Dk blue/ WSp
X * Ceanothus cyaneus
X Ceanothus megacarpus
** Ceanothus ‘Concha’
Ceanothus papillosus var.
roweanus X C. impressus
Ceanothus impressus x
papillosus ‘Dark Star’
FS/PS
Many
Welldrained
Any
Sandy/
rocky
Any welldrained
Water
Zone+
1-2
1 to 1-2
Winter
flooding
1-2
1 to 1-2
Winter
flooding
1 to 1-2
Winter
flooding
Availability
Notes
1, 2, 16
Maintain size
through pruning
1, 7, 10, 13,
14, 16
Salt tolerant
1, 2, 3, 5, 10,
13, 14, 16, 18
1, 2, 7, 8, 10,
13, 14, 16, 20
?
1, 13, 14
Spicy; wine-like
fragrance
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 7, 13, 14,
19
Showy, fragrant
flowers
1-2
1, 3, 8, 10, 13,
16, 21, 24
Showy in spring
3, 8, 20, 24
Tolerates heat;
may be shortlived (10+ yr)
1-2
3, 6, 13,
Good for coastal
gardens
1 to 2
3, 13, 16
Drought decid;
glossy leaves
1, 3, 8, 10, 13,
14, 20
Very showy;
open growth
2-3
1-2 to 2
1 to 1-2
1
FS/PS
Most
1-2 to 2
FS
Any
1-2
1, 3, 10, 13,
14, 16
3, 6, 8, 9, 14,
24,
Alkali & garden
tolerant
1, 3, 9, 13, 14,
24
Hedge; best
nearer coast
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6. Size
Flower/
season
8-20 ft tall
& wide
White/
3-6 ft t
Lt blue/Sp
FS/PS
Any incl
clay
2
1, 3, 6, 13
‘Snowflurry’
Ceanothus
6-10 ft t
10 ft w
White/Sp
FS/PS
Any welldrained
2
1, 3, 6, 9, 13,
14
Wooly-leaf
Ceanothus
6-12 ft t
4-8 ft w
Blues/Sp
FS
Sandy or
rocky
1-2
** Ceanothus arboreus
x thrysiflorus ‘Frosty Blue’
‘Frosty Blue’
Ceanothus
6-10 ft t
8 ft wide
Med blue/
W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained,
sandy
2
* Ceanothus verrucosus
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White Coast (Wartstemmed) Ceanothus
5-8 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
White/
FS
‘Blue Window’
Ceanothus
‘Tassajara’
Ceanothus
10-15 ft t
8-10 ft w
Med Blue/
FS
To 8 ft t
5-8 ft w
Lt. blue/ Sp
FS/PS
Buttonbush
5-12 ft tall
4-8 ft wide
Cream/Sp
FS/PS
Bladderpod
2-8+ ft tall
& wide
Yellow/
Sp +
FS
Welldrained
Channel Island
Tree Poppy
8 ft tall
4 ft wide
Yellow/W-Sp
FS
Any welldrained
Scientific Name
Ceanothus spinosus
** Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus ‘Skylark’
** Ceanothus
X thyrsiflorus 'Snow
Flurry'
* Ceanothus
tomentosus var.
olivaceus
X
** Ceanothus ‘Blue
Window’
** Ceanothus
‘Tassajara Blue’
* Cephalanthus
occidentalis
X
Cleome isomeris
(Isomeris arborea)
X Dendromecon harfordii
Common Name
Redheart
(Greenbark)
Ceanothus
‘Skylark’
Ceanothus
Light**
PS (FS on
coast)
X
* Frangula/Rhamnus
californica
California
Coffeeberry
6-12 ft t &
wide; short
cultivars
Buff/Sp
FS/PS
X
Fremontodendron
californica X mexicanum
Flannelbush
6-18 ft tall
4-12 wide
Yellow/
Sp-Su
FS
X * Holodiscus discolor
Creambush; Ocean
Spray
10-20 ft
tall
White/
Su-Fa
FS/PS
X * Hyptis emoryi
Desert Lavender
4-12 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Violet/W-Sp
FS
Soil
Clays
Water
Zone+
1 to 1-2
Availability
Notes
3, 8, 11, 13,
14, 20, 21 28
Good for
informal hedge
1, 13, 14
1, 3, 6, 13
Dense;
shrubby; fast
Upright;
evergreen;
heavy bloomer
Dense;
evergreen;
prune or hedge
1-2
3, 6, 14, 20
Dense foliage
1-2
1, 13
Dense;
evergreen
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
1, 13
Can be hedged
Any
2-3 to 3
11, 13
Sandy
best
Any
Welldrained
essential
Any, incl.
clays
Welldrained
1
1-2
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 7, 10, 12,
13, 16
Good for
pondside
Unusual scent;
attractive
branch
1, 9, 13, 14,
19
Showy; bluegreen foliage
1, 5, 7, 9, 10,
13, 14, 16, 18
'Eve Case',
'Mound San
Bruno' smaller
1
1, 3, 9, 13,
1-2 to 2-3
1, 5, 13, 14
1-2 to 2
1, 8, 10, 13,
14
‘Ken Taylor’
smaller; can
espalier
Fragrant at a
distance
‘Silver Lining’;
fragrant
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7. Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
X Lycium californicum
California Boxthorn
4-12 ft tall
4-10 ft w
Wht-purple/
Sp-Su
X Lycium hassei
Catalina Boxthorn
To 8 ft
To 10 ft
White/
3-8+ ft tall
6-12 ft w
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Scientific Name
X
Mahonia (Berberis)
nevinii
Nevin’s Barberry
X
Malacothamnus
fasciculatus
Chaparral Mallow
To 12 ft t
4-6 ft wide
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
Good on seabluffs
FS/PS
Sandy/
rocky
best
1 to 1-2
1, 6, 13, 14
FS
?sandy
1 to 1-2
1
Yellow/Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2
Pink/
Sp-Su
FS/PS
any
1 to 1-2
1, 7, 13, 14
1, 3, 5, 10, 13,
19
‘Casitas’ good
for gardens
Very fragrant
X * Philadelphus lewisii
CA Mock Orange
4-10 ft tall
& wide
White/
Sp-Su
FS/PS
Any, incl
clays
1-2 to 2-3
1, 7, 13, 14,
19
X Pluchea sericea
Arrowweed
5-10 ft t
Purple/
Sp-Su
FS
Any incl
clay
1-2 to 2-3
8, 10, 14
Yellow/
W-Sp
FS/PS
Yellow/Sp
FS/PS
To 15 ft
tall & wide
Yellow/Sp
FS/PS
X
Quercus berberidifolia (Q.
dumosa)
Quercus dumosa var.
elegantula
Quercus pacifica
Scrub Oak
Coastal Sage
Scrub Oak
Channel Island
Scrub Oak
10-20 ft
tall & wide
3-10 ft tall
to 15 ft w
Welldrained
Sandy
best
Long dormant
season
Edible berries;
good bird
habitat
Thicketforming; silver
foliage
Evergreen;
small leaves
1 to 1-2
7, 13, 14, 19
1 to 1-2
7, 14
Evergreen
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
7, 14
Evergreen
X * Rhamnus crocea
Redberry
Buckthorn
3-6 ft tall
6 ft wide
Yellow/Sp
FS/PS/ FSH
Any
1 to 1-2
1, 3, 8, 10, 12,
13, 14, 20
Pretty fruits; birds
X * Rhamnus ilicifolia
Holly-leaf Redberry
12 ft tall
5-6 ft w
Yellow/Sp
FS/PS/ FSH
Any
1-2 to 2
1, 10, 12-14,
20, 21
Nice hedge plant’
holly-like leaves
X Rhus integrifolia
Lemonadeberry
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
any
1-2
X Rhus ovata
Sugar Bush
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
any
1-2
Yellow/
W-Sp
FS/PS/ FSH
Any
1-2 to 2-3
X
Ribes aureum var.
gracillimum
Golden Currant
X * Romneya coulteri
Matilija Poppy
X Salix exigua
Narrow-leaf Willow
X * Simmondsia chinensis
Jojoba
2-10
3-20
8-12
6-15
ft
ft w.
ft
ft w.
To 10 ft
3-8 ft tall
spreading
6-15 ft
12-15 ft.w.
5-12 ft tall
& wide
White/Su
FS
Yellow/Sp
FS/PS
Yellow/Sp
FS
Welldrained
any
Welldrained
1-2
1-2; winter
flooding
1-2
1, 3, 7, 9, 10,
12, 14, 16, 18
1, 3, 9, 10,
12-14, 16, 19
7, 12, 14
Edible fruits
Edible fruits
Any welldrained; Birds
eat berries
1, 3, 7, 10, 13,
14, 16, 19
1, 2, 3, 14
Spreading via
roots
1, 8, 14, 16,
20
Fruit for birds; greygreen; evergreen
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Scientific Name
X Xylococcus bicolor
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
Mission Manzanta
6-10 ft tall
6-10 ft w
White/ W
Light**
FS
Soil
Welldrained
Water
Zone+
1-2 to 2
Availability
Notes
1, 3, 6, 10, 11,
13, 14, 20, 24,
28
Evergreen;
colorful bark
3/12/2011
I : X = Gardening Information Sheet :(http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/gallery-of-native-plants.html) or at the Madrona Marsh Nature Center
* may not be immediately local, but is a CA native plant
++
+
** horticultural cultivar
light: FS=full sun; PS=part shade; FSH=full shade
Water Zones: 1 = no summer water; 1-2 = very occasional summer water (several times per summer); 2 = let soil dry out between waterings;
2-3 some regular summer water (about once a week); 3 = regular watering/moist soil (like a conventional lawn)
Availability: numbers correspond to the Plant and Seed Sources List at: http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/where-to-purchase-native-plants.html
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