- NC×
- CV?
- SC×
- SI?
- HD×
- LDL
Trees rated for California: water needs by climate zone
Each plant shows its water use rating for each of the six California climate zones. Minutes opens the sprinkler calculator with the plant and a climate city preset.
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Abyssinian coral treeErythrina abyssinicaTree- NC×
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD×
- LDM
- NCM
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LDM
African oliveOlea africanaTree- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
African sumacSearsia lancea (Rhus lancea)Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
African tulip treeSpathodea campanulataTree- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Albany bottlebrushCallistemon speciosusShrub, Tree- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD×
- LDM
Alberta sprucePicea glaucaTree- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SI×
- HDM
- LD×
Aleppo pinePinus halepensisTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
aloeAloe spp. & cvs.Shrub, Tree, Succulent- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
American elmUlmus americanaTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD×
American hornbeamCarpinus carolinianaTree- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
American lindenTilia americanaTree- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
American persimmonDiospyros virginianaTree- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
American smoke treeCotinus obovatusShrub, Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
amur mapleAcer ginnalaTree- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SI?
- HD?
- LD×
Andean gold saw tooth azaraAzara serrata 'Andean Gold'Tree- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
appleMalus spp. (edible) e.g, 'Anna' (low chill variety for low desert)Tree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
appleMalus spp.(edible)Tree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LD×
apricotPrunus spp. edibleTree- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Argentine mesquiteProsopis alba ssp. & cvs.Tree- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Argentine tecomaTecoma garrochaShrub, Tree- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Arizona ashFraxinus velutinaTree, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Arizona cypressHesperocyparis arizonica (Cupressus arizonica) ssp. & cvs.Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDM
Arizona mesquiteProsopis julifloraTree- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Arizona Mountain LaurelSophora arizonicaTree- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HDM
- LDM
Arizona sycamorePlatanus wrightiiTree- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HDH
- LDH
Arizona walnutJuglans majorTree- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LDM
Arizona white oakQuercus arizonicaTree- NCL
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
arroyo willowSalix lasiolepisTree, California native- NCH
- CVH
- SCH
- SIH
- HDH
- LD×
ash leaved gum, silver dollar treeEucalyptus cinereaTree- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
Asian mapleAcer pentaphyllumTree- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Atlas cedarCedrus atlantica & ssp. & cvs.Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LD×
Audubon mountain dogwoodCornus nuttalliiTree, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Australia fountain palmLivistona australisTree, Palm or cycad- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Australian brush cherrySyzygium borbonicum (Syzygium paniculatum)Tree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Australian tea treeLeptospermum laevigatumShrub, Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Australian Tree FernAlsophila (Cyathea) australisTree- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD?
Australian umbrella treeSchefflera pueckleri (Tupidanthus calyptratus)Tree- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
Australian willowGeijera parvifloraTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Austrian black pinePinus nigra ssp & cvs.Tree- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SIM
- HDM
- LD?
Autumn Splendor horse chestnutAesculus x arnoldiana 'Autumn Splendor'Tree- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
avocadoPersea americanaTree- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
azaraAzara integrifoliaTree- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SI?
- HD×
- LD×
Bailey acaciaAcacia baileyanaTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
bamboo (Phyllostachys)Phyllostachys spp.Shrub, Tree, Bamboo- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
bean treeCatalpa bignonioidesTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
bearded mapleAcer barbinerveTree- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD×
bell malleeEucalyptus preissianaTree- NCVL
- CV×
- SCL
- SI?
- HD×
- LD?
Bidwell's coral beanErythrina x bidwilliiTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
big berry manzanitaArctostaphylos glaucaShrub, Tree, California native- NCVL
- CV×
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD×
- LD×
big cone sprucePseudotsuga macrocarpaTree, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
big leaf mapleAcer macrophyllumTree, California native- NCM
- CVH
- SCM
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
bigtooth mapleAcer grandidentatumTree- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SI×
- HD?
- LD×
birchleaf pearPyrus betulifoliaTree- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bishop pinePinus muricataTree, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Bismarck palmBismarckia nobilisTree, Palm or cycad- NC×
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD×
- LDM
black alderAlnus glutinosaTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
black boxEucalyptus largiflorensTree- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
black cottonwoodPopulus trichocarpa (Populus balsamifera)Tree, California native- NCH
- CVH
- SCM
- SIM
- HDH
- LD×
black locustRobinia pseudoacaciaTree- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
black salleeEucalyptus stellulataTree- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
black sprucePicea marianaTree- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI×
- HD?
- LD×
black teaMelaleuca lanceolataTree- NC?
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
blackwood acaciaAcacia melanoxylonTree- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
blue dracaena palmCordyline indivisaShrub, Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
blue gumEucalyptus globulusTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
blue hesper palmBrahea armataTree, Palm or cycad- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
blue leaf wattleAcacia salignaShrub, Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDL
blue oakQuercus douglasiiTree, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
blue palo verdeParkinsonia florida (Cercidium floridum)Tree, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD×
- LDL
blue sparkler larchLarix laricina 'Blue Sparkler'Tree- NC?
- CV?
- SC×
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
bo-treeFicus religiosaTree- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Bolivian mountain coconutParajubaea torallyiTree, Palm or cycad- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bolleana poplarPopulus alba 'Pyramidalis'Tree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDH
- LDH
Bosnian pinePinus heldreichii (Pinus leucodermis)Tree- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
bottle brushCallistemon citrinusShrub, Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDM
bottle treeBrachychiton populneusTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
bower wattleAcacia cognata (Acacia subporosa)Tree- NCL
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
box elderAcer negundoTree, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
box leaf azaraAzara microphyllaTree- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LD×
bracelet honey-myrtleMelaleuca armillarisShrub, Tree- NCVL
- CV×
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
Brazilian butterfly treeBauhinia forficataTree- NC×
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD?
Brazilian cedarwoodCedrela fissilisTree- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Brazilian pepper treeSchinus terebinthifoliusTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
Breede river yellow-woodPodocarpus elongatusTree- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Brisbane boxLophostemon confertus (Tristania conferta)Tree- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
bristlecone pinePinus longaevaTree, California native- NCVL
- CV×
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
bronze loquatEriobotrya deflexaTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
bunya-bunyaAraucaria bidwilliiTree- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
burr oakQuercus macrocarpaTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HDM
- LD?
burseraBursera hindsianaTree- NC×
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI×
- HD×
- LDM
bushy yateEucalyptus conferruminata (Eucalyptus lehmannii)Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
butterfly palmDypsis lutescens (Areca)Shrub, Tree, Palm or cycad- NC?
- CV?
- SCH
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
butterspoon treeCunonia capensisTree- NCL
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
cabbage treeCussonia spicataTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
cadagaCorymbia torelliana (Eucalyptus torelliana)Tree- NC×
- CV×
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
cajeput treeMelaleuca viridiflora var. rubriflora (Melaleuca quinquenervia)Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LDM
Calabrian pinePinus brutiaTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
California black oakQuercus kelloggiiTree, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
California black walnutJuglans californicaTree, California native- NCM
- CV×
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
California black walnutJuglans hindsiiTree, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
California buckeyeAesculus californicaTree, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
California fan palmWashingtonia filiferaTree, Palm or cycad, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
California hazelCorylus cornuta subsp. californicaTree, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
California nutmegTorreya californicaTree, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
California pepper treeSchinus molleTree- NCVL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
California sycamorePlatanus racemosaTree, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDH
- LDH
Callery pearPyrus calleryana cultivarsTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LD×
callistemon (subulatus)Callistemon subulatusShrub, Tree- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
camel thornAcacia eriolobaTree- NC?
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
camphor treeCinnamomum camphoraTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
Canadian hemlockTsuga canadensisTree- NCM
- CV×
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Canary Island date palmPhoenix canariensisTree, Palm or cycad- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
Canary Island pinePinus canariensisTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Canby Oak, Sierra OakQuercus canbyiTree- NCL
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
candelabra treeEuphorbia ingensTree, Succulent- NC×
- CV×
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LDL
candy cane bambooHimalayacalamus falconeri Damarapa'Shrub, Tree, Bamboo- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
canyon live oakQuercus chrysolepisTree, California native- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Canyon Pink BuckeyeAesculus californica 'Canyon Pink'Shrub, California native, Tree- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
cape chestnutCalodendrum capenseTree- NCL
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
carobCeratonia siliquaTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDM
Carolina laurel cherryPrunus caroliniana ssp. & cvs.Tree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Carolina poplarPopulus x canadensisTree- NCH
- CVH
- SC?
- SIM
- HDH
- LDH
Carribean copper plantEuphorbia cotinifoliaShrub, Tree, Succulent- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
carrotwoodCupaniopsis anacardioidesTree- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
cascaloteCaesalpinia cacalaco & ssp. & cvs.Tree- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HDL
- LDM
Catalina cherryPrunus ilicifolia lyoniiShrub, Tree, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
catclaw acaciaAcacia greggii (Senegalia greggii)Shrub, Tree, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
cedar elmUlmus crassifoliaTree- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HDM
- LD?
cedar of LebanonCedrus libaniTree- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
central Australian fan palmLivistona mariaeTree, Palm or cycad- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
chain flowered redbudCercis racemosaTree- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
charisma nutall oakQuercus nuttallii 'MonPowe'Tree- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
chaste treeVitex agnus-castusTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
cherimoyaAnnona cherimolaTree- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
cherry of the Rio GrandeEugenia involucrataTree- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chestnut-Leaved OakQuercus castaneifoliaTree- NCL
- CVL
- SC?
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Chihuahua orchid treeBauhinia macranthaTree- NC×
- CV×
- SCL
- SI?
- HDM
- LDM
Chilean fire bushEmbothrium coccineumTree- NCM
- CV×
- SC×
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Chilean mesquiteProsopis glandulosa ssp. & cvs. (Prosopis chilensis)Tree- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Chilean palo verdeGeoffroea decorticansTree- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chilean wine palmJubaea chilensisTree, Palm or cycad- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
China firCunninghamia lanceolata 'Glauca'Tree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
chinaberryMelia azedarachTree- NCVL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Chinese cork oakQuercus variabilisTree- NC?
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese dogwoodCornus kousa chinensisTree- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Chinese evergreen elmUlmus parvifoliaTree- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
- NCM
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Chinese flame treeKoelreuteria bipinnataTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
Chinese flame treeKoelreuteria elegansTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
Chinese fringe treeChionanthus retususTree, Arboretum All-Star- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Chinese hackberryCeltis sinensisTree- NCL
- CVM
- SC×
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Chinese jujubeZiziphus jujubaTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Chinese mapleAcer truncatumTree- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
Chinese photiniaPhotinia serratifolia (P. serrulata)Shrub, Tree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Chinese pistachePistacia chinensis ssp. & cvs.Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Chinese redbudCercis chinensisTree- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese sweet gumLiquidambar formosanaTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Chinese tallow treeTriadica sebifera (Sapium sebiferum)Tree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Chinese toonToona sinensis (Cedrela sinensis)Tree- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
chinquapinChrysolepis chrysophyllaTree, California native- NCL
- CV×
- SC×
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
chinquapin oakQuercus muehlenbergiiTree- NCL
- CVM
- SC?
- SIL
- HDL
- LDM
chir pinePinus roxburghiiTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
Chisos red oakQuercus gravesiiTree- NCL
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
chitalpaX Chitalpa tashkentensisTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDM
cider gumEucalyptus gunniiTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Claremont Western RedbudCercis occidentalis 'Claremont'Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
cliff date palmPhoenix rupicolaTree, Palm or cycad- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
cluster pinePinus pinasterTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
clustered fishtail palmCaryota mitisShrub, Tree, Palm or cycad- NC×
- CV×
- SCH
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
coast beefwoodAllocasuarina verticillata (Casuarina stricta)Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
coast live oakQuercus agrifoliaTree, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDM
coast myoporumMyoporum laetum ssp. & cvs.Shrub, Tree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
coast redwoodSequoia sempervirensTree, California native- NCH
- CVH
- SC×
- SIH
- HD×
- LD×
cockspur coral treeErythrina crista-galliShrub, Tree- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDM
Colorado sprucePicea pungensTree- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LD×
common guavaPsidium guajavaShrub, Tree- NC×
- CV×
- SCM
- SI×
- HD×
- LDM
common hackberryCeltis occidentalisTree- NCL
- CVL
- SC×
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
common manzanitaArctostaphylos manzanitaShrub, Tree, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Compton Oak, Comptons Hybrid OakQuercus x comptoniaeTree- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
contorted mulberryMorus australis 'Unryu'Tree- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
coolibahEucalyptus microthecaTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LDL
copper false chestnutCastanopsis cuspidataTree- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
coral gumEucalyptus torquataTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LDM
coral treeErythrina speciosaTree- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD×
- LD×
cork oakQuercus suberTree- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
cottonless cottonwoodPopulus 'Red Caudina'Tree- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Coulter pinePinus coulteriTree, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LD×
crabappleMalus hybridsTree- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SIM
- HDM
- LD×
crape myrtleLagerstroemia spp., hybrids & cvs.Shrub, Tree, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
creek lilly pillySyzygium australeTree- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
cut-leaf banksiaBanksia praemorsaShrub, Tree- NCL
- CV×
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Cuyamaca cypressHesperocyparis stephensonii (Cupressus arizonica ssp. arizonica, C. arizonica var. glabra))Tree, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Dark Shadows tea treeLeptospermum 'Dark Shadows'Shrub, Tree- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Photo credits, 192 images from Wikimedia Commons
- Abyssinian coral tree: Bernard Loison, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- African olive: Rodrigo Nuno Bragança da Cunha, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- African sumac: JMK at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- African tulip tree: This Photo was taken by Timothy A. Gonsalves. Feel free to use my photos, but..., CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Albany bottlebrush: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Alberta spruce: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Aleppo pine: spacebirdy (also known as geimfyglið (:> )=| made with Sternenlaus-spirit), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- aloe: Harald Süpfle, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- American elm: User Henryhartley on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- American hornbeam: Photo by and (c)2005 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- American linden: Wendy Cutler from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- American persimmon: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- American smoke tree: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- amur maple: oleg_kosterin, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Andean gold saw tooth azara: Steve Law from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- apple: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- apple: W.carter, CC0 (licence)
- apricot: Fir0002, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Argentine mesquite: Romi Galeota Lencina, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Argentine tecoma: Enziee, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Arizona ash: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Arizona cypress: CK Kelly https://www.inaturalist.org/people/ck2az, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Arizona mesquite: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Arizona Mountain Laurel: Penarc, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Arizona sycamore: Kretyen at Flickr, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Arizona walnut: Bruce Marlin, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Arizona white oak: Billy Aguirre, CC0 (licence)
- arroyo willow: William & Wilma Follette @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Western wet..., Public domain
- ash leaved gum, silver dollar tree: HelloMojo at en.wikipedia, Public domain
- Asian maple: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
- Atlas cedar: Nikos D. Karabelas, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Audubon mountain dogwood: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- Australia fountain palm: Schomynv, Public domain
- Australian brush cherry: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Australian tea tree: Stephen Bain, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Australian Tree Fern: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Australian umbrella tree: Tangopaso, Public domain
- Australian willow: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Austrian black pine: Karl Gruber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Autumn Splendor horse chestnut: Sannse at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- avocado: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- azara: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Bailey acacia: Daiju Azuma, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- bamboo (Phyllostachys): Samuel Wantman Uploaded by Sam at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bean tree: Le.Loup.Gris, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bearded maple: Anneli Salo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bell mallee: Melburnian, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- Bidwell's coral bean: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us (licence)
- big berry manzanita: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- big cone spruce: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- big leaf maple: Angilbas at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- bigtooth maple: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- birchleaf pear: Globetrotter19, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bishop pine: garmonb0zia, CC0 (licence)
- Bismarck palm: Mmcknight4, Public domain
- black alder: Willow, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- black box: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- black cottonwood: Thereidshome, Public domain
- black locust: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but ple..., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- black sallee: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0 (licence)
- black spruce: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- black tea: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- blackwood acacia: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- blue dracaena palm: tanetahi, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- blue gum: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- blue hesper palm: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue leaf wattle: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- blue oak: Yath at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue palo verde: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- blue sparkler larch: Daniel Dumais, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bo-tree: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Bolivian mountain coconut: Daderot, Public domain
- bolleana poplar: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Bosnian pine: Orjen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bottle brush: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bottle tree: Wonx2150, Public domain
- bower wattle: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- box elder: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- box leaf azara: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bracelet honey-myrtle: Lazaregagnidze, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Brazilian butterfly tree: Valentino Liberali, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Brazilian cedarwood: Stickpen, CC0 (licence)
- Brazilian pepper tree: Romi Galeota Lencina, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Breede river yellow-wood: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Brisbane box: tatters:), CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- bristlecone pine: Dcrjsr, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- bronze loquat: Stickpen, Public domain
- bunya-bunya: Bidgee, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- burr oak: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bursera: Andoni Nungaray, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- bushy yate: HelloMojo at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- butterfly palm: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- butterspoon tree: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- cabbage tree: Abu Shawka, Public domain
- cadaga: James H, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- cajeput tree: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Calabrian pine: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- California black oak: Patrick Cox, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- California black walnut: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- California black walnut: sarahangulo, CC0 (licence)
- California buckeye: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- California fan palm: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- California hazel: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- California nutmeg: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- California pepper tree: Charles Gadbois, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- California sycamore: Downtowngal, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Callery pear: Bruce Marlin, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- callistemon (subulatus): Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- camel thorn: I (user Neelix) am the originator of this photo, and hold the copyright. I re..., Public domain
- camphor tree: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Canadian hemlock: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Canary Island date palm: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Canary Island pine: Tanja Freibott, CC BY-SA 3.0 es (licence)
- Canby Oak, Sierra Oak: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- candelabra tree: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- candy cane bamboo: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
- canyon live oak: Doug Beckers on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Canyon Pink Buckeye: Awinch1001, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- cape chestnut: Melburnian, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- carob: Eduardo Milla, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Carolina laurel cherry: Carl Dennis, Auburn University, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0 us (licence)
- Carolina poplar: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Carribean copper plant: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- carrotwood: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- cascalote: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Catalina cherry: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- catclaw acacia: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- cedar elm: Mason Brock (Masebrock), Public domain
- cedar of Lebanon: Olivier BEZES, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- central Australian fan palm: Albinfo, Public domain
- chain flowered redbud: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- charisma nutall oak: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- chaste tree: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- cherimoya: Hannes Grobe 21:31, 5 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- cherry of the Rio Grande: I likE plants!, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Chestnut-Leaved Oak: User:Mmparedes, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- Chihuahua orchid tree: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chilean fire bush: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chilean mesquite: Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain
- Chilean palo verde: Arianza1, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chilean wine palm: photo taken by SteffenMP (de:Benutzer:SteffenMP), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- China fir: Micromesistius, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- chinaberry: Anna Anichkova, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese cork oak: Velela, Public domain
- Chinese dogwood: Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Chinese evergreen elm: Ronnie Nijboer, CC0 (licence)
- Chinese flame tree: אבישי טייכר, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- Chinese flame tree: Peter Greenwell (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese fringe tree: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chinese hackberry: Geographer (talk), CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese jujube: Javier martin, Public domain
- Chinese maple: Photo (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chinese photinia: Javier martin, Public domain
- Chinese pistache: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Chinese redbud: Chihiro H, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese sweet gum: Yoiyoi_kancho, Public domain
- Chinese tallow tree: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Chinese toon: Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- chinquapin: Miguel Vieira from Walnut Creek, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- chinquapin oak: Kim Scarborough, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- chir pine: Treesftf at Flickr, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Chisos red oak: Meghan Cassidy, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- chitalpa: Benny White, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- cider gum: Wouter Hagens, Public domain
- Claremont Western Redbud: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- cliff date palm: DominusVobiscum, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- cluster pine: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- clustered fishtail palm: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coast beefwood: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coast live oak: John Morgan from Walnut Creek, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- coast myoporum: Júlio Reis, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coast redwood: Allie_Caulfield from Germany, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- cockspur coral tree: Pablo Bombín, CC0 (licence)
- Colorado spruce: Quinn Dombrowski from Chicago, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- common guava: Fuadsyazwan (talk), Public domain
- common hackberry: Hopefully Acceptable Username, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- common manzanita: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Compton Oak, Comptons Hybrid Oak: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- contorted mulberry: Daderot, Public domain
- coolibah: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- copper false chestnut: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- coral gum: BoundaryRider at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coral tree: Lokionly, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- cork oak: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- cottonless cottonwood: Humoyun Mehridinov, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Coulter pine: The original uploader was Geographer at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- crabapple: Bruce Marlin, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- crape myrtle: Lepetro, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- creek lilly pilly: John Moss, Public domain
- cut-leaf banksia: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Cuyamaca cypress: JOE BLOWE from Bountiful, Utah, Iran, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Dark Shadows tea tree: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
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