Tree Lists for Homeowners

Recommendations for Street, Driveway  and Buffer Strip trees for Ione, Sunset climate zone 9, USDA plant hardiness zone 9b, elevation 300 ft.

*All trees rated Fire Resistance Favorable and Root Damage Potential Low unless noted. Some trees may require trimming to maintain a Utility Friendly height and desired shape. Location may influence water needs. 

• Tea-Oil Camellia (Camellia oleifera), height 10-20 ft., width 6-12 ft.
• Western Redbud (Cercis occidentalis), height 10-20 ft., width 10-20 ft.
• Weeping Bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis), height 15-20 ft., width 15-20 ft.
• Okame Cherry (Prunus x incamp ‘Okame’), height 15-25 ft., width 15-20 ft.
• Lemon Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus), height 20-25 ft., width 10-15 ft.
• Bright N Tight Cherry Laurel (Prunus caroliniana), height 25-35 ft., width 15-25 ft.
• Dynasty Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia ‘Dynasty’), height 40-50 ft., width 35-50 ft.
• Princeton American Elm (Ulmus americana ‘Princeton”), height 50-65 ft., width 40-50 ft.

Trees rated Fire Resistance Conflicting and Root Damage Potential Low.

• Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis), height 25-35 ft., width 25-35 ft.

Recommendations for Residential trees for Ione, Sunset climate zone 7, USDA plant hardiness zone 9b, elevation 300 ft., includes the trees listed for Street, Parking lot and Buffer Strip locations as well as:

• Tea (Camellia sinensis), height 5-20 ft., width 15 ft.
• Blue Blossom (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus,), height 5-20 ft., width 5-20 ft.
• Hollyleaf Redberry (Rhamnus ilicifolia), height 10-15 ft., width 7-10 ft.
• Common Manzanita (Arctostaphlos manzanita), height 10-20 ft., width 5-10 ft.
• Common Camellia (Camellia japonica), height 10-20 ft., width 5-10 ft.
• Japanese Cheesewood (Pittosporum tobira), height 10-25 ft., width 5-15 ft.
• Bigberry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca), height 15-20 ft., width 15-20 ft.
• Dr. Hurd Manzanita (Arctostaphlos manzanita ‘Dr. Hurd’), height 15-20 ft., width 15-20 ft.
• Jerusalem Thorn (Parkinsonia aculeata), height 15-20 ft., width 20-25 ft.
• Thundercloud Purple-Leaf Plum (Prunus cerasifera ‘Thundercloud’), height 20 ft., width 20 ft.
• Pomegranate (Punica granatum), height 20 ft., width 15 ft.
• California Ash, Foothill Ash (Fraxinus dipetala), height 20-25 ft., width 15-20 ft.
• Judas Tree, Love Tree (Cercis siliquastrum), height 25 ft., width 25 ft.
• Strawberry Madrone (Arbutus unedo), height 20-35 ft., width 20-35 ft.
• Pacific Wax Myrtle, California Wax Myrtle (Morella californica), height 10-30 ft., width 10-30 ft.
• African Sumac (Searsia lancea), height 20-30 ft., width 20-35 ft.
• Evergreen Dogwood (Cornus capitata), height 20-40 ft., width 20-40 ft.
• Dynasty Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia ‘Dynasty’), height40-50 ft., width 35-50 ft

Resources: Urban Forest Ecosystem Institute, ufei.calpoly.edu, SelecTree: A Tree Selection Guide, selectree.calpoly.edu.

Download the Ione Tree List.

Recommendations for Street, Parking Lot and Buffer Strip trees for Sutter Creek and Jackson, Sunset climate zone 7, USDA plant hardiness zone 9a, elevation 1000 ft. to 2500 ft.

*All trees rated Fire Resistance Favorable and Root Damage Potential Low unless noted. Some trees may require trimming to maintain a Utility Friendly height and desired shape. Location may influence water needs.

• Tea-Oil Camellia (Camellia oleifera), height 10-20 ft., width 6-12 ft.
• Western Redbud (Cercis occidentalis), height 10-20 ft., width 10-20 ft.
• Hally Jolivette Cherry (Prunus x Hally Jolivette), height 12-15 ft., width 10-15 ft.
• Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera), height 15-25 ft., width 15-20 ft.
• Weeping Bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis), height 15-20 ft., width 15-20 ft.
• Lemon Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus), height 20-25 ft., width 10-15 ft.
• Okame Cherry (Prunus x incamp ‘Okame’), height 15-25 ft., width 15-20 ft.
• Bright N Tight Cherry Laurel (Prunus caroliniana), height 25-35 ft., width 15-25 ft.
• Dynasty Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia ‘Dynasty’), height 40-50 ft., width 35-50 ft.

Trees rated Fire Resistance Conflicting and Root Damage Potential Low.

• Hop Bush (Dodonaea viscosa) , height 10-15 ft., width 10-15 ft.
• Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis), height 25-35 ft., width 25-35 ft.

Recommendations for Residential trees, for Sutter Creek and Jackson, include the trees listed for Street, Parking lot and Buffer Strip locations as well as:

• Red Laceleaf Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum ‘Ornatum’), height 10-20 ft., width 10-15 ft.
• Dr. Hurd Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita ‘Dr. Hurd’), height 15-20 ft., width 15-20 ft.
• Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum), height 15-25 ft, width 15-25 ft.
• Strawberry Madrone (Arbutus unedo) height 20-35 ft., width 20-35 ft.
• Albee Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia ‘Albee’), height 60-70 ft., width 35-55 ft.

Urban Forest Ecosystem Institute, ufei.calpoly.edu/, SelecTree: A Tree Selection Guide, selectree.calpoly.edu/.

Download the Sutter Creek and Jackson Tree List.