trees for Tomorrow.pdf - Nevada Division of Forestry

Common Name Botanical Name Height Width
Acacia, Cat's Claw
Acacia, Mulga
Acacia, Sweet
Acacia, Twisted
Acacia, White Thorn
Ash, Littleleaf
Chaste Tree (Vitex)
Desert Willow
Elderberry, Mexican
Jujube, (Chinese Date)
Kidneywood
Laurel, Bay
Mesquite, Honey
Mesquite, Native
Mesquite, Screwbean
Palo Verde, Foothill
Redbud, Eastern
Redbud, Western
Strawberry Tree
Western Hackberry
Texas Mountain Laurel
Xylosma
Acacia, Shoestring
Ash, Raywood
Bottle Tree
Chitalpa
Coolibah Tree
Goldenrain Tree
Japanese Pagoda Tree
Locust, Honey (thornless)
Mesquite, Chilean
Oak, Chinquapin
Oak, Texas Red
Olive, European fruitless
Palo Verde, Blue
Sumac, African
Texas Ebony
Texas Olive
Yew Pine
Acacia greggii
Acacia aneura
Acacia farnesiana (=A. smallii)
Acacia schaffneri
Acacia constricta
Fraxinus greggii
Vitex agnus-castus
Chilopsis linearis
Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea
Ziziphus jujuba
Eysenhardtia orthocarpa
Laurus nobilis
Prosopis torreyana
Prosopis juliflora
Prosopis pubescens
Parkinsonia microphylla
Cercis canadensis
Cercis occidentalis
Arbutus unedo
Celtis reticulata
Sophora secundiflora
Xylosma congestum
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18
25
20
10
12-15
25
25
10-20
15-20
18
12-25
25
25
15
10-20
25
25
8-30
15-20
15
10-15
20
18
25
20
15
10-15
25
30
25
15-20
25
12-25
30
30
20
10-20
25
25
10-30
15-20
15
10-15
Common Name Botanical Name Height Width
Acacia stenophylla
Fraxinus angustifolia
Brachychiton populneus
X Chitalpa tashkentensis
Eucalyptus microtheca
Koelreuteria paniculata
Sophora japonica
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis
Prosopis chilensis
Quercus muehlenbergia
Quercus buckleyi (texana)
Olea europaea
Parkinsonia florida
Rhus lancea
Ebanopsis ebano (Pithecellobium)
Cordia boissieri
Podocarpus macrophyllus
S M A L L T R E E S
SPRING
Flower
Season
SUMMER
AUTUMN
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Tree
Type
DECIDUOUS
EVERGREEN
SEMIEVERGREEN
D
E
E
D
D
SE
D
D
SE
D
SE
E
D
D
D
D
D
D
E
D
E
E
Growth
Rate
SLOW
MODERATE
FAST
S M
S M
S M
S
S
S
S
M
M
M
M
M F
F
F
S
S M
M
M
S M
S
S M
S M
Water Use Litter Spines Landscape Uses Attributes
or
Thorns
M E D I U M T R E E S
40
25-35
30-50
20-30
30-40
20-35
30-50
35
30
30
25-30
30
30
20-30
15-40
25-30
15-40
30
25
30
20-30
30-40
25-40
30-50
35
30
30
25-30
30
30
20-35
15-30
25
6-15
Common Name Botanical Name Height Width
Ash, Arizona
Ash, Fan-Tex
Ash, Modesto
Elm, Lacebark
Locust, Black
Locust, 'Purple Robe'
Oak, Cork
Oak, Escarpment
Oak, Holly
Oak, Live
Oak, Valley
Pine, Aleppo
Pine, Mondel (Afghan Pine)
Pine, Stone
Pistache, Chinese
Texas Umbrella (Chinaberry)
Zelkova, Japanese (Sawleaf)
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Fraxinus velutina
Fraxinus velutina 'Rio Grande'
Fraxinus velutina 'Glabra'
Ulmus parvifolia
Robinia pseudoacacia
Robinia x ambigua 'Purple Robe'
Quercus suber
Quercus fusiformis
Quercus ilex
Quercus virginiana
Quercus lobata
Pinus halepensis
Pinus eldarica
Pinus pinea
Pistacia chinensis
Melia azedarach
Zelkova serrata
30-60
50
50
40-60
40
40
30-60
50
30-60
40-50
40-50
30-60
30-60
40-80
50
30-50
40-60
30-40
30
30
50+
30-50
30
30-60
50
30-60
40-50
40-50
20-40
15-25
40-60
50
30
40-60
Flower
Season
SPRING
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SPRING
SUMMER
SUMMER
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AUTUMN
AUTUMN
Tree
Type
DECIDUOUS
EVERGREEN
SEMIEVERGREEN
E
D
E
D
E
D
D
D
SE
D
D
E
SE
E
SE
SE
E
DECIDUOUS
EVERGREEN
SEMIEVERGREEN
D
D
D
SE
D
D
SE
E
E
E
D
E
E
E
D
D
D
Growth
Rate
SLOW
MODERATE
FAST
M F
M F
M
M
M
M
M
M
F
S M
S M
M
S M
M F
S M
S M
S M
S M
M F
M F
M
M F
M F
S M
M F
S M
S M
M
M F
M F
S M
M
M F
S M
LOW
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LOW
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
HIGH
HIGH
LEAVES
LEAVES
FLOWERS
FLOWERS
FRUIT SEEDS
OR CONES
FRUIT SEEDS
OR CONES
YES OR
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES OR
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
NO
POOL
POOL
PATIO
PATIO
WALL OR SCREEN
WILDLIFE
HABITAT
Water Use Litter Spines
or
Landscape Uses Attributes
Thorns
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☺
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☺
☺
☺
☺
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NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
WALL OR
SCREEN
WILDLIFE
HABITAT
L A R G E T R E E S
Flower
Season
Tree
Type
Growth
Rate
SLOW
MODERATE
FAST
Water Use Litter Spines or
Thorns
Landscape Uses Attributes
LOW
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MEDIUM
HIGH
LEAVES
FLOWERS
FRUIT SEEDS OR
CONES
YES OR
NO
POOL
PATIO
WALL OR
SCREEN
WILDLIFE
HABITAT
OK IN LAWN
OK IN LAWN
OK IN LAWN
feathery leaves, fragrant, flower, native
formal, civilized
fragrant flowers, lacy leaves, good canopy
rambunctious form, fun to live with
fragrant flowers
accent tree
butterflies, peppery scent, colorful cultivars
orchid-like flowers, fragrant, hummingbirds, native
attracts birds
edible fruit
fragrant flowers, dark gray bark, striking by colored walls
fragrant, herbal uses, north walls only, needs protection
native tree
native, broad canopy
good small tree. interesting fruit & shaggy bark, native tree
bright yellowgreen trunk and stems
to die for
to die for
interesting fruit and bark
interesting fruit and bark
dappled shade, fragrant flowers
bright chartreuse color
long, narrow leaves
lacy, elegant, formal, good Fall color
green trunk, good windbreak
orchid-like flowers,fragrant architectural form
herbal fragrance
beautiful flowers & fruit, use often
use often, elegant
fragrant, fern-like leaves
thornless varieties available
excellent shade
great Fall color
symbol of peace, fruitless varieties available
dainty leaves, bluegreen trunk
good windbreak
graceful
buy and plant more of these trees
elegant, formal, good hedge, north facing only
good fall color, good canopy
very civil, light green color
refined look, strong Fall color
disease free, beautiful bark, must have this tree
thorny branches, fragrant
great flower display in Spring, fragrant
slow growing first 300 years, neat bark, giant canopy
tolerant of alkaline
great shade tree
good urban tree, elegant form
large acorns
best pine for shade
stately tree, good windbreak, uniform size
elegant tree, slow growing
vibrant red Fall color
fast growing shade tree, fragrant
majestic tree, colorful bark
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