Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Trees for a Green LA

Tree Availability List

Updated: 9/4/03

Please Note: Order your trees from the list below when completing your tree order form. This will help to ensure that your selected trees will be in stock, and are available for delivery. Trees for a Green LA does not take back orders or track requests for trees that are not currently available.

Deciduous Trees (Use Blue sticker on site plan)

For energy savings, deciduous trees are ideal to plant on the east, south and west sides of your home. They are ideal on the south side, because they drop their leaves in the winter, thereby allowing the sun to warm your home.

Botanical Name	Common Name	For Very High Fire Hazard Zones	Water Use	LA Climate Zones
Small Trees (under 25 feet tall)
Cassia leptophylla	Golden Medallion Tree		Moderate	20-24
Chitalpa x tashkentensis	Pink Dawn Chitalpa New!	Desirable	Low	All
Krauter vesuvius (Available as 15-gallon trees)	Purple-leaf Plum New!	Desirable	Moderate	All
Lagerstroemia hybrids	Crape Myrtle	Desirable	Moderate	All
Medium Trees (25-40 feet tall)
Albizia julibrissin	Mimosa	Desirable	Moderate	18-23
Fraxinus oxycarpa ‘Raywood’	Raywood Ash	Desirable	Moderate	All
Jacaranda mimosifolia	Jacaranda	Desirable	Moderate	All
Koelreuteria bipinnata	Chinese Flame Tree	Desirable	Moderate	All
Sapium sebiferum	Chinese Tallow Tree	Desirable	Moderate	18-21
Large Trees (40 feet or taller)
Ginkgo biloba	Autumn Gold Maidenhair Tree	Desirable	Moderate	All
Pistacia chinensis	Chinese Pistache		Moderate	All
Platanus racemosa	California Sycamore		Moderate	All
Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'	Bradford Callery Pear		Moderate	18-21

Evergreen Trees (Use Green sticker on site plan)

For energy savings, evergreen trees are ideal to plant on the east and west sides of your home. Do not plant them on the south side of your home, because they will block the sunlight in the winter and may potentially increase your heating costs.

Botanical Name	Common Name	For Very High Fire Hazard Zones	Water Use	LA Climate Zones
Small Trees (under 25 feet tall)
Eriobotrya japonica	Japanese Loquat New!		Moderate	All
Rhaphiolepis ‘Majestic Beauty’	Indian Hawthorn		Moderate	All
Medium Trees (25-40 feet tall)
Agonis flexuosa	Peppermint Tree	Desirable	Low (costal); Moderate (inland)	20-24
Callistemon viminalis	Weeping Bottlebrush	Desirable	Low	All
Laurus nobilis	Sweet Bay		Low	All
Melaleuca quinquenervia	Cajeput or Paperbark Tree New!		Moderate	20-24
Metrosideros excelsus	New Zealand Christmas Tree	Desirable	Moderate (use only in coastal areas)	23, 24
Olea europaea	Fruitless Olive	Desirable	Low	All
Pittosporum undulatum	Victorian Box	Desirable	Moderate	21-24
Prunus caroliniana	Carolina Laurel Cherry	Desirable	Low (costal); Moderate (inland)	All
Pyrus kawakamii	Evergreen Pear New!		Moderate	All
Rhus lancea (Available as 15-gallon trees)	African Sumac	Desirable	Low	All
Large Trees (40 feet or taller)
Brachychiton populneus	Bottle Tree	Desirable	Low	All
Cedrus deodara	Deodara Cedar		Moderate	14-24
Ceratonia siliqua	Carob Tree		Low	All
Cinnamomum camphora	Camphor Tree	Desirable	Moderate	All
Ficus retusa ‘Green Gem’	Green Gem Cuban Laurel	Desirable	Low (costal); Moderate (inland)	All
Pinus canariensis	Canary Island Pine	Undesirable	Low	All
Pinus eldarica	Afgan Pine	Undesirable	Low	All
Pinus pinea (Available as 15-gallon trees)	Italian Stone Pine	Undesirable	Low	All
Podocarpus gracilior	Fern Pine	Desirable	Moderate	All
Quercus agrifolia	Coast Live Oak	Desirable	Low	All
Quercus ilex	Holly Oak	Desirable	Low	All
Tipuana tipu	Tipu Tree	Desirable	Moderate	All
Tristania conferta (Available as 15-gallon trees)	Brisbane Box	Desirable	Moderate	19-24
Ulmus parviflora ‘Drake’	Drake Chinese Elm		Moderate	All