Category: Trees

Fruitless Olive Trees for California Landscapes - California Tree Series

Olives Without The Mess: Three Fruitless Olives for California Landscapes Nothing evokes the romance of the Mediterranean like majestic olive trees. Their gray-green foliage and gnarled trunks are living sculptures in the garden. Olive trees are widely used in Spanish,

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Fern + Pine = Podocarpus? California Tree Series

Fern + Pine = Podocarpus? California Tree Series Fern pine is the common name for plant that is neither a fern nor a pine. Other common names for Podocarpus gracilior are Podocarpus, African fern pine, and yew pine. Podocarpus gracilor

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What’s a Zelkova? California Tree Series

What’s A Zelkova? Zelkova, Japanese zelkova—Zelkova serrata Japanese zelkova is a deciduous shade tree or street tree that grows well in many parts of California. After Dutch elm disease wiped out most of the majestic American elms, landscape architects began

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