Alameda County Public Works Agency
399 Elmhurst Street, Hayward, California 94544 (510) 670-5480
Alameda County Recommended Tree List
- Small size planting strip: 18"3' planting space or under overhead high-voltage lines
- Medium size planting strip: 3'-5' planting space
- Large size planting area: planting space greater than 5'
Trident Maple
(Acer buergeranum)
Max ht: 25'
Deciduous
3' growth/yr
red & gold Fall color
Japanese Maple
(Acer palmatum)
Max ht: 25'
Deciduous
1-2' growth/yr
red, gold & orange Fall color
California Redbud
(Cercis occidentalis)
Max ht: 25'
Deciduous
3' growth/yr
purple flowers, gold Fall color
Hybrid Crape Myrtle
(Lagerstroemia x 'fauriei', 'Biloxi' , 'Fantasy' , ' Natchez' , ' Muskogee' ,
'Tuscorora' , ' Wichita')
Max ht: 25'
Deciduous
1-3' growth/yr
pink, red, or white flowers in summer
Flowering Plum
(Prunus blireiana)
Max ht: 25'
Deciduous
2' growth/yr
showy pink flowers Winter-Spring
Japanese Flowering Cherry
(Prunus serrulata 'Amanogawa')
Max ht: 25'
Deciduous
2' growth/yr
pink flowers in Spring, gold Fall color
Swamp Myrtle
(Tristania laurina)
Max ht: 25'
Evergreen
1' growth/yr
yellow flowers Spring-Summer
Carolina Laurel Cherry
(Prunus caroliniana)
Max ht: 25'
Evergreen
1' growth/yr
white flowers Winter-Spring
