Tree Selection
Alpine Tree Care recommends the following trees for our region.
Small to Medium Evergreen Trees
- Fruitless Olive (Olea europaea ‘Majestic Beauty’)
- Elegant Water Gum (Tristaniopsis laurina ‘Elegant’)
- Strawberry Tree (Arbutus ‘Marina’)
- Azara (Azara microphylla)
- Citrus (various types)
- Bay (Laurus nobilis)
- Glen St. Mary Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora ‘Glen St. Mary’)
- Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens ‘Glauca’)
Small to Medium Deciduous Trees
- Trident Maple (Acer buergerianum)
- Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum)
- Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum – many types)
- Crimson King Norway Maple (Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’)
- Red Horsechestnut (Aesculus × carnea)
- European White Birch (Betula pendula)
- River Birch (Betula nigra)
- European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
- Purple Leaf Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’)
- Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
- Tricolor European Beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Tricolor’)
- Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia – many types of crape myrtle)
- Galaxy Hybrid Magnolia (Magnolia × ‘Galaxy’)
- Crabapple (Malus)
- Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis)
- Aristocrat Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana ‘Aristocrat’)
- Crimson Sentry Norway Maple (Acer platanoides ‘Crimson Sentry’)
Large Evergreen Trees
- Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens)
- Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica)
- Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara)
- Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
- Nichol’s Willowleafed Peppermint (Eucalyptus nicholii)
- Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
- Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis)
- Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
- Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
- Holly Oak (Quercus ilex)
- Cork Oak (Quercus suber)
- Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
Large Deciduous Trees
- Dynasty Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia ‘Dynasty’)
- October Glory Red Maple (Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’)
- European Hackberry (Celtis australis)
- Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo biloba)
- Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
- London Plane Tree (Platanus × hispanica)
- Valley Oak (Quercus lobata)
- Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
- Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
- Sawleaf Zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
- Purple European Beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Atropunicea’)
Screening Shrubs and Trees
- Holly (Ilex – many types)
- Chinese Blue Column Juniper (Juniperus chinensis ‘Columnaris’)
- Carolina Cherry (Prunus caroliniana)
- English Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
- Italian Buckthorn (Rhamnus alaternus)
- Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita – many types)
- Camellia (Camellia oleifera)
- Ceanothus (Ceanothus – many types)
- Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
Profile
Alpine Landscape, Co.
8787 Monterey Road
Gilroy, CA 95020
Phone: 408.846.9511
Fax: 408.846.9501
Contractor's License No.
C27/D49 641870
