Trees of Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County has a wide assortment of tree species grown and some great examples located in public spaces. Trees are covered like a field guide. Walking and Driving tree tours are listed on the right. Search by common name or tree attributes in the search engine.

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa 'Saligna Aurea' - Golden Weeping Monterey Cypress

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This is a pretty cool cultivar of our Monterey Cypress tree. Growing to 25' or so and about as wide, the thin lateral branchlets are lon...
Monday, December 30, 2024

Quercus x ganderi - Gander's oak

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 I have been looking at these two Oaks for years and I think I am close to getting to the correct identification. I always guessed they were...
Sunday, December 15, 2024

Aloe 'Hercules' - Hercules Tree Aloe

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There are several tree aloes around and I am not sure which is which, but according to the owner of this row of trees, these are 'Hercul...
Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Acer x fremanii 'Jeffersred' - Autumn Blaze®

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The hybrids between the red ( A. rubrum ) and the silver A. saccharinum ) have been around for a long time but they are not very common in o...
Friday, July 12, 2024

Pinus heldreichii - Bosnian Pine

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I really like this smaller pine tree. I saw them years ago at the Morton Arboretum and a few in England. I am not sure who designed the Apto...

Callitropsis nootkatensis 'Pendula' - Weeping Alaskan Cedar

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Great plant --- names are a mess --- one of my favorites of all time. This cultivar is distinctly weepy when compared to the species which i...
Sunday, October 8, 2017

Neolitsea sericea

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I came around a corner and this tree looked so unfamiliar I had to stop to look. That's when I saw the red foliage that was growing on a...
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