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.

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...

Picea glauca - White Spruce

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I was really surprised to see this specimen the other day while walking the cemetery next to Dominican Hospital (seems oddly convenient to b...
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