Shady 80

Recommended trees for a cooler Sacramento region

It's important to plant the right tree in the right place. Use this catalog to help narrow down your tree selection. This list includes over 80 of the best trees for the Sacramento region — trees that will thrive in our climate and soil, that are ideal for urban and suburban areas, and that are relatively free of serious pests and diseases.

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Download our list of recommended trees. Please note that some information, especially regarding tree availability, is subject to change.

Afghan pine

Pinus eldarica

Aleppo pine

Pinus halepensis

Arizona cypress

Hesperocyparis arizonica

Austrian black pine

Pinus nigra

Blue atlas cedar

Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’

Blue oak

Quercus douglasii

Bubba desert willow

Chilopsis linearis ‘Bubba’

Bur oak

Quercus macrocarpa

California bay laurel

Umbellularia californica

California buckeye

Aesculus californica

California sycamore

Platanus racemosa

Canary Island pine

Pinus canariensis

Carob tree

Ceratonia siliqua

Chaste tree

Vitex agnus-castus

Chestnut leaf oak

Quercus castaneifolia

Chinese flame tree

Koelreuteria bipinnata

Chinese fringe tree

Chionanthus retusus

Chinese pistache

Pistacia chinensis

Coast live oak

Quercus agrifolia

Columnar zelkova

Zelkova serrata ‘Musashino’

Cork oak

Quercus suber

Desert Museum palo verde

Parkinsonia × ‘Desert Museum’

Emerald Sunshine elm

Ulmus propinqua ‘JFS-Bieberich’

European hackberry

Celtis australis

Fig

Ficus carica

Fruitless olive

Olea europaea

Goldenrain tree

Koelreuteria paniculata

Holly oak

Quercus ilex

Incense cedar

Calocedrus decurrens

Interior live oak

Quercus wislizeni

Italian stone pine

Pinus pinea

Jeffrey pine

Pinus jeffreyi

London plane

Platanus × acerifolia

Loquat

Eriobotrya japonica

Pepper tree

Schinus molle

Persian ironwood

Parrotia persica ‘Vanessa’

Persimmon

Diospyros kaki ‘Fuyu’

Pineapple guava

Feijoa sellowiana

Pomegranate

Punica granatum ‘Wonderful’

Ponderosa pine

Pinus ponderosa

Red Push pistache

Pistacia × ‘Red Push’

Red tip photinia

Photinia × fraseri

Sawleaf zelkova

Zelkova serrata

Shantung maple

Acer truncatum

Shoestring acacia

Acacia stenophylla

Silver linden

Tilia tomentosa ‘Sterling’

Strawberry tree

Arbutus ‘Marina’

Sweet bay laurel

Laurus nobilis

Texas red oak

Quercus buckleyi

Triumph elm

Ulmus ‘Morton Glossy’

Turkey oak

Quercus cerris

Upright English oak

Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’

Valley oak

Quercus lobata

Western redbud

Cercis occidentalis

Willow oak

Quercus phellos

Wireless zelkova

Zelkova serrata ‘Wireless’