Tree Selection For Your Yard:
CTrEE's Favorites for Chico

Note: City street trees are designated by the city.

Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Grows to 20’
Spring flowers and fall color

Oriental Magnolia
Magnolia soulangiana
Grows to 25’
Spring flowers, spreading form

Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum
Grows to 20’
Airy, delicate foliage, fall color, slow growing

Trident Maple
A. buergerianum
Grows to 25’
Three lobed leaves, red or orange fall color

Tupelo or Sourgum
Nyssa sylvaticaz
Grows 30-50’
Fall color, interesting shape, tolerates poor drainage, varied soil and water conditions

Ginko or Maidenhair
Ginko biloba
Grows to 35-50-80’
Golden fall color, slow growing, plant male trees

Scarlet Oak
Quercus coccinea
Grows 60-80’
Fall color, moderate to rapid growth

Pistache
Pistacia chinensis
Grows to 60’
Fall color, spreading crown, challenging to prune

California Sycamore
Platanus racemos
Grows to 50-100’
Fast growing native