Local Tree Selection
Suggested Tree Replacements

The following was published by the Parks Department in a flyer entitled, Suggested Tree Replacements. This information was provided in order to assist the public in making better decisions selecting, planting, and caring for trees in the community.

The first recorded sighting of Monterey Bay was in 1542. A Portuguese navigator sailing for Spain sighted Monterey Bay and named it "La Bahia De Los Pinos" (Bay of Pines). Monterey is a unique community whose parks, tree lined streets, and wooded areas make up its Urban Forest that contribute to the personality of the City. The City of Monterey is committed to maintaining a diverse population of native and ornamental trees.  Public interest and awareness of the contribution the City makes is vital to the maintenance and development of the City of Monterey's Urban Forest. A healthy and well maintained urban forest can only be achieved by careful planning.

Tree selection is one of the most important decisions that a home owner makes when landscaping or replacing a tree lost to damage or disease. When selecting a new tree consider the following questions:

  • Why is your tree being planted?
  • What is the size and location of the planting site?
  • What type of soil do you have?
  • What is the purpose of the tree?

Tips on how to plant a tree:

 

Trees Suitable for Monterey:

Garden Trees Deciduous Large Landscape Trees Deciduous
Acer griseum - Paper Bark Maple Aesculus x carnea - Red Horsechestnut
Betula pendula - European White Birch Fagus sylvatica
Crataegus laevigata - English Hawthorn Fagus sylvatica 'Atropuncea' - Copper Beech
Crataegus cordata - Washington Hawthorn Liriodendron tulipifera - Tulip Tree
Ginko biloba - Maidenhair Liquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum
Magnolia soulangiana - Saucer Magnolia Robinia x ambigua 'Idahoensis' - Idaho Locust
Pyrus calleryana 'chanticleer' - Ornamental Pear Salix babylonica - Weeping Willow
Prunus cerasifera - Purple-leaf Plum Zelkova serrata - Sawleaf Zelkova
Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan' - Flowering Cherry
 
Garden Trees Evergreen Large Landscape Trees Evergreen
Arbutus 'Marina' Cedrus atlantica - Atlas Cedar
Cinnamomum camphora - Camphor Tree Cedrus deodara - Deodar Cedar
Eucalyptus nicholi Cupressus macracarpa - Monterey Cypress
Geijera parviflora - Australian Willow Fraxinus uhdei - Evergreen Ash
Laurus nobilis 'saratoga' - Sweet Bay Pinus canariesis - Canary Island Pine
Ligustrum confusum - Nepal Privet Pinus contorta - Shore Pine
Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia Pinus radiata - Monterey Pine
Metrosideros excelsus Quercus agrifolia - Coast Live Oak
Olea europia - Common Olive Quercus suber - Cork Oak
Pinus thunbergiana - Japanese Black Pine Seqouia sempervirens - Coast Redwood
Podocarpus gracilior - African Fern Pine Ulmus parvifolia - Chinese Evergreen Elm

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