Species Lists

Protected Tree Replacement Species List

Native trees in San Mateo County offer significant environmental benefits due to their co-evolution with local flora and fauna. Prioritizing native trees is crucial. When a native tree is removed it should be replaced with a similar native species, unless site conditions prevent it.

You can use the species filters below to narrow down the list of recommended species based on a selection of species attributes. The search input allows you to further narrow down the list by using a search term.

Native/Non-Native	Common Name	Scientific Name	Tree Stature	Foliage Type	Mature height (ft)	Canopy spread at maturity (ft)	Planting area (ft)	Protected Indigenous Tree?	Overhead Utility Friendly?	Water Use Rating2	Wetland/Riparian?	Oak woodland?	Forest?	Coastal?	Urban/Street Tree?	On DPW Plant List?
California Native	Arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	Medium	Deciduous	40	25	4-7	Yes	No	High	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
California Native	Black oak	Quercus kelloggii	Large	Deciduous	70	50	>8	Yes	No	Low	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
California Native	Blue oak	Quercus douglasii	Large	Evergreen	70	50	>8	Yes	No	Very low	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
California Native	California buckeye	Aesculus californica	Medium	Deciduous	25	20-30	4-7	Yes	Yes	Very low	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
California Native	California lilac	Ceanothus thyrsiflorus	Small	Evergreen	15	20	4	No	No	Low	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
California Native	Canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	Large	Evergreen	70	30	>8	Yes	No	Very low	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
California Native	Coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia	Large	Evergreen	70	70	>8	Yes	No	Very low	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
California Native	Coast redwood	Sequoia sempervirens	Very Large	Evergreen	200	100	>8	Yes	No	High	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
California Native	Engelmann oak	Quercus engelmanii	Large	Evergreen	70	80	4-7	No	No	Low	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
California Native	Interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni	Large	Evergreen	70	80	>8	No	No	Very low	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
California Native	Manzanita	Arctostaphylos manzanita	Small	Evergreen	15	10	4	No	Yes	Very low	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
California Native	Oregon white oak	Quercus garryana	Very Large	Deciduous	90	60	>8	Yes	No	Low	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
California Native	Pacific madrone	Arbutus menziesii	Large	Evergreen	70	50	>8	Yes	No	Low	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
California Native	Pinyon pine	Pinus edulis	Medium	Coniferous	40	25	4-7	No	Yes	Low	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
California Native	Red willow	Salix laevigata	Medium	Deciduous	50	35	>8	Yes	No	High	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
California Native	Toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia	Small	Evergreen	25	15	4-7	No	Yes	Low	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
California Native	Valley oak	Quercus lobata	Large	Deciduous	70	50	>8	Yes	No	Low	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
California Native	Wax myrtle	Morella californica	Small-Medium	Evergreen	30	30	4-7	No	No	Moderate	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
California Native	Western redbud	Cercis occidentalis	Small	Deciduous	25	20	4	No	No	Very low	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Non-Native	Abyssinian Coral Tree	Erythrina abyssinica	Medium	Deciduous	45	35	4-7	No	No	Medium	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Non-Native	American smoke tree	Cotinus obovatus	Small	Deciduous	25	25	4-7	No	Yes	Low	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Non-Native	Brisbane box	Lophostemon confertus	Large	Evergreen	50	30	4-7	No	No	Low	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Non-Native	Chinese pistache	Pistacia chinensis	Large	Deciduous	40	35	4-7	No	No	Low	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Non-Native	Compton oak	Quercus × comptoniae	Large	Deciduous	60	30	4-7	No	No	Medium	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Non-Native	Cork oak	Quercus suber	Large	Evergreen	70	70	4-7	No	No	Low	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Non-Native	Dragon tree	Dracaena draco	Small	Evergreen	30	15	4	No	Yes	Low	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Non-Native	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Medium	Deciduous	40	30	4-7	No	No	Medium	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Non-Native	Evergreen maple	Acer paxii	Medium	Evergreen	35	20	4-7	No	No	Low	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Non-Native	Hedge maple	Acer campestre	Medium	Deciduous	35	35	4-7	No	No	Low	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Non-Native	Holly oak	Quercus ilex	Large	Evergreen	70	55	>8	No	No	Medium	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Non-Native	Island oak	Quercus tomentella	Large	Evergreen	50	35	>8	No	No	Low	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Non-Native	Jacaranda	Jacaranda mimosifolia	Medium	Deciduous/Evergreen	50	30	4-7	No	No	Low	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Non-Native	Lemon bottlebrush	Callistemon citrinus	Small	Evergreen	25	25	4-7	No	No	Low	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Non-Native	Mexican blue oak	Quercus oblongifolia	Large	Deciduous	60	30	>8	No	No	Medium	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Non-Native	Netleaf oak	Quercus rugosa	Large	Evergreen	60	30	>8	No	No	Low	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Non-Native	Purple-leaf plum	Prunus cerasifera	Small	Deciduous	25	20	4-7	No	Yes	Low	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Non-Native	Raywood Ash	Fraxinus angustifolia ‘Raywood’	Large	Deciduous	50	25	>8	No	No	Medium	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Non-Native	Redbay	Persea borbonia	Large	Evergreen	50	50	>8	No	No	Low	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Non-Native	Silver linden	Tilia tomentosa	Large	Deciduous	50	30	>8	No	No	Low	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Non-Native	Silverleaf oak	Quercus hypoleucoides	Large	Evergreen	80	25	>8	No	No	Low	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Non-Native	Snow-in-Summer	Melaleuca linariifolia	Medium	Evergreen	30	25	4-7	No	No	Low	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Non-Native	Sonoran palo verde	Parkinsonia praecox	Small	Deciduous	30	20	4	No	Yes	Low	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Non-Native	Sour gum	Nyssa sylvatica	Large	Deciduous	50	30	>8	No	No	Low	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Non-Native	Southern red oak	Quercus falcata	Large	Deciduous	80	50	>8	No	No	Low	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Non-Native	Tea tree	Leptospermum petersonii	Small	Evergreen	20	15	4	No	Yes	Low	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Non-Native	Water Gum	Tristaniopsis laurina	Medium	Evergreen	40	25	4-7	No	No	Low	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Non-Native	Weeping bottlebrush	Callistemon viminalis	Small	Evergreen	20	20	4	No	Yes	Low	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Non-Native	Yaupon holly	Ilex vomitoria	Small	Evergreen	20	15	4	No	Yes	Low	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No