TREES OF MARIN ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY NATURAL PLANT FAMILY,
Included in this list are some species that are usually shrubby but occasionally
become tree-sized. Some are worthy garden subjects, others are very difficult to grow.
* foreign species, or Ca. natives from out- of Marin county.
Acer negundo Box-elder Maple Aceraceae
Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf Maple "
Alnus rhombifolia White Alder Betulaceae
Alnus rubra Red Alder "
Calocedrus decurrens* Incense Cedar* Cupressaceae
Cupressus macrocarpa* Monterey Cypress* "
Cupressus sargentii Sargent Cypress "
Arbutus menziesii Madrone Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos manzanita Common Manzanita "
Acacia spp.* Acacia spp. * Fabaceae
Albizia lophantha* Plume Acacia* "
Chrysopsis chrysophylla Giant Chinquapin Fagaceae
Lithocarpus densiflorus Tanbark Oak "
Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak "
Quercus chrysolepis Canyon Live Oak
Quercus douglasii Blue Oak "
Quercus garryana Oregon Oak "
Quercus lobata Valley Oak "
Quercus kelloggii Black Oak “
Quercus parvula var. shrevei Shreve’s Oak "
Quercus parvula var. tamalpaisensis Tamalpais Oak "
Aesculus californica Ca Buckeye Hippocastanaceae
Umbellularia californica Ca. Bay-Laurel Lauraceae
Eucalyptus globulus* Blue-gum Eucalyptus * Myrtaceae
Fraxinus latifolia Oregon Ash Oleaceae
Pinus attenuata* Knobcone Pine* Pinaceae
Pinus coulteri* Big-cone Coulter Pine * "
Pinus muricata Bishop Pine "
Pinus radiata* Monterey Pine * "
Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas'-Fir "
Ceanothus velutinus Tobacco Brush Rhamnaceae
Amelanthier utahensis Service Berry Rosaceae
Cercocarpus betuloides Mountain-Mahogany "
Crataegus monogyna European Hawthorn* “
Crataegus suksdorfii Native Hawthorn "
Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon “
Prunus cerasifera* Cherry-plum* "
Salix exigua Narrow-leaved Willow Salicaceae
Salix laevigata Red Willow "
Salix lasiolepis Arroyo Willow "
Salix lucida lasiandra Yellow Willow "
Salix scouleriana Scouler's Willow "
Salix sitchensis Sitka Willow "
Ailanthus altissima* Tree-of-Heaven* Simaroubaceae
Sequoia sempervirens Coast Redwood Taxodiaceae
Torreya californica California-Nutmeg Taxaceae
Taxus brevifolia Western Yew "
Doreen Smith, 2005