Medium and Small Native Trees

Information

Replacing trees removed on private property

While street trees must be chosen from the appropriate Approved Street Tree Planting List for planting, there are no specific species that must be selected for planting trees on private property. This list presents options to help guide you in selecting a species to plant on your property.

Medium and small native trees of the Willamette Valley and Oregon (mature size is 15’ to 50’ tall)

EB = Evergreen broadleaf PDX = Portland or Willamette Valley native SP = Spring

EC = Evergreen conifer OR = Oregon native LSP = Late spring

Common name	Botanical name	Mature height	Evergreen	Native	Wildlife value	Showy flowers	Showy fall color	Drought tolerance
Cascara buckthorn	Rhamnus purshiana	Small	-	PDX	Fruit	-	-	Med
Cedar – Weeping blue Alaska yellow	Cupressus nootkatensis ‘Glauca Pendula’ and ‘Pendula’	Small	EC	OR	-	-	-	Low
Cedar – Viridis Alaska yellow	Cupressus nootkatensis ‘Viridis’	Small	EC	OR	-	-	-	Low
Cedar – Western red cultivars	Thuja plicata (inc.‘Atrovirens’, ‘Excelsa’ ‘Virescens’ and ‘Zebrina’)	Med	EC	PDX	-	-	-	-
Crabapple – Western	Malus fusca	Small	-	PDX	Fruit	SP	-	Med
Cypress – Baker	Cupressus bakeri	Med	EC	OR	Seeds	-	-	High
Dogwood – Pacific	Cornus nuttallii	Med	-	PDX	Fruit	SP	Yes	-
Hackberry – Netleaf	Celtis reticulata	Med	-	OR	-	-	-	High
Hawthorn – Black	Crataegus douglasii	Small	-	PDX	Fruits	SP	-	-
Larch – Subalpine	Larix lyallii	Med	-	OR	Seeds	-	-	-
Myrtle – Oregon	Umbellularia californica	Med	EB	OR	Fruits	-	-	High
Pine – Limber	Pinus flexilis	Med	EC	OR	Seeds	-	-	High
Pine – Shore	Pinus contorta var. contorta	Small	EC	OR	Seeds	-	-	-
Pine – Vanderewolf’s Pyramid limber	Pinus flexis ‘Vanderwolf's Pyramid’	Small	EC	OR	Seeds	-	-	High
Spruce – Engelmann	Picea engelmannii	Med	EC	OR	Seeds	-	-	-
Willow – Scouler’s	Salix scouleriana	Small	-	PDX	-	-	-	-
Yew – Western	Taxus brevifolia	Med	EC	PDX	-	-	-	Med