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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 Evergreen Trees (mature size is over 30’ up to 50’ tall)
SP = Spring SU = Summer PDX = Portland or Willamette Valley native OR = Oregon native
Common name | Botanical name | Native | Wildlife value | Showy flowers | Bark interest | Drought tolerance |
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Alaska yellow-cedar | Cupressus nootkatensis | OR | - | - | - | Low |
Camphor – Hardy Chinese | Cinnamomum chekiangensis | - | - | - | - | - |
Cedar –Deodar medium cultivars | Cedrus deodara ’Aurea’, ‘Emerald Falls’, ‘Karl Fuchs’, ‘Lakeview’, ‘Miles High’, ‘Shalimar’ | - | - | - | - | - |
Cedar – Western red cultivars | Thuja plicata ‘Atrovirens’, ‘Excelsa’, ‘Virescens’ | PDX | - | - | - | - |
Cedar – Green Giant hybrid | Cedrus x ‘Green Giant’ | - | - | - | - | - |
Cryptomeria | Cryptomeria japonica ‘Kitayama’, ‘Radicans’ and ‘Yoshino’ | - | - | - | - | - |
Cypress – Arizona | Cupressus arizonica | - | - | - | - | High |
Cypress – Baker | Cupressus bakeri | OR | Seeds | - | - | High |
Cypress – Sargent | Cupressus sargentii | - | - | - | - | High |
Cypress – Sawara cypress | Chamaecyparis pisifera | - | - | - | - | - |
Eucalyptus – Cider gum | Eucalyptus gunnii | - | Flowers | - | Yes | - |
Fir – Select white | Abies concolor ‘Select’ | - | Seeds | - | - | - |
Fir – Tortifolia Caucasian | Abies nordmanniana ‘Tortifolia’ | - | Seeds | - | - | - |
Gordonia | Gordonia lasianthus | - | Flowers | SP | - | Low |
Laurel – True or Mediterranean | Laurus nobilis | - | Fruits | - | - | High |
Magnolia – Southern | Magnolia grandiflora ‘D.D. Blanchard’ | - | Seeds | SU | - | - |
Magnolia – Sweetbay | Magnolia virginiana ‘Henry Hicks’, ‘Jim Wilson’ | - | Seeds | - | - | - |
Magnoloia – Tamaulipas | Magnolia tamaulipana ‘Bronze Sentinel’ | - | Seeds | SP | - | - |
Myrtle – Oregon | Umbellularia californica | OR | Fruits | - | - | High |
Oak – Bambooleaf oak | Quercus myrsinifolia | - | Acorns | - | - | - |
Oak – Cork | Quercus suber | - | Acorns | - | Yes | High |
Oak – Silverleaf | Quercus hypoleucoides | - | Acorns | - | - | High |
Pine – Austrian | Pinus nigra | - | Seeds | - | - | Med |
Pine – Bosnian | Pinus heldreichii Syn. P. leucodermis | - | Seeds | - | - | - |
Pine – Swiss stone | Pinus cembra (inc.‘Chalet’ and ‘Silver Sheen’) | - | Seeds | - | - | - |
Pine – Japanese black | Pinus thunbergii | - | Seeds | - | - | Med |
Pine – Japanese stone pine | Pinus pumila | - | Seeds | - | - | - |
Pine – Japanese white | Pinus parviflora (inc. forma ‘Glauca’) | - | Seeds | - | - | - |
Pine – Lacebark | Pinus bungeana | - | Seeds | - | Yes | - |
Pine – Limber | Pinus flexilis | OR | Seeds | - | - | High |
Pine – Korean | Pinus koraiensis (inc. ‘Morris Blue’) | - | Seeds | - | - | - |
Pine – Pinyon | Pinus cembroides var. edulis | - | Seeds | - | - | High |
Pine – Scots pine | Pinus sylvestris (inc. ‘Aurea’, ‘Bonna’) | - | Seeds | - | Yes | - |
Pine – Singleleaf pinyon | Pinus monophylla | - | Seeds | - | - | High |
Pine – White Mountain Eastern | Pinus strobus ‘White Mountain’ | - | Seeds | - | - | - |
Spruce – Black Hills | Picea glauca var. densata | - | Seeds | - | - | High |
Spruce – Colorado blue | Picea pungens (inc.‘Bizon Blue’, ‘Fat Albert’, ‘Hoopsii’, ‘Mission Blue’, and ‘Select Blue’) | - | Seeds | - | - | Med |
Thujopsis | Thujopsis dolabrata | - | - | - | - | - |
Yew – Western | Taxus brevifolia | PDX | - | - | Yes | - |