Whatz That? - Barstow evergreen trees

Many plants have more than one popular name.  Therefore they can be identified more accurately by their scientific name.  Nurseries are just beginning to realize that and include both names on the labels.  I am doing the same here.  Also I am alphabetizing them by the scientific names as that is the way they are listed in Sunset's Western Gardening Book, the basic authority for plants in this area.  Barstow's climate is USDA 8a or more accurately Sunset's 11.  Those evergreen trees I have located in Barstow are shown in the first section, with pictures.  In the second section are other evergreen trees that are recommended for zone 11.  Palm trees, yuccas, and their kin are in separate postings.


White Fir/Abies concolor
80'x 15'

Shoestring Acacia/Acacia stenophylla
30'x20'   marginal

Deodar/Cedrus deodara
80'x 40'
needles 1"- 1 1/2" single

Arizona Cypress/Cupressus arizonica    
40'x20'
fast-growing
tear-drop shape
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Italian Cypress/ Cupressus sempervirens                    
60'x5'
columnar
The ones in the picture are young.
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White Ironbark/Eucalyptus leucoxylon
30'x18'
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Silver Dollar Eucalyptus/Eucalyptus cinerea
20'x20'
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Hollywood Juniper/Juniperus chinensis 'Tortulosa'
15'x10'











Weeping Juniper/Juniperus scopulorum
20'x10'
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Oleander/Nerium oleander
20'x12'
trim as bush or tree
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Olive/Olea europaea
25'x 25'
trim as bush or tree
single or multitrunk
fruit inedible without processing
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Afghan Pine/Pinus eldarica
30'x15'
conical
needles in threes
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Aleppo Pine/Pinus halepensis
30'x30'
fluffy and round
needles in threes
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Chilean Mesquite/Prosopis chilensis
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Argentine Mesquite/Prosopis alba
30'x 30'
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Holly Oak/Quercus ilex
30'x 30'










California Pepper /Schinus molle
25'x25'
marginal, fast growing, poisonous
distinctive peppery smell
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Texas Mountain Laurel/Sophora secundiflora            
15'x10'   slow growing
purple flowers, poisonous
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Athel/Tamarix aphylla 

30'x50'  

salty leaves

inconspicuous white flowers

reseeds

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Slimleaf Vauquelina/ Vauquelina corymbosa
20'x15'
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 I will add more pictures as I locate evergreen trees and identify them.  Meanwhile, there is a list below of other evergreen trees that, according to the Sunset Gardening Book, should grow in Barstow.

The pictures below are from the Victorville area.

Nordmann Fir/Abies nordmanniana                                 30'x20'   fast growing, conical, regular water
Spanish Fir/Abies pinsapo                                                 25'x10'  slow growing, blue gray
Incense Cedar/Calocedrus decurrens                                75'x10'
Leyland Cypress/Cupressus x Chamaecyparis leylandii   60'x8'     fast growing, short-lived
Red River Gum/Eucalyptus camaldulensis                        45'x45'
Cider Gum/Eucalyptus gunnii                                           30'x18'   fast growing
Coolibah/Eucalyptus microtheca                                       30'x24'
Nichol's Willow-leafed Peppermint/Eucalyptus nicholii   36'x15'   weeping
Ghost Gun/Eucalyptus pauciflora                                     24'x18'
Silver Dollar Gum/Eucalyptus polyanthemos                   30'x15'
Silver Mountain Gum/Eucalyptus pulverulenta               18'x6'
Coral Gum/Eucalyptus torquata                                       18'x15'   red flowers
Manna Gum/Eucalyptus viminalis                                    30'x24'
Toyon/Heteromeles arbutifolia                                           15'x12'   red berries in winter
Wilson Holly/Ilex altaclerensis 'Wilsonii'                          15'x10'   trim as bush or tree, red berries
Chinese Holly/Ilex cornuta                                               10'x10'   trim as bush or tree, red berries
Inkberry/Ilex glabra                                                          10'x10'   trim as bush or tree, black berries
Eastern Red Cedar/Juniperus virginiana                           40'x15'   conical
Glossy Privet/Ligustrum lucidum                                      20'x20'   reseeds
Bristlecone Pine/Pinus aristata                                          20'x15'   slow growing



Pinon Pine/Pinus cembroides v edulis
10'x8'   
slow growing, edible seeds
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Limber Pine/Pinus flexilis                                                  30'x10'   slow growing
Italian Stone Pine/Pinus pinea                                          40'x40'   umbrella shape

Black Pine/Pinus thunbergi
20'x10'








Honey Mesquite/Prosopis glandulosa                                     30'x 30'
Bigcone Spruce, Bigcone Douglas Fir/Pseudotsuga        60'x30'
Canyon Live Oak/Quercus chrysolepsis                           20'x20'
Cork Oak/Quercus suber                                                 30'x30'   bark is source of cork
Desert Scrub Oak/Quercus turbinella                              10'x10'   trim as bush or tree
Southern Live Oak/Quercus virginiana                            40'x80'
Arizona Rosewood/Vauquelina californica                      20'x 15'