California Pepper Tree– Pro or Con?

[CBad]

There are different kinds of peppers. We have both the Brazilian and the California. Overall I like the California better. The messy red berries tend to happen more with the Brazilian than the California. There can be red berries on the California but there aren’t as much. The Brazilian does look beautiful when it is full of red berries though. The Brazilian also has suckers that pop up from the root system constantly that you either have to live with or keep under control. We ended up having to do hardscape to deal with a lot of those suckers and that took care of most of the problem except for the ones directly on or right around the tree. They are both considered messy trees but honestly it depends where you put it whether that’s a big deal for you or not. It also depends what kind of landscaping you have. Our Californias drops lot of little leaves but they are in the back and drop them into bark…big deal.

Apparently some posters here don’t like them. But look around, they are gorgeous and obviously used a lot in CA. My neighbor has a 30+ year old California pepper that is absolutely to die for gorgeous. I have no problem with 1/4 of that tree hanging over my fence and yes, the little leaves drop into my yard and I don’t care. The beauty outweighs the little mess. People don’t plant enough trees in CA neighborhoods anymore and frankly it makes the neighborhood ugly, LOL! There are a lot of CA houses that aren’t that great looking but put them on a tree lined street and the street looks beautiful.

[CricketOnTheHearth]

GoUSC–
I’d love to see your list of good trees.

TIA

[CricketOnTheHearth]

GoUSC–
I’d love to see your list of good trees.

TIA

[CricketOnTheHearth]

GoUSC–
I’d love to see your list of good trees.

TIA

[CricketOnTheHearth]

GoUSC–
I’d love to see your list of good trees.

TIA

[CricketOnTheHearth]

GoUSC–
I’d love to see your list of good trees.

TIA

[briansd1]

[quote=GoUSC]

I can get you a list of good trees if you want but I need to be at the office. Let me know…[/quote]

I would love a list. I’m helping some relatives with landscaping. Now is a good time to do that as the labor is cheap and you would be helping the economy.

I’d be interested in a tree that can be planted in the middle of a patio for shade. But something that does not have invasive root that will destroy the patio later (that would be expensive).

I was once at a house that had a tree in the middle of the patio with thick pointy leaves. I think that was a holly tree but I’m not sure how tall they grow.

[briansd1]

[quote=GoUSC]

I can get you a list of good trees if you want but I need to be at the office. Let me know…[/quote]

I would love a list. I’m helping some relatives with landscaping. Now is a good time to do that as the labor is cheap and you would be helping the economy.

I’d be interested in a tree that can be planted in the middle of a patio for shade. But something that does not have invasive root that will destroy the patio later (that would be expensive).

I was once at a house that had a tree in the middle of the patio with thick pointy leaves. I think that was a holly tree but I’m not sure how tall they grow.

[briansd1]

[quote=GoUSC]

I can get you a list of good trees if you want but I need to be at the office. Let me know…[/quote]

I would love a list. I’m helping some relatives with landscaping. Now is a good time to do that as the labor is cheap and you would be helping the economy.

I’d be interested in a tree that can be planted in the middle of a patio for shade. But something that does not have invasive root that will destroy the patio later (that would be expensive).

I was once at a house that had a tree in the middle of the patio with thick pointy leaves. I think that was a holly tree but I’m not sure how tall they grow.

[briansd1]

[quote=GoUSC]

I can get you a list of good trees if you want but I need to be at the office. Let me know…[/quote]

I would love a list. I’m helping some relatives with landscaping. Now is a good time to do that as the labor is cheap and you would be helping the economy.

I’d be interested in a tree that can be planted in the middle of a patio for shade. But something that does not have invasive root that will destroy the patio later (that would be expensive).

I was once at a house that had a tree in the middle of the patio with thick pointy leaves. I think that was a holly tree but I’m not sure how tall they grow.

[briansd1]

[quote=GoUSC]

I can get you a list of good trees if you want but I need to be at the office. Let me know…[/quote]

I would love a list. I’m helping some relatives with landscaping. Now is a good time to do that as the labor is cheap and you would be helping the economy.

I’d be interested in a tree that can be planted in the middle of a patio for shade. But something that does not have invasive root that will destroy the patio later (that would be expensive).

I was once at a house that had a tree in the middle of the patio with thick pointy leaves. I think that was a holly tree but I’m not sure how tall they grow.

[GoUSC]

Here are some…

Bottle Tree
Foothill Palo Verde
Australian Willow
Bradford Flowering Pear
Brisbane Box
American Sweet Gum
Desert Willow
California Sycamore
Holly Oak
Non Fruit-Bearing Olive
African Sumac
Madrone
Orchid Tree
Gold Medallion Tree
Crape Myrtle (very popular)
Aristocrat Flowering Pear

These are all lower water trees that I have used on many of our projects (I do development) that we like. If you need the actual specific names I can provide those as well but this should be a good start for you. My personal favorite is the non-flowering olive tree but that doesn’t go with everything. Some of these trees do flower and drop their leaves but most are fairly easy to maintain. Hope this helps!

MARK

[GoUSC]

Here are some…

Bottle Tree
Foothill Palo Verde
Australian Willow
Bradford Flowering Pear
Brisbane Box
American Sweet Gum
Desert Willow
California Sycamore
Holly Oak
Non Fruit-Bearing Olive
African Sumac
Madrone
Orchid Tree
Gold Medallion Tree
Crape Myrtle (very popular)
Aristocrat Flowering Pear

These are all lower water trees that I have used on many of our projects (I do development) that we like. If you need the actual specific names I can provide those as well but this should be a good start for you. My personal favorite is the non-flowering olive tree but that doesn’t go with everything. Some of these trees do flower and drop their leaves but most are fairly easy to maintain. Hope this helps!

MARK

[GoUSC]

Here are some…

Bottle Tree
Foothill Palo Verde
Australian Willow
Bradford Flowering Pear
Brisbane Box
American Sweet Gum
Desert Willow
California Sycamore
Holly Oak
Non Fruit-Bearing Olive
African Sumac
Madrone
Orchid Tree
Gold Medallion Tree
Crape Myrtle (very popular)
Aristocrat Flowering Pear

These are all lower water trees that I have used on many of our projects (I do development) that we like. If you need the actual specific names I can provide those as well but this should be a good start for you. My personal favorite is the non-flowering olive tree but that doesn’t go with everything. Some of these trees do flower and drop their leaves but most are fairly easy to maintain. Hope this helps!

MARK

[GoUSC]

Here are some…

Bottle Tree
Foothill Palo Verde
Australian Willow
Bradford Flowering Pear
Brisbane Box
American Sweet Gum
Desert Willow
California Sycamore
Holly Oak
Non Fruit-Bearing Olive
African Sumac
Madrone
Orchid Tree
Gold Medallion Tree
Crape Myrtle (very popular)
Aristocrat Flowering Pear

These are all lower water trees that I have used on many of our projects (I do development) that we like. If you need the actual specific names I can provide those as well but this should be a good start for you. My personal favorite is the non-flowering olive tree but that doesn’t go with everything. Some of these trees do flower and drop their leaves but most are fairly easy to maintain. Hope this helps!

MARK

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