California Pepper Tree– Pro or Con?

[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

[briansd1]

[quote=CBad]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.[/quote]

That’s very true. That’s why neighborhoods back East look so much nicer.

I prefer houses on streets that have parking strips (the small portion of landscape between the sidewalk and the street) planted with trees.

A nicely landscaped house with mature trees is better than the plain lawns we generally see in San Diego.

[briansd1]

[quote=CBad]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.[/quote]

That’s very true. That’s why neighborhoods back East look so much nicer.

I prefer houses on streets that have parking strips (the small portion of landscape between the sidewalk and the street) planted with trees.

A nicely landscaped house with mature trees is better than the plain lawns we generally see in San Diego.

[briansd1]

[quote=CBad]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.[/quote]

That’s very true. That’s why neighborhoods back East look so much nicer.

I prefer houses on streets that have parking strips (the small portion of landscape between the sidewalk and the street) planted with trees.

A nicely landscaped house with mature trees is better than the plain lawns we generally see in San Diego.

[briansd1]

[quote=CBad]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.[/quote]

That’s very true. That’s why neighborhoods back East look so much nicer.

I prefer houses on streets that have parking strips (the small portion of landscape between the sidewalk and the street) planted with trees.

A nicely landscaped house with mature trees is better than the plain lawns we generally see in San Diego.

[briansd1]

[quote=CBad]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.[/quote]

That’s very true. That’s why neighborhoods back East look so much nicer.

I prefer houses on streets that have parking strips (the small portion of landscape between the sidewalk and the street) planted with trees.

A nicely landscaped house with mature trees is better than the plain lawns we generally see in San Diego.

[svelte]

Good advice here.

I planted a California Pepper about 10 feet from my prior house and within 5 years it was HUGE (taller than the 2 story house) and the roots were pushing up the sidewalk. It killed the grass underneath it and there were numerous surface roots. I eventually had to have it removed.

I still love the way they look, but have decided that the only way I will plant another is if I have a 1+ acre lot and have an spot about 40 ft wide that (a) I don’t want anything except the Calif Pepper to grow in, and (b) want to mask something from my view because as I said…it got HUGE!!

A good choice in this part of the country for 1st floor window shade close to a house is a fruitless plum…it doesn’t get too big, roots stay deep, and it loses its leaves in the winter (when you want the tree bare so the sun can come in the window!).

[svelte]

Good advice here.

I planted a California Pepper about 10 feet from my prior house and within 5 years it was HUGE (taller than the 2 story house) and the roots were pushing up the sidewalk. It killed the grass underneath it and there were numerous surface roots. I eventually had to have it removed.

I still love the way they look, but have decided that the only way I will plant another is if I have a 1+ acre lot and have an spot about 40 ft wide that (a) I don’t want anything except the Calif Pepper to grow in, and (b) want to mask something from my view because as I said…it got HUGE!!

A good choice in this part of the country for 1st floor window shade close to a house is a fruitless plum…it doesn’t get too big, roots stay deep, and it loses its leaves in the winter (when you want the tree bare so the sun can come in the window!).

[svelte]

Good advice here.

I planted a California Pepper about 10 feet from my prior house and within 5 years it was HUGE (taller than the 2 story house) and the roots were pushing up the sidewalk. It killed the grass underneath it and there were numerous surface roots. I eventually had to have it removed.

I still love the way they look, but have decided that the only way I will plant another is if I have a 1+ acre lot and have an spot about 40 ft wide that (a) I don’t want anything except the Calif Pepper to grow in, and (b) want to mask something from my view because as I said…it got HUGE!!

A good choice in this part of the country for 1st floor window shade close to a house is a fruitless plum…it doesn’t get too big, roots stay deep, and it loses its leaves in the winter (when you want the tree bare so the sun can come in the window!).

[svelte]

Good advice here.

I planted a California Pepper about 10 feet from my prior house and within 5 years it was HUGE (taller than the 2 story house) and the roots were pushing up the sidewalk. It killed the grass underneath it and there were numerous surface roots. I eventually had to have it removed.

I still love the way they look, but have decided that the only way I will plant another is if I have a 1+ acre lot and have an spot about 40 ft wide that (a) I don’t want anything except the Calif Pepper to grow in, and (b) want to mask something from my view because as I said…it got HUGE!!

A good choice in this part of the country for 1st floor window shade close to a house is a fruitless plum…it doesn’t get too big, roots stay deep, and it loses its leaves in the winter (when you want the tree bare so the sun can come in the window!).

[svelte]

Good advice here.

I planted a California Pepper about 10 feet from my prior house and within 5 years it was HUGE (taller than the 2 story house) and the roots were pushing up the sidewalk. It killed the grass underneath it and there were numerous surface roots. I eventually had to have it removed.

I still love the way they look, but have decided that the only way I will plant another is if I have a 1+ acre lot and have an spot about 40 ft wide that (a) I don’t want anything except the Calif Pepper to grow in, and (b) want to mask something from my view because as I said…it got HUGE!!

A good choice in this part of the country for 1st floor window shade close to a house is a fruitless plum…it doesn’t get too big, roots stay deep, and it loses its leaves in the winter (when you want the tree bare so the sun can come in the window!).

[Aecetia]

Great tree house tree because of its branches and it grows fast, but you should have a couple of acres to keep it away from anything else. I had ficus because of their beauty, but ended up having to murder them when the pool went in due to very invasive roots. There is supposed to be some kind of root guard thing you can plant the tree in to keep the roots from spreading, but I would really do a lot of checking before planting anything. We ended up with an Australian willow which is non-invasive, drought tolerant, etc., but it is an extremely slow grower.
However, there is very little leaf debris and you can plant under it.

[Aecetia]

Great tree house tree because of its branches and it grows fast, but you should have a couple of acres to keep it away from anything else. I had ficus because of their beauty, but ended up having to murder them when the pool went in due to very invasive roots. There is supposed to be some kind of root guard thing you can plant the tree in to keep the roots from spreading, but I would really do a lot of checking before planting anything. We ended up with an Australian willow which is non-invasive, drought tolerant, etc., but it is an extremely slow grower.
However, there is very little leaf debris and you can plant under it.

[Aecetia]

Great tree house tree because of its branches and it grows fast, but you should have a couple of acres to keep it away from anything else. I had ficus because of their beauty, but ended up having to murder them when the pool went in due to very invasive roots. There is supposed to be some kind of root guard thing you can plant the tree in to keep the roots from spreading, but I would really do a lot of checking before planting anything. We ended up with an Australian willow which is non-invasive, drought tolerant, etc., but it is an extremely slow grower.
However, there is very little leaf debris and you can plant under it.

[Aecetia]

Great tree house tree because of its branches and it grows fast, but you should have a couple of acres to keep it away from anything else. I had ficus because of their beauty, but ended up having to murder them when the pool went in due to very invasive roots. There is supposed to be some kind of root guard thing you can plant the tree in to keep the roots from spreading, but I would really do a lot of checking before planting anything. We ended up with an Australian willow which is non-invasive, drought tolerant, etc., but it is an extremely slow grower.
However, there is very little leaf debris and you can plant under it.

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