About This Guide . . .
This guide to Salida’s trees will help you select and care
for the proper tree for your planting site. The main section of
the guide lists tree species appropriate to Salida, with tree characteristics,
including average size in Salida, flowers, and fruit; environmental
requirements, including soil conditions, watering requirements,
disease and pest problems; comments; and recommendations on each
species’ suitability for street trees.
Photographs show specimen trees from around Salida. (Water requirements
listed are for maintenance after establishment, all trees need regular
watering to become established.) First come deciduous trees, followed
by evergreens. Within those categories, trees are grouped by size:
small, medium, and large.
Definitions used are those from the Salida city code (section 7-2-3):
a small tree is one that reaches 25 feet at maturity (in Salida);
a medium tree, one that reaches 25-40 feet; a large tree is one
that reaches more than 40 feet tall at maturity. Search for tree
species by growth rates or watering
needs. For planting, spacing, and
care instructions.
According to Salida city code, property owners are responsible
for minor maintenance of street trees, including watering, fertilizing,
and mulching; the city has the primary responsibility for planting,
trimming, spraying, removing, and replacing these trees. Before
planting, serious trimming, or removing a street tree, property
owners must obtain permission from the City.
All the evergreens listed in this section are
wind-pollinated, producing copious quantities of fine pollen in
late winter and spring. Those who suffer of respiratory allergies
may not want to plant these trees. |
