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Garden City Community Park - Tree Collection
The tree list for the Arboretum has been divided into two main categories - the Asian/Oceanic Tree Species and the Americas Tree Species - with these categories representing the origin and region of the specific plant.
Asian/Oceanic Tree Species
The following plants are native to the countries and islands situated on the western side of the Pacific Ocean and are well suited to the hardy Pacific coast climate. They include:
|
Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Acer capillipes | Red Snake-bark Maple | Japan |
| Acer davidii | Pere Davids Maple | China |
| Acer ginnala | Amur Maple | Machuria, Japan |
| Acer griseum | Paperbark Maple | China |
| Acer palmatum | Japanese Maple | Japan |
| Betula albosinesis | Chinese White Birch | China |
| Cunninghamia lanceolata | Chinese Fir | China |
| Davidia involucrata | Dove Tree | China |
| Eucommia ulmoides | Eucommia | China |
| Ginkgo biloba | Maidenhair Tree | China |
| Hamamelis mollis | Chinese Witch Hazel | Western China |
| Juglans regia | Persian Walnut | China, Southeast Europe |
| Koelreuteria paniculata | Golden-Rain Tree | China, Japan, and Korea |
| Liriodendron chinensis | Chinese Tulip Tree | China |
| Magnolia heptapeta | Yulan Magnolia | China |
| Magnolia kobus | Kobus Magnolia | Japan |
| Magnolia stellata | Star Magnolia | Japan |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides | Dawn Redwood | China |
| Paulownia tomentosa | Foxglove Tree | China |
| Picea thunbergii | Japanese Black Pine | Japan |
| Quercus acutissima | Oriental Chestnut Oak | Korea, Japan, and China |
| Sciadopitys verticillata | Umbrella Pine | Japan |
| Stewartia psuedocamillia | Japanese Stewartia | Japan |
| Zelkova serrata | Japanese Zelkova | Japan |
The Americas Tree Species
The following plants are native to the continents of North and South America, or the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean and are well suited to the hardy Pacific coast climate. They include:
|
Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Acer circinatum | Vine Maple | North America |
| Acer glabrum | Douglas Maple | North America |
| Acer macrophyllum | Big-Leaf Maple | North America |
| Araucaria araucana | Monkey-Puzzle | Chile, Argentina |
| Arbutus menziesii | Arbutus or Madrone | North America |
| Betula papyrifera | Paper Birch | North America |
| Calocedrus decurrens | Incense Cedar | North America |
| Chamaecyparis nootkatensis | Yellow Cedar | North America |
| Cornus nuttalii | Pacific Dogwood | North America |
| Malus fusca | Western Crab Apple | North America |
| Nothofagus antarctica | Antarctic Beech | Chile, Argentina |
| Picea sitchensis | Sitka Spruce | North America |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii | Douglas Fir | North America |
| Quercus garryana | Garry Oak | North America |
| Rhamnus purshiana | Cascara | North America |
| Sequoiadendron giganteum | Giant Redwood | North America |
| Thuja plicata | Western Red Cedar | North America |
| Tsuga heterophylia | Western Hemlock | North America |
