Idlewild Park Trees: Self-Guided Walking Tours of Reno's Arboretum

City of Reno

Idlewild Park Trees Self-Guided Walking Tours of Reno’s Arboretum

IDLEWILD PARK The 49 acres for the City of Reno’s Idlewild Park were purchased from James Newlands, the nephew of former U.S. Senator Francis Newlands, around 1920.

In 1907, James had acted for his uncle in the purchase of this land, that had been the Bennett, Murray, and Ferris ranches.

The park was given its name by a vote of the citizens of Reno through a newspaper contest. The name was inspired by the new aerodrome in New York City, which is now known as John F. Kennedy International Airport.

San Francisco landscape engineer Donald McLaren designed the grounds for the park in preparation for an exposition to celebrate the completion of the

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transcontinental Lincoln Highway in 1927. Work on the grounds began in the spring of 1925 and finished that October. The exposition ran from June 25-August 1, 1927.

The State of California constructed the California Building to house displays from many of the state’s departments and counties for the exposition, and the California Legislature passed a resolution dedicating the California Building to WWI veterans. When the exposition was over, California gave the building to the American Legion, which held meetings in the building for many years. In 1983, the American Legion gifted it to the City of Reno, and it remains in use now.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Park Information 4 Idlewild Idlewild’s overall features, drives and walks.

E 14 Walk 37 trees: Between the upper pond and Truckee River.

A 6 Walk 22+ trees: Around baseball field and along Latimore Dr.

F 16 Walk 56 trees: From the parking lot between the upper and

B 8 Walk 63 trees: From James D. Hoff Peace Officers

Memorial, Spoon Drive, Latimore Dr., Cowan Dr. and near the Rose Garden.

C 10 Walk 36 trees: From James D. Hoff Peace Officers

Memorial, Cowan Dr., Idlewild Dr., and loop to Mastroianni Dr.

D 12 Walk 49 trees: From James D. Hoff Peace Officers

Memorial, Cowan Dr., along the Crooked Mile Path and loop around the Reno Arch Lion’s Den.

lower pond, around parking loop, Mastroianni Dr. and loop between Mastroianni Dr. and Crooked Mile Path.

G 18 Walk 38 trees: From Mastroianni Dr., Crooked Mile

Path, Idlewild Dr. and between Mastroianni Dr. and Truckee River.

H 20 Walk 20 trees: Between Mastroianni Dr., Cowan Dr., upper pond and Reno Arch Lion’s Den.

Information 22 Botanical Common name, scientific name, flower color, growth rate, general leaf shape, mature size, native area, water needs and tree walk/number.

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Skate Park

This skate park is open to the public for skateboarding, BMX, scooter, wheelchair and inline skating.

California Building

Built in 1927 using Spanish-Revival style architecture reminiscent of the early California missions. This popular facility hosts numerous cultural and special events, weddings, meetings, and group gatherings throughout the year.

This one-acre Rose Garden has more than 2,250 colorful roses with 200 varieties. The blooming season is early June until September.

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Sculpted in June 1986 by Peter Wolf Toth, it pays tribute to the tribes of the Washoe, Paiute, and Shoshone Indians. This statue is titled “The 53rd Whispering Giant.”

James D. Hoff Peace Officers Memorial

This memorial is dedicated to the memory of peace officers in Nevada killed in the line of duty.

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An independent 501(c)(3) non-profit which offers park-based educational and recreational programs designed to increase community-wide awareness, appreciation, and stewardship of our parks.

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The outdoor Idlewild Pool is open to the public and has 8 lanes and two 1-meter boards with a tot pool.

This colorful playground is open to the public and is sponsored by the Reno Arch Lions Club.

The train ride is a fun spring and summer activity enjoyed by kids and families! The train goes around the upper pond.

These areas can be reserved by the public for private parties, company picnics, graduation parties or other social gatherings. For reservations: (775) 334-3888.

Idlewild Dr.

Idlewild Park’s drives were named for: Cowan Drive - Charles Cowan was a Reno City Council Member Latimore Drive: Joe Latimore was a Reno City Manager Mastroianni Drive: Joe Mastroianni was an early building inspector in the years after WWI, when the city’s building department was in its formative years.

Spoon Drive: Ed Spoon was a Reno City Council Member in the mid1960s and again in the late 1970s.

The street was also named in his honor because he played softball in the old city league, on the diamonds on Spoon Dr.

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TREE DESCRIPTIONS GLS General leaf shape (shown on the right) PL Approximate year planted * Unusual tree for this area P Plaque with tree’s and sponsor’s names S Plaque with only sponsors’ or honorees’ names • “State Champion,” “Co-State Champion” or “Upand-coming Tree” refers to trees in the Nevada Big Tree Registry.

• Descriptions of all the trees mentioned in this book are found in the back. The list is in alphabetical order.

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English Walnut* GLS: 6 | PL: 1997 | S Blue Ash* GLS: 6 | P Nevada “Up-and-coming Tree” Chinkapin Oak GLS: 3 | S Siberian Elm GLS: 5 | PL: 1940s Chinkapin Oak GLS: 3 | P Nevada “Up-and-coming Tree” Common Hackberry GLS: 2 American Elm GLS: 5 | PL: 1940

There are a number of these between here and the end of the ball field fence.

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Sierra (Western) Juniper* GLS: 12 Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus) GLS: 6 | PL: mid-1960s Ponderosa Pine GLS: 11 | PL: 1950s Bur Oak GLS: 3 | S Ponderosa Pine GLS: 11 | PL: 1950s

Northern Red Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1995 | S 14 Ponderosa Pine GLS: 11 | PL: 1950s 15 Chinkapin Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1995 Cross the street and head towards the Crooked Mile path for trees 16-18.

16 Fruitless White Mulberry (4) GLS: 3 | PL: 1960s 17 Rose of Sharon GLS: 1 | PL: 1980 18 Smoketree GLS: 2 | PL: 1960s Walk toward the Crooked Mile path to the maintenance area fence.

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Growing wild along the riverbanks.

Amur Maple GLS: 1 | PL: 1970 | S Nevada “State Champion” 21 Pecan* GLS: 6 | PL: 2001 22 Incense Cedar GLS: 12 20

The Crooked Mile

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• “State Champion,” “Co-State Champion” or “Upand-coming Tree” refers to trees in the Nevada Big Tree Registry.

• Descriptions of all the trees mentioned in this book are found in the back. The list is in alphabetical order.

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Start at the Peace Officers Memorial parking lot and head toward Idlewild Pool.

1 Oriental Arborvitae GLS: 12 2 Siberian Elm (group) GLS: 5 3 Red Maple GLS: 1 4 Red Maple GLS: 1 5 Columnar English Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 2016 6 Canada Red Chokecherry GLS: 2 7 Autumn Purple White Ash GLS: 6 8 Norway Maple GLS: 1 9 Northern Red Oak GLS: 3 10 Crabapple GLS: 2 | PL: 2000 11 London Planetree GLS: 1 | PL: 2000 Cross Spoon Dr. and go to the line of trees, heading toward Latimore Dr. Trees 12-18 are alternates of two species: 12 Bur Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1990 13 Chinkapin Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1990 Backtrack to tree 18 and head toward Latimore Dr. 19 Northern Red Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1985 | P 20 Northern Red Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1985 | P 21 Northern Red Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1985 | P 22 Common Hackberry GLS: 2 | PL: 1985 | P 23 Bur Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1985 | P 24 English Oak* GLS: 3 | PL: 1985 | P 25 Bur Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1985 | P

Walk along the baseball fence until you reach Latimore Dr. Ponderosa Pine GLS: 11 | PL: 1950s 27 American Elm GLS: 5 | PL: 1930-1940s 28 Juniper GLS: 12 29 Valley Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1985 30 Flowering Ash* GLS: 6 | PL: 1999 Trees from 31-34 are next to the street.

31 Fruiting Cherry GLS: 2 | PL: 1950s Nevada “State Champion” 32 Tuliptree GLS: 1 Tulip-like leaves | PL: 1950s 33 Paul’s Scarlet Hawthorn GLS: 3 | PL: 1950s 34 Honey Locust (4) GLS: 6 | PL: 1950s 35 Chitalpa GLS: 8 36 Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn GLS: 2 37 Western (Northern) Catalpa GLS: 2 | PL: 1950s | P Cross the driveway to the front of the California Building.

38 False Cypress (Alaska Cedar)* (3) GLS: 12 | PL: 1930 The last one is the Nevada “State Champion” Trees 39-67 between here and the sidewalk to the Rose Garden are: 39 Dawn Redwood GLS: 11 | PL: 2015 40 Ginkgo* GLS: 4 | PL: 1991 | P 41 Blue Atlas Cedar GLS: 11 42 Northern Red Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1982 43 Western (Northern) Catalpa GLS: 9 | PL: 1985 | P 44 Snow Fountains Cherry* GLS: 2 | PL: 2000 | P 26

Chinkapin Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1999 | P Take the sidewalk on the left of the Rose Garden for trees 46-51.

46 Fremont Cottonwood GLS: 9 | PL: Early 1900s 47 Eastern Arborvitae GLS: 12 | PL: 1960s 48 Crabapple (4) GLS: 2 49 Eastern Arborvitae GLS: 12 | PL: 1960s 50 Juniper GLS: 12 51 Blue Atlas Cedar (2) GLS: 11 | PL: 1960s The following trees are between the Peace Officers Memorial and Cowan St. 52 Border Pine* GLS: 11 | PL: 1985 | P Nevada “Up-and-coming Tree” 53 Fruiting Pear GLS: 2 54 Persimmon* GLS: 2 | PL: 2000 | P Nevada “Up-and-coming Tree” 45

Planted at the city nursery from a seed from Benton County, Indiana.

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Eastern White Pine GLS: 11 | PL: 1980 | P Nevada “State Champion” European Beech* GLS: 2 | PL: 2007 | P Katsura Tree* GLS: 9 | PL: 2009 | P Dawn Redwood* (2) GLS: 11 | PL: 1985 | P Tricolor Beech* GLS: 2 | PL: 1990 Colorado Blue Spruce GLS: 11 | PL: 1990 Bechtel Crabapple GLS: 2 | PL: 1995 | P Sierra (Western) Juniper* GLS: 12 | PL: 1930s | P Sweetgum (Liquidambar) GLS: 1 | PL: 1960s | P

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TREE DESCRIPTIONS GLS General leaf shape (shown on the right) PL Approximate year planted * Unusual tree for this area P Plaque with tree’s and sponsor’s names S Plaque with only sponsors’ or honorees’ names • “State Champion,” “Co-State Champion” or “Upand-coming Tree” refers to trees in the Nevada Big Tree Registry.

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Start at the Peace Officers Memorial’s parking lot for trees 1-13.

1 Sierra (Western) Juniper* GLS: 12 | PL: 1950s 2 Fruiting Pear GLS: 2 3 Persimmon* GLS: 2

Female tree, male is across the driveway.

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Common Horsechestnut GLS: 7 | P Goldenrain Tree GLS: 6 | P Crabapple GLS: 2 Common Horsechestnut GLS: 7 Goldenrain Tree GLS: 6 Norway Spruce GLS: 11 | PL: 1950s Red Horsechestnut* GLS: 7 | P Valley Oak* GLS: 3 | P

Started from an acorn in 1980 and is probably a hybrid, not a true Valley Oak

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Paul’s Scarlet Hawthorn GLS: 3 Columnar English Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1995 | P Bur Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 2016 Cork Oak* (2) GLS: 3 Austrian Pine (3) GLS: 11 Japanese Flowering Cherry* GLS: 2 Siberian Elm (3) GLS: 5 Green Pillar Columnar Pin Oak* GLS: 3 Columnar English Oak (3) GLS: 3 Scotch Pine GLS: 12 Norway Spruce (2) GLS: 11 Scotch Pine (2) GLS: 12 Blue Atlas Cedar GLS: 11 Red Maple GLS: 1

Pin Oak

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European Beech* (2) GLS: 2 | PL: 1990s (smaller) & 1950s (larger) The Nevada “Co-State Champion”

It is probably the cultivar ‘Atropunicea.’

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Juniper GLS: 12 Ponderosa Pine GLS: 11 Engelmann Spruce* GLS:11 Siberian Elm (group) GLS: 5 Fruiting Cherry GLS: 2 Bamboo* GLS: 8

This is a typical Bamboo thicket.

Japanese Red Pine* GLS: 11 | PL: before 1950 Nevada “State Champion” 34 Pin Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1950s | P 35 Colorado Blue Spruce (2) GLS: 11 | PL: 1950s 36 Western Hackberry GLS: 5 Nevada “Up-and-coming Tree” 33

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TREE DESCRIPTIONS GLS General leaf shape (shown on the right) PL Approximate year planted * Unusual tree for this area P Plaque with tree’s and sponsor’s names S Plaque with only sponsors’ or honorees’ names • “State Champion,” “Co-State Champion” or “Upand-coming Tree” refers to trees in the Nevada Big Tree Registry.

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Littleleaf Linden

Green Ash (line of trees) GLS: 6 | 3 P | PL: 1950s 2 Juniper GLS: 12 3 Austrian Pine GLS: 11 Trees 4-8 are between the small building and the streets.

4 Honey Locust GLS: 6 | PL: 1950s 5 Paul’s Scarlet Hawthorn GLS: 3 | PL: 1960s 6 Sensation Boxelder* GLS: 5 | 1998 Arbor Day Tree | P 7 Kentucky Coffee Tree* GLS: 6 | PL: 1997 8 Green Pillar Columnar Pin Oak* GLS: 3 | PL: 2016 Trees 9-17 are between the Crooked Mile and the lower path.

9 Black Cottonwood (group) GLS: 9 10 Fruitless White Mulberry (group) GLS: 2 11 Fremont Cottonwood GLS: 9 12 Juniper GLS: 12 13 Columnar Red Maple GLS: 1 | PL: 1995 14 Pecan* (2) GLS: 6 | PL: 2001 15 Black Cherry* GLS: 2 | PL: 1995 | P Nevada “Up-and-coming Tree” 16 Pecan* GLS: 6 | PL: 2001 17 Shingle Oak* GLS: 8 1

Red Maples and Crabapples

Trees 18-35 are between the lower path and train track.

18 Silver Maple GLS: 1 | PL: 1950 19 Incense Cedar (2) GLS: 12 | PL: 1950s | P 20 Juniper GLS: 12 21 Japanese Black Pine* (2) GLS: 11 | PL: 1960s The one on right is the Nevada “State Champion” 22 Crabapple (5) GLS: 2 23 Red Maple (3) GLS: 1 | PL: 1970 The one near the last crabapple in line is the Nevada “State Champion.”

24 Goldenrain Tree GLS: 6 25 Colorado Blue Spruce GLS: 11 26 Norway Maple GLS: 1 | PL: 1960s | P 27 Eastern White Pine* GLS: 11 | PL: 1980s 28 Silver Maple (2) GLS: 1 | PL: 1950s 29 Northern Red Oak GLS: 3 30 Columnar Red Maple GLS: 1 31 Giant Sequoia GLS: 10 32 Black Maple* GLS: 1 | PL: 1998 33 Littleleaf Linden GLS: 9

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Silver Maple (group) GLS: 1 | PL: 1950s 35 Bur Oak GLS: 3 36 Armstrong Red Maple GLS: 1 | PL: 1960s Nevada “State Champion” 37 Trident Maple* GLS: 1 | PL: 1960s Nevada “Co-State Champion” Trees 37-48 are between the small building, fence and Cowan Dr. 38 London Planetree GLS: 1 | PL: 1996 39 Paul’s Scarlet Hawthorn GLS: 3 40 Incense Cedar (2) GLS: 12 | PL: 1940s 41 Goldenrain Tree GLS: 6 34

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Pin Oak GLS: 3 False Cypress (Alaska Cedar)* (2) GLS: 12 Flowering Dogwood GLS: 2 Japanese Maple GLS: 1 Incense Cedar GLS: 12 Siberian Elm (2) GLS: 5 Canada Red Chokecherry (2) GLS: 2 Peach GLS: 8

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TREE DESCRIPTIONS GLS General leaf shape (shown on the right) PL Approximate year planted * Unusual tree for this area P Plaque with tree’s and sponsor’s names S Plaque with only sponsors’ or honorees’ names • “State Champion,” “Co-State Champion” or “Upand-coming Tree” refers to trees in the Nevada Big Tree Registry.

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Fruiting Mulberry* GLS: 2 2 Osage Orange (Hedgeapple)* GLS: 2 3 Red Maple GLS: 1 | P 4 London Planetree (2) GLS: 1 | P 5 Purple Robe Locust GLS: 6 Trees 6-80 are between the lower path and train track.

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Ginkgo* GLS: 4 | P White Fir GLS: 11 Paperbark Maple* GLS: 3 Colorado Blue Spruce GLS: 11 Eastern Redbud GLS: 9 Giant Sequoia GLS: 10 | PL: 1927

Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine GLS: 11 | PL: 1995 Arbor Day | P 15 Shingle Oak* GLS: 8 | PL: 1998 | P Nevada “Up-and-coming Tree” 16 Swamp White Oak* GLS: 3 | PL: 1996 Arbor Day | P 17 Dawn Redwood* GLS: 11 | PL: 1985 | P 18 Common Hackberry GLS: 5 | PL: 1995 Arbor Day | P 19 European Spindletree* GLS: 2 | PL: 2002 20 Giant Sequoia (2) GLS: 10 | PL: 1927 | P Trees 21-23 are between train track and upper pond.

21 Tupelo (Sour Gum)* GLS: 2 | PL: 1997 22 Silver Maple GLS: 1 | PL: 1950s 23 Bald Cypress* GLS: 11 | PL: 1985 Trees 24-25 were planted as a memorial to Scottie McCall, an Urban Forestry worker who died on the job.

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Columnar English Oak (3) GLS: 3 | PL: 2005 Northern Red Oak GLS: 3 Turkish Filbert* GLS: 2 Honey Locust (2) GLS: 6 Giant Sequoia GLS: 10 | PL: 1927 | P

Dedicated to Jim Ross, former Urban Forester.

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Crabapple (3) GLS: 2 Red Maple GLS: 1 Osage Orange (Hedgeapple)* GLS: 2 English Oak GLS: 3 | P Blue Atlas Cedar GLS: 11 | P Bur Oak GLS: 3 Eastern White Pine GLS: 11 American Sycamore (2) GLS: 1 | PL: 1950s

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TREE DESCRIPTIONS GLS General leaf shape (shown on the right) PL Approximate year planted * Unusual tree for this area P Plaque with tree’s and sponsor’s names S Plaque with only sponsors’ or honorees’ names • “State Champion,” “Co-State Champion” or “Upand-coming Tree” refers to trees in the Nevada Big Tree Registry.

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American Elm

American Sycamore GLS: 1 | PL: 1950 Nevada “State Champion” 2 Colorado Blue Spruce (3) GLS: 11 | PL: 1950s 3 Aristocrat Flowering Pear GLS: 2 | P Nevada “State Champion” 4 Black Locust (3) GLS: 6 | PL: 1930s 1

Aristocrat Pear

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Western (Northern) Catalpa GLS: 9 | PL: 1960s 6 Purple Leaf Plum (2) GLS: 2 | PL: 1960s Trees 7-23 are between Mastrioianni Dr. and the lower pond.

7 Crabapple GLS: 2 | PL: 2007 8 River Birch GLS: 2 | PL: 2007 9 Green Pillar Columnar Pin Oak* GLS: 3 | PL: 2007 10 Capital Flowering Pear GLS: 2 | PL: 2007 11 Sweetgum (Liquidambar) GLS: 1 | PL: 1950s 12 Capital Flowering Pear GLS: 2 | PL: 2007 13 American Elm GLS: 5 | PL: 1930s 14 Siberian Elm GLS: 5 | PL: 1930s 16 Crabapple GLS: 2 | PL: 2007 17 Flowering Dogwood GLS: 2 | PL: 2007 18 Oriental Arborvitae GLS: 12 19 Aristocrat Flowering Pear GLS: 2 5

Green Pillar Columnar Pin Oak* GLS: 3 | PL: 2007 White Fir GLS: 11 | PL: early 1960s Siberian Elm GLS: 5 | PL: 1930 American Sycamore GLS: 1 | PL: 1950s Incense Cedar (2) GLS: 12 | PL: 2016 Planted by volunteers.

Siberian Elm GLS: 5 Backtrack to tree 3 (Aristocrat) and head southeast for trees 26-50.

26 Pecan* GLS: 6 | PL: 1999 | P 25

Originally planted as a seed in 1995.

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Shellbark Hickory* GLS: 6 | PL: 1999 | P Kousa Dogwood GLS: 2 | S English Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1980s Chinese Pistache* GLS: 6 | PL: late 1940s | P Western Hackberry* GLS: 5 | P Chinkapin Oak* GLS: 3 Eastern Hophornbeam (Ironwood)* GLS: 5 | PL: 1995 Spanish Fir* GLS: 11 | PL: 1950 Green Ash GLS: 6 | PL: 1950s | P Chinese Hackberry* GLS: 5 | PL: 1950s Kentucky Coffee Tree* GLS: 6 Red Maple GLS: 1 | P

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Valley Oak* GLS: 3 | PL: 1990 40 Chinkapin Oak* GLS: 3 | PL: 1995 | P 41 Bur Oak GL: 3 | PL: 2000 | P 42 Pecan* GLS: 6 43 London Planetree GLS: 1 | PL: 1950 44 Fremont Cottonwood (2) GLS: 9 | PL: 1900s Head North to light pole for trees 45-57.

45 Common Hackberry GLS: 5 46 London Planetree GLS: 1 | PL: 1990s | P 47 Bur Oak GLS: 3 | P 48 Valley Oak* GLS: 3 | PL: early 1990s | P 49 Japanese Zelkova* GLS: 5 | PL: 1996 50 Flowering Ash* GLS: 6 | PL: 1996 | P 51 Paperbark Maple* GLS: 3 52 Shellbark Hickory* GLS: 6 | PL: 2000 53 London Planetree (2) GLS: 1 39

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London Planetree GLS: 1 | PL: 2000 Arbor Day | P 55 Black Locust (2) GLS: 6 | PL: 1930s 56 Valley Oak* GLS: 3 57 Green Ash GLS: 6 54

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TREE DESCRIPTIONS GLS General leaf shape (shown on the right) PL Approximate year planted * Unusual tree for this area P Plaque with tree’s and sponsor’s names S Plaque with only sponsors’ or honorees’ names • “State Champion,” “Co-State Champion” or “Upand-coming Tree” refers to trees in the Nevada Big Tree Registry.

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Lower pond and the American Sycamore

Pecan* GLS: 6 2 Common Hackberry GLS: 5 3 Goldenrain Tree GLS: 6 | PL: 1990s 4 Bradford Flowering Pear GLS: 2 | PL: 1990 | 2 S 5 Western Hackberry* GLS: 5 | PL: 1985 | P Trees 6-11 are next to the pond.

6 Red Maple GLS: 1 | P 7 London Planetree GLS: 1 | PL: 1950s | P 8 European Mountain Ash GLS: 6 | PL: 1970 9 Pecan GLS: 6 | P 10 Honey Locust (2) GLS: 6 | PL: 1960s | P 11 Green Ash (3) GLS: 6 12 Common Hackberry GLS: 5 1

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14 Kentucky Coffee Tree* GLS: 6 | PL: 2001 15 Washington Hawthorn (2) GLS: 2 | PL: 1970 Western one is the Nevada “State Champion” 16 Chinkapin Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 2001 17 Northern Red Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1985 18 Valley Oak* GLS: 3 19 Bur Oak GLS: 3 | S 20 Jeffrey Pine (group) GLS: 11 21 Purple Leaf Plum (2) GLS: 2 Trees 22-30 were originally planted in the 1940s with native junipers.

22 Utah Juniper (group) GLS: 12 23 Digger (Gray) Pine* GLS: 11 24 Blue (Douglas) Oak* (2) GLS: 3 25 Gambel Oak* GLS: 3

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Chinese Pistache* GLS: 6 27 Digger Pine* GLS: 11 28 Singleleaf Pinyon Pine* (2) GLS: 11 29 Blue (Douglas) Oak* GLS: 3 30 Dwarf Chinkapin (Scrub Chestnut) Oak* GLS: 3 Retrace your steps between the path and the river for trees 31-34.

31 Incense Cedar (group) GLS: 12 32 Honey Locust GLS: 6 33 Japanese Black Pine* GLS: 11 34 Siberian Elm GLS: 5 35 London Planetree GLS: 1 | PL: 1990s 36 Bur Oak GLS: 3 | PL: 1998 | S 37 Osage Orange (Hedgeapple)* GLS: 2 | PL: 1990 26

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TREE DESCRIPTIONS GLS General leaf shape (shown on the right) PL Approximate year planted * Unusual tree for this area P Plaque with tree’s and sponsor’s names S Plaque with only sponsors’ or honorees’ names • “State Champion,” “Co-State Champion” or “Upand-coming Tree” refers to trees in the Nevada Big Tree Registry.

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Honey Locust GLS: 6 | PL: 1980s Giant Sequoia GLS: 10 | S Chinkapin Oak GLS: 3 Autumn Glory Hawthorn* GLS: 2 Littleleaf Linden GLS: 9 | PL: 1970 Cedar of Lebanon* GLS: 11 | PL: 1950s Nevada “State Champion” European White Birch GLS: 2 London Planetree GLS: 1 Sweetgum (Liquidambar) GLS: 1 Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick* GLS: 9 | PL: 2012 Fruiting Pear GLS: 2 | PL: 2012

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Fuji Apple GLS: 2 | PL: 2012 Brandywine Crabapple* GLS: 2 | PL: 2012 Sweetgum (Liquidambar) GLS: 1 | PL: 2012 Weeping Higan Cherry GLS: 2 | PL: 2012 Digger (Gray) Pine* GLS: 11 | PL: 2012 Dwarf Deodar Cedar* GLS: 11 | PL: 2012 Sugar Maple* GLS: 1 | PL: 2012 Giant Sequoia GLS: 10 | PL: 1987 Goldenrain Tree GLS: 6 | PL: 2012

Colorado Blue Spruce

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DESCRIPTIONS Common name - Scientific name TREE DESCRIPTIONS TY Type of tree FM Tree family F Flower color G Growth rate GLS General leaf shape MS Mature size (height x width in feet) N Native area W Water needs FC Fall color Tree walk/number Locations of trees

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American Elm - Ulmus americana TY: Elm FM: Ulmaceae F: Yellow-green G: Fast GLS: 5 MS: 90x70 N: Eastern U.S. W: Moderate FC: Yellow Tree numbers: A7, B27 & F13 This tree is susceptible to Elm Leaf Beetles and European Elm Scale in Reno. It produces large numbers of seeds each spring. Due to its insect and disease problems, it is illegal to plant this in Reno.

American Sycamore - Platanus occidentalis TY: Sycamore FM: Platanaceae F: Yellow or red G: Medium to fast GLS: 1 MS: 100x60 N: Southeastern U.S. W: Moderate FC: Yellow to brown Tree walk/numbers: E37, F1 & F23 This tree can attain great size and should be planted where it has lots of room to grow. In Reno, it is subject to leaf scale insects and powdery mildew, and it may develop frost cracks during extremely cold winters.

Amur Maple - Acer ginnala TY: Maple FM: Aceraceae F: Insignificant G: Medium GLS: 1 MS: 25x20 N: Asia W: Xeric FC: Yellow, orange, pink and red Tree walk/numbers: A20 It has low-to medium-water needs and will tolerate some drought once established. This is sometimes referred to as a subspecies of Tatarian Maple.

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Aristocrat Flowering Pear Pyrus calleryana ‘Aristocrat’ TY: Pear FM: Rosaceae F: White G: Fast GLS: 2 MS: 30x20 N: Cultivar W: Xeric FC: Red, orange and yellow Tree walk/numbers: F3 & F19 The fruit, if any, is hard and peanutsized. Most cultivars of Callery Pear are heat- and drought-resistant, and are well-adapted to Reno. Pear trees are subject to many of the same insect and disease problems found in other members of the Rose family.

Armstrong Red Maple - Acer X freemanii TY: Maple FM: Aceraceae F: Insignificant G: Fast GLS: 1 MS: 50x15 N: North America (cultivar) W: Riparian FC: Orangered Tree walk/number: D36 This is a columnar form of Red Maple and has the same requirements and limitations.

Austrian Pine - Pinus nigra TY: Pine FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Medium GLS: 11 MS: 40x25 N: Central and southeastern Europe and Western Asia W: Moderate FC: N/A Tree walk/numbers: C16 & D3 Its straight, gray trunk and resistance to insect pests help make this the most popularly planted landscape tree in Reno.

Autumn Glory Hawthorn Crataegus ‘Autumn Glory’ TY: Hawthorn FM: Rosaceae F: White G: Slow GLS: 2 MS: 20x15 N: France W: Moderate FC: Bronze-red Tree walk/number: H4 A hybrid between English Hawthorn and Mexican Hawthorn. Its bright red fruits are larger than those of other Hawthorns, and persist all winter.

Autumn Purple White Ash Fraxinus americana ‘Autumn Purple’ TY: Ash FM: Oleaceae F: Insignificant G: Medium to fast GLS: 6 MS: 50x40 N: Eastern U.S. W: Low to moderate FC: Yellow, purple, brown Tree walk/number: B7 A popular cultivar of White Ash, this tree has slightly larger leaves than those of Green Ash and has yellow, bronze, reddish or purple fall foliage. It is susceptible to the Western Ash Borer.

Bald Cypress - Taxodium distichum TY: Bald Cypress FM: Taxiodiaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Fast GLS: 11 MS: 75x50 N: Southeastern U.S. to Indiana W: Moderate to riparian FC: Russet to orange brown Tree walk/number: E23 This tree is a deciduous conifer, and is cold-hardy enough for Reno. It will grow rapidly in wet clay soil or in standing water as long as the pH is acidic and there are no salt hazards. The wood is decay-resistant.

Juniper

Bamboo - Many species TY: Bamboo FM: Poaceae F: N/A G: Fast GLS: 8 MS: 20x20 N: Asia W: Moderate FC: N/A Tree walk/number: C32 Bamboo forms thickets (a single stalk grows to its mature height in one season and underground rhizomes help the plant spread). The wood is strong and has many uses, including building materials, plant support stakes and even food for giant pandas.

Bechtel Crabapple Malus ioensis ‘Plena’ or ‘Klehm’s Improved’ TY: Crabapple FM: Rosaceae F: Yellow to orange G: Fast GLS: 2 MS: 25x25 N: Cultivar W: Moderate FC: Orange Tree walk/number: B61 Once established, this crabapple will tolerate some drought. Its spring flowers are double, pink and fragrant. Its fruit is golf-ball-sized and yellow. This cultivar is relatively disease-free in Reno.

Black Cherry - Prunus serotina TY: Cherry FM: Rosaceae F: White G: Medium GLS: 2 MS: 60x40 N: Eastern and midwestern U.S. W: Moderate FC: Yellow Tree walk/number: D15 This is the famous Pennsylvania species that produces furniture wood. Its fruit consists of a black pea-sized cherry that is mostly skin over the pit and edible only by wildlife and prefers moist acidic soil.

At maturity, its bark resembles black corn flakes pasted to the trunk.

Black Cottonwood - Populus trichocarpa TY: Cottonwood FM: Salicaceae F: Insignificant G: Fast GLS: 9 MS: 60x40 N: Western mountains from Alaska to Nevada W: Riparian FC: Yellow Tree walk/numbers: A19 & D9 This short-lived tree grows rapidly but consumes a lot of water, has weak limbs and branches, and has insect and disease problems. It grows naturally along the Truckee River.

Littleleaf Linden

Black Locust - Robinia pseudoacacia TY: Locust FM: Fabaceae F: White G: Medium to fast GLS: 6 MS: 50x35 N: Eastern U.S. W: Low to moderate FC: Dull yellow Tree walk/numbers: F4 & F55 This tree is adapted to dry sites and is drought-resistant. The twigs and small branches are armed with short thorns.

Its fragrant white spring flowers are followed by flat brown 3-inch pods and the wood is tough and durable. Its roots are able to “fix” nitrogen in the soil and can grow in poor soil.

Black Maple - Acer nigrum TY: Maple FM: Aceraceae F: Insignificant G: Slow to medium GLS: 1 MS: 60x40 N: Eastern North America W: riparian FC: Orange Tree walk/number: D32 Black Maple is a close relative of Sugar Maple. It is not well-adapted to Reno and prefers a site with rich, moist and well-drained soil. It has very little, if any, drought resistance.

Blue Ash - Fraxinus quadrangulata TY: Ash FM: Oleaceae F: Insignificant G: Medium to fast GLS: 6 MS: 30x20 N: Central U.S. W: Moderate FC: Dull yellow Tree walk/number: A2 Four ridges along the twigs is a key identifying characteristic of Blue Ash. It may be plagued by aphids in Reno.

Blue Atlas Cedar - Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ TY: Cedar FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Medium GLS: 11 MS: 45x35 N: North Africa/Atlas Mountains W: Moderate FC: N/A Tree walk/numbers: B41, B51, C24 & E34 The needles of Blue Atlas Cedar are arranged in tufted clusters. This species is a good alternative to the Colorado Blue Spruce when blue color is desired because it is more drought tolerant.

At this time it has been insect- and disease-free in Reno.

Bur Oak

Blue (Douglas) Oak - Quercus douglasii TY: Oak FM: Fagaceae F: Insignificant G: Slow GLS: 3 MS: 20x20 N: California W: Xeric FC: N/A Tree walk/numbers: G24 & G29 The leaves of Blue Oak have a bluish hue and are variable in shape. The fruit is an acorn and is a drought-resistant species that can be killed by over-watering.

Border Pine - Pinus strobiformis TY: Pine FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Medium GLS: 11 MS: 60x40 N: Southwest U.S. W: Low FC: N/A Tree walk/number: B9 This is a 5-needle pine with needles dark gray to blue-green. It grows in mountainous areas and it is droughttolerant. Branches are ascending and spreading.

Bradford Flowering Pear Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’ TY: Pear FM: Rosaceae F: White G: Fast GLS: 2 MS: 35x30 N: Cultivar W: Xeric FC: Red, orange and yellow Tree walk/number: G4 Same overall characteristics as Aristocrat, but the tree has a more rounded crown.

Brandywine Crabapple - Malus ‘Branzam’ TY: Crabapple FM: Rosaceae F: Dark Pink G: Fast GLS: 2 MS: 25x25 N: Cultivar W: Moderate FC: Red-orange to purple Tree walk/number: H13 Similar characteristics to the Bechtel Crabapple described below.

Bur Oak - Quercus macrocarpa TY: Oak FM: Fagaceae F: Insignificant G: Medium to fast GLS: 3 MS: 60x40 N: Midwestern U.S. W: Xeric FC: Yellow Tree walk/numbers: B12, B23, B25, C14, D35, E35, F41, F47, G19 & G36 Bur Oak is drought-tolerant once established and will tolerate soil pH as high as 8.2. Its acorn has a fringed cup and its twigs often have corky wings.

It may have a few aphids or scale insects, but it is generally considered an excellent shade tree.

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Canada Red Chokecherry Prunus virginiana ‘Canada Red’ TY: Cherry FM: Rosaceae F: White G: Fast GLS: 2 MS: 25x20 N: Cultivar W: Moderate FC: Burgundy Tree walk/numbers: B6 & D48 This tree’s leaves turn from green to burgundy in May until fall. It is frequently used as a street tree because of its size and its abundant flowers and requires frequent maintenance.

Capital Flowering Pear Pyrus calleryana ‘Capital’ TY: Pear FM: Rosaceae F: White G: Fast GLS: 2 MS: 30x10 N: Cultivar W: Xeric FC: Red, orange and yellow Tree walk/numbers: F10 & F12 Same overall characteristics as Aristocrat, but the tree is taller and not as wide. The short side branches make the limbs in leaf look almost cylindrical.

Cedar of Lebanon - Cedrus libani TY: Cedar FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: medium GLS:11 MS: 60x40 N: Lebanon & Turkey W: moderate FC: N/A Tree walk/number: H6 The Cedar of Lebanon is pyramidshaped and its cones are upright. It is not as drought-resistant or as coldhardy as the Blue Atlas Cedar.

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Chanticleer Flowering Pear Chinkapin Oak - Quercus muhlenbergii Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’ TY: Oak FM: Fagaceae F: Insignificant TY: Pear FM: Rosaceae F: White G: Medium GLS: 3 MS: 50x60 N: Eastern G: Fast GLS: 2 MS: 30x15 N: Cultivar U.S. W: Moderate FC: N/A W: Xeric FC: Red, orange and yellow Tree walk/numbers: A3, A5, A15, B13, Tree walk/number: E24 B45, F32, F40, G16 & H3 Same overall characteristics as The acorns are sweet and edible and Aristocrat, but more pyramidal. the leaves resemble beech leaves. This species needs regular watering, but will Chinese Hackberry - Celtis sinensis grow well in soils having a pH as high TY: Hackberry FM: Ulmaceae as 8.2 as long as salt levels are low.

F: Insignificant G: Medium GLS: 5 MS: 30x30 N: China W: Moderate Chitalpa - Chitalpa X tashkentensis FC: Yellow, if any Tree walk/number: F36 TY: Chitalpa FM: Bignoniaceae F: PinkHackberries are often slow to grow white G: Medium GLS: 8 MS: 20x20 after being transplanted, but once N: Uzbekistan W: Moderate FC: N/A established they grow vigorously, Tree walk/number: B35 tolerate drought and alkaline soils This tree is a hybrid from Tashkent better than many other species. This of Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis) tree is not often seen in Reno. and Southern Catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides), hence the name. It is Chinese Pistache - Pistacia chinensis in either tree or shrub form, and is TY: Chinese Pistache FM: Anacardiaceae drought-tolerant.

F: Insignificant G: Medium GLS: 6 MS: 35x30 N: China W: Xeric FC: Red Tree walk/numbers: F30 & G26 This tree is very heat- and droughtresistant; however, it may not be coldhardy at elevations higher than Reno.

Tree of Heaven

Colorado Blue Spruce Picea pungens ‘Glauca’ TY: Spruce FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Medium to fast GLS: 11 MS: 50x40 N: Rocky Mountains W: Moderate FC: N/A Tree walk/ numbers: B60, C35, D25, E11 & F2 This tree is prized for its blue color; however, some may be more green than blue. It is not recommended for xeriscapes, but does display some degree of drought resistance once established. It is subject to infestation by aphids and spider mites, particularly when planted in a hot, dry, windy site.

Columnar English Oak Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’ TY: Oak FM: Fagaceae F: Insignificant G: Fast GLS: 3 MS: 40x20 W: Moderate FC: Brown Tree walk/numbers: B5, C13, C20 & E25 This columnar form of English Oak is used where there is not much lateral room.

Columnar Red Maple - Acer rubrum TY: Maple FM: Aceraceae F: Insignificant G: Fast GLS: 1 MS: 50x25 N: Cultivar W: Riparian FC: Red Tree walk/numbers: D13 & D30 This tree has requirements and limitations similar to the Red Maple.

Common Hackberry - Celtis occidentalis TY: Hackberry FM: Ulmaceae F: Insignificant G: Medium GLS: 5 MS: 45x50 N: Eastern U.S. W: Moderate FC: Yellow, if any Tree walk/numbers: A6, B22, E18, F45, G2 & G12 Common Horsechestnut Aesculus hippocastanum TY: Horsechestnut FM: Hippocastanaceae F: White G: Medium GLS: 7 MS: 50x40 N: Greece and Albania W: Moderate FC: Yellow Tree walk/numbers: C4 & C7 It is one of the first trees to leaf out in spring and among the first to drop its leaves in fall. It needs summer water and it prefers a moist site. The seeds are reported to be poisonous to humans.

Siberian Elm

Cork Oak - Quercus suber TY: Oak FM: Fagaceae F: Insignificant G: Slow GLS: 3 MS: 25x15 N: Southern Europe, Northern Africa W: Xeric FC: N/A Tree walk/number: C15 This is the oak from which corks are made, with bark as thick as 12 inches on mature trees. It is drought-tolerant, but is susceptible to many insect and disease pests.

Crabapple - Malus sp.

TY: Crabapple FM: Rosaceae F: Pink or white G: Fast GLS: 2 MS: 20x20 N: N/A W: Moderate to riparian FC: Red, pink or white Tree walk/numbers: B10, B48, C6, D22, E30, F7 & F16 The genus Malus is large and complex with many species that hybridize freely.

Where many different kinds occur naturally, it is often difficult to identify individual species.

Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides TY: Dawn Redwood FM: Taxodiaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Fast GLS: 11 MS: 80x50 N: China W: Moderate FC: Orange-brown to red-brown Tree walk/numbers: B39, B58 & E17 This ancient tree, once thought to be extinct, was found growing at the edge of Chinese rice paddies in the early 1900s. Seeds were exported starting in 1947. This tree is a deciduous conifer.

Digger (Gray) Pine - Pinus sabiniana TY: Pine FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Medium GLS: 11 MS: 60x50 N: Sierra Nevada W: Xeric FC: N/A Tree walk/numbers: G23, G27 & H16 This drought-resistant conifer grows well in Reno. Its 3-needled foliage is gray-green and its pineapple-sized cones contain edible nuts.

Western (Northern) Catalpa

Dwarf Chinkapin Oak (Scrub Chestnut Oak) Quercus prinoides TY: Oak FM: Fagaceae F: Insignificant G: Slow GLS: 3 MS: 6x6 N: Eastern and Midwestern U.S W: Xeric FC: N/A Tree walk/number: G30 This shrubby tree grows best on dry rocky soils, and spreads by underground rhizomes.

Dwarf Deodar Cedar - Cedrus deodara TY: Cedar FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Slow GLS: 11 MS: 3x4 N: Cultivar W: Moderate FC: N/A Tree walk/number: H17 This is a dwarf cultivar of the popular Deodar Cedar. Each tree has a unique shape, but all grow slowly and stay small.

Eastern Arborvitae - Thuja occidentalis TY: Arborvitae FM: Cupressaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Slow to medium GLS: 12 MS: 30x10 N: North America, Great Lakes Region W: Moderate FC: N/A Tree walk/numbers: B47 & B49 This tree usually has a columnar form, with multiple gray trunks.

Eastern Hophornbeam (Ironwood) Ostrya virginiana TY: Hophornbeam FM: Betulaceae F: Insignificant G: Slow GLS: 5 MS: 20x10 N: Midwestern U.S. W: Moderate FC: Yellow, if any Tree walk/number: F33 This tree is known as Ironwood because its wood is extremely hard.

The mature bark appears to shred and the fruit is similar in appearance to hops, hence the name.

Eastern Redbud - Cercis canadensis TY: Redbud FM: Fabaceae F: Rosepurple G: Medium GLS: 9 MS: 25x20 N: Eastern and midwestern U.S. W: Moderate FC: Yellow Tree walk/number: E12 When it blooms in spring, this is one of the most striking ornamental small trees. It does not tolerate drought, wet conditions or transplanting.

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Eastern White Pine - Pinus strobus English Walnut - Juglans regia European Spindletree - Euonymus europaeus TY: Pine FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) TY: Walnut FM: Juglandaceae TY: Euonymus FM: Celastraceae G: Fast GLS: 11 MS: 100x45 N: Eastern F: Insignificant G: Medium GLS: 6 F: Insignificant G: Slow GLS: 2 and midwestern North America MS: 50x35 N: Europe and Asia MS: 15x20 N: Europe to Western Asia W: Moderate FC: N/A W: Moderate FC: Yellow W: Moderate FC: Red Tree walk/numbers: B55, D27 & E36 Tree walk/numbers: A1 Tree walk/number: E19 This is a 5-needle pine, is blue-green in This tree is grown for its nuts and the This small, slow-growing tree is color and prefers a cool, moist location wood for furniture and gun stocks. commonly wider than it is tall. It has with acidic soil. It was prized by early Walnut, like its relatives Pecan and small leaves, is adaptable to many shipbuilders for its tall, straight trunk, Hickory, have taproots and are difficult situations and is tough and tolerant. Two which was used for masts. In windto transplant successfully. English of its best features are bright red leaves prone areas the limbs on the windward Walnut is subject to aphids and grows and small orange-red fruits in the fall. side are fewer and bent around toward best with rich, moist, acidic soil.

European White Birch - Betula pendula the leeward side.

European Beech - Fagus sylvatica TY: Birch FM: Betulaceae F: Yellow Engelmann Spruce - Picea engelmannii TY: Beech FM: Fagaceae F: Insignificant catkins G: Medium to fast GLS: 2 TY: Spruce FM: Pinaceae F: N/A G: Slow GLS: 2 MS: 50x40 N: Europe MS: 40x25 N: Europe at high latitudes and (conifer) G: Medium GLS: 11 W: Moderate FC: Golden bronze altitudes W: Riparian FC: Yellow MS: 130x60 N: Cascades and Rockies Tree walk/numbers: B56 & C26 Tree walk/number: H7 W: Moderate FC: N/A This species prefers a cool, moist This tree, with its white bark and Tree walk/number: C29 forest site with acidic soil. Its hard gracefully-weeping branches, was This tree does well in mountainous wood is used for barrel making and its once popular in Reno but the insect areas with abundant winter moisture, smooth gray bark attracts vandalism Bronze Birch Borer has killed many but not so well in Reno. by name carvers. mature trees.

English Oak - Quercus robur European Mountain Ash - Sorbus aucuparia False Cypress (Alaska Cedar) TY: Oak FM: Fagaceae F: Insignificant TY: Mountain Ash FM: Rosaceae F: White Chamaecyparis nootkaensis TY: False Cypress FM: Cupressaceae G: Fast GLS: 3 MS: 60x50 N: Europe G: Fast GLS: 6 MS: 25x15 N: Europe F: N/A (conifer) G: Fast GLS: 12 W: Moderate FC: Brown W: Riparian FC: Orange-brown MS: 60x50 N: North American Pacific coast Tree walk/numbers: B24, E33 & F29 Tree walk/number: G8 from Oregon to Alaska W: Xeric FC: N/A English Oak is the oak of Sherwood In nature, this tree grows along streams Tree walk/numbers: B38, D43 & E6 Forest. Its leaves turn brown in fall and and in wet areas. It is not droughtThis tree needs protection from wind hang on most of winter. It is subject to resistant and needs protection from and likes moisture. It is used as a aphids and scale insects. afternoon sun and winds. In spring, timber tree to build boats and ships. it bears white flowers and produces orange or red pea-sized fruit.

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Flowering Ash - Fraxinus ornus TY: Ash FM: Oleaceae F: White G: Medium to fast GLS: 6 MS: 45x35 N: Southern Europe W: Moderate FC: N/A Tree walk/numbers: B30 & F50 In spring the Flowering Ash has white flowers which resemble the seed heads of Pampas Grass.

Flowering Dogwood - Cornus florida TY: Dogwood FM: Cornaceae F: Pink G: Slow GLS: 2 MS: 20x20 N: Eastern to midwestern North America W: Moderate FC: Bronze to red Tree walk/numbers: D44 & F17 This frequently planted accent tree, with its rounded brachts (coverings for the flower petals) blooms in spring, stays small and has an open form. It may have attractive red fruits in bunches.

Fremont Cottonwood - Populus fremontii TY: Cottonwood FM: Salicaceae F: Insignificant G: Fast GLS: 9 MS: 120x80 N: Western U.S. W: Riparian FC: Yellow Tree walk/numbers: B46, D11 & F44 This tree is similar in many respects to Black Cottonwood. They differ in leaf and bark shape. It is named after John C. Fremont, an early explorer of Nevada.

Fruiting Cherry - Prunus avium TY: Cherry FM: Rosaceae F: White G: Medium GLS: 2 MS: 40x30 N: North America W: Moderate FC: Yellow Tree walk/numbers: B31 & C31 This tree has white flowers in the spring, followed by edible reddish-black one-inch round fruits.

Fruiting Mulberry - Morus alba TY: Mulberry FM: Moraceae F: Insignificant G: Fast GLS: 2 MS: 30x30 N: Cultivar W: Riparian FC: Yellow, if any Tree walk/number: E1 Grown in Asia for thousands of years because it is the host for silkworms and annual pruning is necessary to remove root suckers. Its root system is shallow and the tree is often damaged by late spring frost in Reno.

Littleleaf Linden

American Elm

Fruiting Pear - Pyrus communis Ginkgo - Ginkgo biloba TY: Pear FM: Rosaceae F: White TY: Ginkgo FM: Ginkgoaceae G: Fast GLS: 2 MS: Varies, up to 20x20 F: N/A (male) G: Slow GLS: 4 MS: 50x20 N: Southern Europe and South West Asia N: China W: Moderate FC: Yellow, if any W: Xeric FC: Red, orange and yellow Tree walk/numbers: B40 & E8 Tree walk/numbers: B53, C2 & H11 This tree was thought to be extinct Same characteristics as the Flowering until the 1900s when it was discovered Pears, but this tree has edible fruits. growing in Chinese gardens. From a botanical standpoint, it is closely related Fruitless White Mulberry to grasses or pines and is a living fossil.

Morus alba ‘Fruitless’ There are male and female trees. The TY: Mulberry FM: Moraceae female trees begin producing foulF: Insignificant G: Fast GLS: 2 MS: 30x30 smelling fruit at about 15 years of age; N: China W: Riparian FC: Yellow, if any therefore, it is advisable to purchase Tree walk/numbers: A16 & D10 and plant only male trees.

This durable tree was introduced into the U.S. for silk production and is Goldenrain Tree - Koelreuteria paniculata popular in Reno.

TY: Goldenrain FM: Sapindaceae F: Yellow G: Medium to fast GLS: 6 Fuji Apple - Malus domestica ‘Fuji’ MS: 30x30 N: Asia W: Xeric, once TY: Apple FM: Rosaceae F: Pinkish white established FC: Yellow Tree walk/ G: Varies GLS: 2 MS: Varies, up to 30 feet numbers: C5, C8, D24, D41, G3 & H20 tall N: Cultivar from Japan W: Moderate This tree needs regular watering FC: Blush Tree walk/number: H12 and training to become an attractive Fuji is one of the most popular apple single-stemmed tree. The fruit is cultivars. It is sweeter and crisper than a dry pyramidal pod containing most other cultivars. a few pea-sized hard seeds that Gambel Oak - Quercus gambelii rattle inside the pod and persist on TY: Oak FM: Fagaceae F: Insignificant the tree through winter. It tolerates G: Slow GLS: 3 MS: 15x10 N: Rocky drought once established and will Mountains W: Xeric FC: Yellow, if any tolerate alkaline soils.

Tree walk/number: G25 Green Ash - Fraxinus pennsylvanica Gambel Oak is a tough tree or shrub TY: Ash FM: Oleaceae F: Insignificant that forms thickets. Its branches are G: Medium to fast GLS: 6 MS: 60x40 irregular and crooked.

N: Eastern U.S. W: Low to moderate Giant Sequoia - Sequoiadendron giganteum FC: Bright yellow Tree walk/numbers: D1, TY: Sequoia FM: Taxodiaceae F: N/A F35, F57 & G11 (conifer) G: Medium to fast GLS: 10 This tree is good in Northern Nevada, MS: 300x100 N: West slope of Sierra but subject to aphids. It is also Nevada in California W: Moderate susceptible to the Western Ash Borer, FC: N/A Tree walk/numbers: D31, E13, which kills trees and for which there is E20, E29, H2 & H19 no known control.

This tree attains the largest trunk diameter of any tree. It is not drought resistant, but it grows well if watered regularly. This species is used as Reno’s Christmas Tree at City Plaza.

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Green Pillar Columnar Pin Oak Quercus palustris ‘Green Pillar’ TY: Oak FM: Fagaceae F: Insignificant G: Fast GLS: 3 MS: 50x10 N: Cultivar W: Moderate to riparian FC: Red, orange and yellow Tree walk/numbers: C19, D8, F9 & F20 This cultivar of Pin Oak is popular because it is extremely columnar, fitting in places where there is not much lateral room.

Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ TY: Filbert FM: Betulaceae F: Insignificant G: Slow GLS: 9 N: N/A W: Moderate FC: N/A Tree walk/number: H10 This cultivar of the European Filbert has wildly contorted branches that make it a great accent plant. The cultivar is grafted onto the species, but its rampant root suckers require a lot of maintenance.

Honey Locust - Gleditsia triacanthos TY: Locust FM: Fabaceae F: Green-white to green-yellow G: Medium GLS: 6 MS: 70x40 N: Midwestern U.S. W: Moderate FC: Yellow Tree walk/ numbers: B34, D4, E28, G10, G32 & H1 This cultivar is drought-tolerant once established, but it prefers to grow on sites with rich, moist, acidic soils. It is subject to attack by tent caterpillars and webworms, but its greatest enemy is the pod gall midge. The fruit of this tree is a reddish-brown pod about a foot long.

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Incense Cedar - Calocedrus decurrens TY: Incense Cedar FM: Cupressaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Slow to medium GLS: 12 MS: 75x40 N: Sierra Nevada W: Moderate FC: N/A Tree walk/ numbers: A22, D19, D40, D46, F24 & G31 This species prefers a moist site, but will tolerate some drought once established.

Its wood is used for wooden pencils and for construction.

Japanese Black Pine - Pinus thunbergii TY: Pine FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Slow GLS: 11 MS: 25x10 N: Japan and Korea W: Xeric FC: N/A Tree walk/numbers: D21 & G33 This 2-needled tree rarely exceeds 25 feet in Reno and is usually slow-growing.

Japanese Flowering Cherry - Prunus serrulata TY: Cherry FM: Rosaceae F: White G: Medium GLS: 2 MS: 25x25 N: Japan, China and Korea W: Moderate FC: Bronze to subdued red Tree walk/number: C17 Abundant white flowers in early spring and horizontal banding on the trunk make this tree handsome year-round.

Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum TY: Maple FM: Aceraceae F: Insignificant G: Slow GLS: 1 MS: 20x20 N: Japan, China, Korea W: Moderate FC: Varies Tree walk/number: D45 This slow-growing ornamental tree has hundreds of cultivars with widely variable leaf and bark colors. It is best planted to the north or east of a house.

Japanese Red Pine Pinus densiflora ‘Umbraculifera’ TY: Pine FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Slow GLS: 11 MS: 15x15 N: Japan W: Xeric FC: N/A Tree walk/number: C33 This 2-needled cultivar seldom exceeds 15 feet in Reno. It is prized for its umbrella or vase shape and its orange bark.

Japanese Zelkova - Zelkova serrata TY: Zelkova FM: Ulmaceae F: Insignificant G: Medium GLS: 5 MS: 35x30 N: Japan W: Xeric FC: Varies, from dull yellow to shades of red, orange, yellow and brown Tree walk/number: F49 This relative of elms does not suffer from all their insect and disease problems, nor do its seeds create a litter problem. It is valued in the landscape for its upright vase shape, its short stout trunks and its fall color.

Jeffrey Pine - Pinus jeffreyi TY: Pine FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Medium to fast GLS: 11 MS: 125x50 N: Sierra Nevada W: Xeric Tree walk/number: G20 This 3-needled pine has 6-inch cones and its bark smells to many like vanilla.

It seems to grow best with low to moderate watering.

Willow

Juniper - Juniperus sp.

TY: Juniper FM: Cupressaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Varies GLS: 12 MS: Varies N: Varies W: Moderate FC: N/A Tree walk/numbers: B28, B50, C27, D2, D12 & D20 Juniper varies wildly in shape and size, from a ground cover to a pyramidal shrub to a large tree. It is widely used in landscape plantings, but is now considered a wildfire threat and is no longer recommended.

Katsura Tree - Cercidiphyllum japonicum TY: Katsura FM: Cercidiphyllaceae F: Insignificant G: Medium GLS: 9 MS: 40x25 N: China and Japan W: Moderate FC: Yellow to cinnamon Tree walk/number: B57 Its attractive shape and fall color make it an attractive landscape tree, but it is only marginally hardy in Reno.

Kentucky Coffee Tree - Gymnocladus dioicus TY: Kentucky Coffee FM: Fabaceae F: Insignificant G: Slow to medium GLS: 6 MS: 60x45 N: Eastern U.S. W: Xeric FC: Yellow Tree walk/numbers: D7, F37 & G14 The twigs and bark of this tree are coarse, thick, and flaky. The pith in the twigs are salmon-colored. Its fruit is a dark brown bean pod, shorter and thick.

Kousa Dogwood - Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ TY: Dogwood FM: Cornaceae F: White G: Slow GLS: 2 MS: 20x20 N: Japan, China, Korea W: Medium FC: Reddishpurple to scarlet Tree walk/number: F28 This tree differs from Flowering Dogwood by its pointed brachts and red one-inch rounded fruits. It is underplanted in Reno.

Paperbank Maple

Littleleaf Linden - Tilia cordata TY: Linden FM: Tiliaceae F: Insignificant G: Medium GLS: 9 N: Europe W: Riparian FC: Yellow Tree walk/numbers: D33 & H5 This tree is very susceptible to damage from wind and ice storms. Its leaves will scorch on hot, dry, windy sites. It is subject to infestation by aphids and scale insects. In summer it produces numerous small yellow flowers that attract bees.

London Planetree - Platanus x acerifolia TY: Sycamore FM: Platanaceae F: Yellow G: Medium to fast GLS: 1 MS: 100x100 N: Hybrid W: Moderate FC: Yellow to brown Tree walk/numbers: B11, D38, E4, F43, F46, F53, F54, G7, G35 & H8 This tree is a hybrid between American Sycamore and Oriental Planetree (Platanus orientalis). It differs from American Sycamore in that it has two balls together hanging from the branch.

Mountain Alder - Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia TY: Alder FM: Betulaceae F: Light brown catkins G: Slow GLS: 2 MS: 30x30 N: Western North America W: Riparian FC: N/A Tree walk/number: A19 Mountain Alder has fruits that look like miniature pine cones. It can be either a multi-trunked shrub or a tree. It is rarely cultivated.

Northern Red Oak - Quercus rubra TY: Oak FM: Fagaceae F: Insignificant G: Fast GLS: 3 MS: 60x50 N: Eastern North America W: Low to moderate FC: Red, orange and yellow Tree walk/numbers: A13, B9, B19, B20, B21, B42, D29, E7, E26 & G17 This tree needs fertile soil and regular moisture. It becomes chlorotic when planted in alkaline soil.

Freeman Maple

Norway Maple - Acer platanoides TY: Maple FM: Aceraceae F: Yellow or red G: Medium GLS: 1 MS: 50x30 N: Europe W: Low to moderate FC: Yellow Tree walk/numbers: B8 & D26 It prefers a cool, moist site. It is subject to aphids and scale insects, and is susceptible to Verticillium Wilt, a soil-borne disease, and should not be planted in soil where potatoes have been grown. Many cultivars of this species are available.

Norway Spruce - Picea abies TY: Spruce FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Medium GLS: 11 MS: 50x40 N: Europe W: Moderate FC: N/A Tree walk/numbers: C9 & C22 Norway Spruce prefers a cool, moist site with acidic soil. It has a shallow root system and is subject to infestation by spider mites when planted in a hot, dry or windy location.

Oriental Arborvitae - Thuja orientalis TY: Arborvitae FM: Cupressaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Slow to medium GLS: 12 MS: 10x10 N: North America, Great Lakes Region W: Riparian FC: N/A Tree walk/numbers: B1 & F18 This tree usually has a wide, conical form. The sprays are vertical and are arranged radially.

Osage Orange (Hedgeapple) - Maclura pomifera TY: Osage Orange FM: Moraceae F: Insignificant G: Medium GLS: 2 MS: 50x40 N: Midwestern U.S. W: Xeric FC: Yellow, if any Tree walk/numbers: E2, E32 & G37 The Osage Indians made their bows from the wood of this tree and farmers used the tough durable wood for fence posts. The fruit is softball-sized, pale, green in color and is not edible. Young trees are thorny. This tree is welladapted to heat and drought, but the branch tips often die back in winter in the Reno area.

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Paperbark Maple - Acer griseum Persimmon - Diospyros virginiana TY: Maple FM: Aceraceae F: Insignificant TY: Persimmon FM: Ebanceae G: Slow GLS: 3 MS: 25x20 W: Moderate F: Insignificant G: Slow to medium FC: Orange and red GLS: 2 MS: 30x25 N: Eastern and Tree walk/numbers: E10 & F51 Midwestern U.S. W: Low to moderate The reddish-brown peeling bark of this FC: Yellow-green tree is its best feature in winter, when Tree walk/numbers: B54 & C3 the tree is bare.

This drought-tolerant plant has male and female trees. The two trees are Paul’s Scarlet Hawthorn both planted from Indiana seeds, grown Crategus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ in the City of Reno greenhouse and TY: Hawthorn FM: Rosaceae F: Red transplanted here. The female tree G: Medium GLS: 3 MS: 20x15 N: Europe bears fruits yearly, but the growing and North Africa W: Xeric FC: N/A Tree season is too short for them to ripen. walk/numbers: B33, C12, D5 & D39 This Hawthorn will tolerate some Pin Oak - Quercus palustris drought once established. It may be TY: Oak FM: Fagaceae F: Insignificant subject to aphids and fire blight.

G: Fast GLS: 3 MS: 60x50 N: Eastern U.S. W: Riparian FC: Red, orange and Peach - Prunus persica yellow Tree walk/numbers: C34 & D42 TY: Peach FM: Rosaceae F: Pink G: Fast Pin Oak has drooping lower branches GLS: 8 MS: Up to 20x20 W: Medium and will not tolerate high soil pH or FC: Blush Tree walk/number: D49 drought conditions. Early settlers Peach is a good fruit tree for Reno, but cut its branches into “pins” for use in in some years sudden spring frosts kill construction before metal nails were the fruits and prevent the harvest. made available.

Pecan - Carya illinoiensis Ponderosa Pine - Pinus ponderosa TY: Pecan FM: Juglandaceae TY: Pine FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) F: Insignificant G: Fast GLS: 6 MS: 80x60 G: Medium to fast GLS: 11 MS: 125x50 N: Midwestern U.S. W: Moderate FC: Yellow N: Western U.S W: Xeric FC: N/A Tree walk/numbers: A21, D14, D16, F26, Tree walk/numbers: A14, B26 & C28 F42, G1 & G9 This 3-needled pine is closely related to This tree bears fruit in Reno, but the Jeffrey Pine, but the cones are 3 inches growing season is not long enough long and the bark has no smell. for ripening. An open, handsome landscape tree.

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Purple Leaf Plum Prunus cerasifera ‘Krauter Vesuvius’ TY: Plum FM: Rosaceae F: Bright pink G: Medium GLS: 2 MS: 25x25 N: Cultivar W: Xeric FC: Purple Tree walk/numbers: F6 & G21 This is the most popular cultivar of the Cherry Plum. It is one of the first trees to bloom in spring. It is heat-and drought-resistant, relatively problemfree, and well-adapted to Reno.

Purple Robe Locust - Robinia ‘Purple Robe’ TY: Locust FM: Fabaceae F: Purple G: Medium GLS: 6 MS: 35x25 N: Cultivar W: Low to moderate FC: Yellow Tree walk/number: E5 This tree is beautiful in its early summer bloom, but the high angle of the limbs to the trunk results in weak attachments, so a third of the tree may break in one of Reno’s frequent windstorms. Not recommended for Reno.

Red Horsechestnut - Aesculus x carnea TY: Horsechestnut FM: Hippocastanaceae F: Red G: Medium GLS: 7 MS: 30x20 N: Hybrid, probably first seen in Germany W: Moderate FC: Pink to red Tree walk/number: C10 This tree is very similar to Common Horsechestnut, except the flowers are pink to red and the tree doesn’t grow as large.

London Planetree

Red Maple - Acer rubrum TY: Maple FM: Aceraceae F: Insignificant G: Fast GLS: 1 MS: 50x30 W: Riparian FC: Pink, orange or red Tree walk/numbers: B3, B4, C25, D23, E3, E31, F38 & G6 Prized for its red fall color, the Red Maple has wood that is weak and prone to decay. The tree usually forms crotches close to the ground and its roots are shallow and aggressive. It needs regular water and does not grow well in hot, dry areas. It needs acidic soil to keep it from becoming chlorotic.

River Birch - Betula nigra TY: Birch FM: Betulaceae F: Brown catkins G: Medium GLS: 2 MS: 40x30 N: Eastern and midwestern U.S. W: riparian FC: Yellow Tree walk/number: F8 Unlike most birches, this tree has yellow peeling bark. It is more resistant to Bronze Birch Borers than European White Birch.

Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine Pinus aristata TY: Pine FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Slow GLS: 11 MS: 20x20 N: Rocky Mountains W: Xeric FC: N/A Tree walk/number: E14 This 5-needled pine keeps its needles for up to 20 years, so the branches look like bristles, hence the name. A good ornamental or accent tree.

Rose of Sharon - Hibiscus syriacus TY: Rose of Sharon FM: Malvaceae F: Various, typically purple G: Medium GLS: 1 MS: 10x8 N: China to India W: Xeric FC: Yellow, if any Tree walk/number: A17 This is normally a multi-stemmed shrub, but can be pruned into tree form. It is unusual in that it blooms from late summer to frost. Flowers can be single or double and can be white, pink, blue or purple.

Donkeytail Euphorbia

Scotch Pine - Pinus sylvestris TY: Pine FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Medium GLS: 12 MS: 40x25 W: Moderate N: Northern Europe FC: N/A Tree walk/numbers: C21 & C23 The second-most-planted pine in Reno, this tree has a yellow-brown shaggy bark, a less-robust appearance and nonvertical branches on the top of the tree.

Sensation Boxelder - Acer negundo ‘Sensation’ TY: Boxelder FM: Aceraceae F: Insignificant G: Medium GLS: 5 MS: 50x50 N: Hybrid W: Riparian FC: Orange-red Tree walk/number: D6 Female trees produce large numbers of seeds and attract Box Elder Bugs, so only male trees should be planted in residential landscapes.

Shellbark Hickory - Carya laciniosa TY: Hickory FM: Juglandaceae F: 6in catkins G: Medium GLS: 6 MS: 70x30 N: Eastern and midwestern U.S. W: Moderate FC: Yellow Tree walk/numbers: F27 & F52 This tree has a well-developed taproot that makes transplanting difficult. Its fruit is tennis-ball-sized with thick husks covering 1.5 to 2-inch nuts.

Shingle Oak - Quercus imbricaria TY: Oak FM: Fagaceae F: Insignificant G: Medium GLS: 8 MS: 60x50 N: Europe W: Riparian FC: Yellow to red Tree walk/numbers: D17 & E15 This tree has different leaves from other oaks. Its long, low branches indicate that it should be planted away from walks and driveways. The pioneers used this wood for shingles on their houses, hence the name. It will not tolerate high soil pH or drought.

Scotch Broom

Siberian Elm - Ulmus pumila TY: Elm FM: Ulmaceae F: Yellow-green G: Fast GLS: 5 MS: 60x50 N: Northern China and Russia W: Xeric FC: Yellow, if any Tree walk/numbers: A4, A19, B2, C18, C30, D47, F14, F22, F25, G13 & G34 Siberian Elm will tolerate heat, cold, drought and produces a large amount of seeds in the spring. Because of its many undesirable traits, it is illegal to plant this tree in Reno.

Sierra (Western) Juniper Juniperus occidentalis TY: Juniper FM: Cupressaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Slow GLS: 12 MS: 60x40 N: Sierra Nevada W: Xeric FC: N/A Tree walk/numbers: A8, B62 & C1 This is one of the largest growing junipers and its wood, used for construction, is often sold as “aromatic.”

Silver Maple - Acer saccharinum TY: Maple FM: Aceraceae F: Insignificant G: Fast GLS: 1 MS: 60x50 N: Eastern North America W: Riparian FC: Dull yellow Tree walk/numbers: D18, D28, D34 & E22 This is a prolific seed producer and its trunk and limbs are prone to decay.

It forms major crotches close to the ground and has an aggressive shallow root system. It prefers a wet site, but may become drought-tolerant once established. Its leaves will scorch and tatter if it is planted on a hot, windy site.

Singleleaf Pinyon Pine - Pinus monophylla TY: Pine FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Slow GLS: 11 N: Sierra Nevada to Eastern Utah W: Xeric FC: N/A Tree walk/number: G28 This is one of Nevada’s two state trees; which was split from Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine decades ago. It is the only pine with 1 needle per bundle. It has edible seeds, called pine nuts and has a pyramidal shape when young, but with age its shape is more rounded.

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Smoketree - Cotinus coggygyria TY: Smoketree FM: Anacardiaceae F: Insignificant G: Medium GLS: 2 MS: 15x15 N: Europe and Asia W: Low to moderate FC: Purple or red, orange and yellow Tree walk/number: A18 Cultivars of this plant are available with either green or purple leaves. The plant’s common name comes from its large billowy flowers that appear smoke-like. It does not grow well on poorly drained sites.

Snow Fountains Cherry - Prunus ‘Snofozam’ TY: Cherry FM: Rosaceae F: White G: Slow GLS: 2 MS: 6x8 N: Cultivar W: Moderate FC: Gold and orange Tree walk/number: B44 Unlike the Weeping Higan Cherry, this tree does not grow upward from the graft. The abundant white flowers from top to ground conjure up the name “Snow Fountains.”

Spanish Fir - Abies pinsapo TY: Fir FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Slow GLS: 11 MS: 25x20 N: Spain W: Moderate FC: N/A Tree walk/number: F34 This tree is not often seen in the Reno area. It has thicker and softer needles than other firs, and is commonly mistaken for a Spruce.

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Sugar Maple - Acer saccharum TY: Maple FM: Aceraceae F: insignificant G: slow GLS: 1 MS: 60x40 N: Eastern North America W: moderate FC: green, yellow or red Tree walk/number: H18 This is the flagship fall color tree in New England. It grows well here but does not have reliable blazing fall colors. This species is underplanted in Reno.

Swamp White Oak - Quercus bicolor TY: Oak FM: Fagaceae F: Yellow to reddish-purple G: Medium GLS: 3 MS: 60x50 N: Eastern North America W: Riparian FC: Yellow Tree walk/number: E16 The leaves of Swamp White Oak are similar to those of Bur Oak leaves, except that the undersides are gray and velvety. Acorns are produced on a stalk like those of English Oak. This tree requires moist soil.

Sweetgum (Liquidambar) Liquidambar styraciflua TY: Liquidambar FM: Hamamelidaceae F: Insignificant G: Medium GLS: 1 MS: 80x45 N: Eastern U.S. W: Riparian FC: Yellow, orange & red Tree walk/numbers: B63, F11, H9 & H14 Sweetgum prefers a rich moist site with acidic soil and it develops chlorosis when planted in alkaline soils. The fruit is a 1-inch spiny ball.

Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn Crataegus crusgalli ‘Inermis’ TY: Hawthorn FM: Rosaceae F: White G: Slow to medium GLS: 2 MS: 25x25 N: Midwestern North America W: Moderate FC: Bronze-red to purplish-red Tree walk/number: B36 This tree has a controlled form and abundant red berries which may hang on all winter.

Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus) Ailanthus altissima TY: Ailanthus FM: Simaroubaceae F: Yellow G: Fast GLS: 6 MS: 40x30 N: Asia W: Xeric (once established) FC: N/A Tree walk/number: A9 The Ailanthus is often considered a weed because of prolific seed production, and the seeds germinate easily. It has few insect or disease problems and is resistant to air pollution. It is often multi-trunked or shrubby, but can grow as a singletrunked tree.

Tricolor Beech - Fagus sylvatica‘Tricolor’ TY: Beech FM: Fagaceae F: Insignificant G: Slow GLS: 2 MS: 30x20 N: Hybrid W: Moderate FC: N/A Tree walk/number: B58 Tricolor Beech leaves have three colors: white, green and pink. In spring pink dominates, making this the only tree here with pink leaves.

Willow in Sensory Garden

Trident Maple - Acer buergerianum TY: Maple FM: Aceraceae F: Insignificant G: medium GLS: 1 MS: 50x35 N: China and Japan W: Xeric, once established FC: Red- orange Tree walk/number: D37 Trident Maple exhibits good drought resistance, once established.

Tuliptree - Liriodendron tulipifera TY: Tuliptree FM: Magnoliaceae F: Green and orange G: Fast GLS: 1 MS: 70x30 N: Eastern U.S. W: Moderate FC: Yellow Tree walk/number: B32 This tree’s flowers appear in late spring. This tree is prized for furniture (it is marketed as “White Poplar”). It is subject to aphids and scale insects.

Tupelo (Sour Gum) - Nyssa sylvatica TY: Tupelo FM: Nyssaceae F: Insignificant G: Slow GLS: 2 MS: 50x30 N: Eastern U.S. W: Riparian FC: Red Tree walk/number: E21 Tupelo prefers a riparian site with acidic soil. It does not tolerate alkaline soils or drought. It develops long lower limbs similar to those of Pin Oak. Turkish Filbert - Corylus colurna TY: Filbert FM: Betulaceae F: 2-3in catkins in spring G: Medium GLS: 2 MS: 60x40 N: Southeastern Europe W: Moderate FC: Dull yellow-green Tree walk/number: E27 This tree is uncommon in Reno, but its abundant catkins make it a showy spring tree. The brown bark peels with orange-green bark underneath.

Utah Juniper - Juniperus osteosperma TY: Juniper FM: Cupressaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Slow GLS: 12 MS: 20x15 N: Western North America W: Xeric FC: N/A Tree walk/number: G22 This tree is native to Reno and it is adapted to heat, cold, wind, drought and poor soils. It prefers a dry site, but needs regular water until established. It is subject to mistletoe and is frequently attacked by boring insects when stressed. It also may become infested with spider mites.

Tree of Heaven

Valley Oak - Quercus lobata TY: Oak FM: Fagaceae F: Insignificant G: Fast GLS: 3 MS: 70x70 N: California FC: N/A W: Moderate Tree walk/ numbers: B29, C11, F39, F48, F56 & G18 This is the massive oak seen in California’s Central Valley. It grows fast and straight when young. It spreads more with age and its limbs can become long and droop to the ground.

This species is tolerant of heat, drought and moderate alkalinity.

Washington Hawthorn Crataegus phaenopyrum TY: Hawthorn FM: Rosaceae F: Orangered G: Slow GLS: 2 MS: 25x20 N: Southern U.S. W: Xeric FC: Orange-red Tree walk/number: G15 This tree has white spring flowers which are followed by bright red berries. This tree is useful if low-water use is desired, but is subject to aphids and diseases. It is also quite thorny.

Weeping Higan Cherry Prunus subhirtella ‘Pendula Plena Rosea’ TY: Cherry FM: Rosaceae F: Pink G: Medium GLS: 2 MS: 20x15 N: Cultivar W: Moderate FC: Yellow, if any Tree walk/number: H15 This accent tree is usually grafted at about 6 feet. Its branches sweep upward and then downward, to the ground if not pruned to a certain height.

Western (Northern) Catalpa Catalpa speciosa TY: Catalpa FM: Bignoniaceae F: White G: Medium GLS: 9 MS: 60x40 N: Midwestern U.S. W: Moderate FC: Yellow Tree walk/numbers: B37, B43 & F5 The Western Catalpa has large heart-shaped leaves. In late spring, it has white flowers which turn into long slender seedpods. It is usually free of insects and diseases in the Reno area.

American Elm

Western Hackberry - Celtis reticulata TY: Hackberry FM: Ulmaceae F: Insignificant G: Slow GLS: 5 MS: 25x25 N: Western North American mountains W: Low to moderate FC: Yellow, if any Tree walk/numbers: C36, F31, G5 & G38 It is mostly insect- and disease-free, but may occasionally be host to tent caterpillars in spring. This tree is tolerant in hot, dry, and windy sites with alkaline soils.

White Fir -Abies concolor TY: Fir FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) G: Fast GLS: 11 MS: 80x30 N: Pacific Mountains from Mexico to Oregon W: Riparian FC: N/A Tree walk/numbers: E9 & F21 White Fir is often planted as an ornamental tree and is sometimes sold for use as Christmas trees. It prefers to grow above 6,000 feet elevation in the Sierra, where it attains a large size.

It is susceptible to drought and when stressed is often attacked by insects.

Wild Plum - Prunus sp.

TY: Plum FM: Rosaceae F: Pink to white G: Medium GLS: 2 MS: 20x20 N: Europe and Asia W: Xeric FC: Yellow, orange or purple Tree walk/numbers: A19 Wild Plums at Idlewild probably grew from seeds produced by Purple Leaf Plum, whose seeds are true to Cherry Plum. These seeds either floated down the Truckee River or are windblown.

Willow - Salix sp.

TY: Willow FM: Salicaceae F: Catkins G: Fast GLS: 8 N: Sierra Nevada W: Riparian FC: Yellow Tree walk/number: A19 Willow is native to riparian areas, and the trees along the Truckee River started as seeds floating down the river. Look for a tree with gray bark and yellow small branches. Because of its rampant growth and its need for so much water, it is illegal to plant on public property in Reno.

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Thanks to the following people for the preparation of this Tree Walk Guide: Mick Collins, Scott Imus and Rod Haulenbeek (Technical Consultants) Natalie Lumbo (Graphic Design and Photography) Shelby Pipo (Assistant Graphic Design) Reno Parks staff members Jeff Mann (Parks Manager) and Steve Churchillo (Urban Forester) Information in this guide is current as of July 2016 and is subject to change.

Tree descriptions are often based on observations of that tree in this area and do not necessarily represent how that tree would fare in another part of the country.

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