2006-013-Approving Amendment Master Tree ListRESOLUTION 2006 - 013
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
APPROVING AMENDED MASTER TREE LIST
WHEREAS, in 2005, the Parks Commission agreed to amend the Town's Master
Tree List to include more trees native to California; and
WHEREAS, Park Commissioners had meetings and discussions with the Town
Arborist and other staff to edit the Town's list of approved street trees; and
WHEREAS, the Parks Commission voted on February 7, 2006 to accept the Master
Tree List with the changes and edits made by the Parks Commissioners.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos agrees to approve the amended Master Tree List.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town
of Los Gatos, California, held on the 21st day of February, 2006, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Steve Glickman, Joe Pirzynski, Barbara Spector, Mike Wasserman,
Mayor Diane McNutt.
NAYS.: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED: ~ ~~ ~ ~ G'" """'
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
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CLERK AIDMII~IISTRATOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
Master Tree List
Street Trees
(Revised February 2006)
Common Name Scientific Name Notes
Aristocrat pear Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat'
Australian willow Giejera parviflora
Box elder Acer negundo
Bradford pear Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'
Bronze loquat Eriobotrya deflexa
Cajeput tree Melaleuca leucadendra
California sycamore Platanus racemosa
Camphor Tree Cinnamomum camphors
Canary Island Pine Pinus canariensis
Carolina cherry Prunus caroliniana
Carrotwood tree Cupania anacardioides
Catalina ironwood Lyonothamnus floribundus vac asplenifolius
Chinese pistachio Pistacia chinensis Select neighborhoods only
Coast live oak Quercus agrifolia
Crape myrtle Lagerstroemia indica, L. x fauriei
Dawn redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides
European hackberry Celtis australis
European white birch Betula albs
Flaxleaf paperback Melaleuca linariifolia Select neighborhoods only
Goldenrain tree koelreuteria paniculata
Italian stone .pine Pinus pines
Little leaf linden Tilia cordata
London plane tree Platanus acerifolia Select neighborhoods only
prohibited landscape plant
on SCVWD creeks
Maidenhair tree Gingko biloba Male only, including
selected forms
Marina madrone Arbutus x 'Marina'
Purple hop-bush Dodonaea viscosa atropurpureaa
Purple leaf plum Prunus blireana
Red Maple Acer rubrum
Sawleaf zelkova Zelkova serrata
Silk tassel Garrya eliptica
Southern magnolia .Magnolia grandiflora including selected forms
Sweet bay Laurus nobilis
Sweet gum Liquidamber styraciflua Select neighborhoods only
selected forms only
Tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera
Victoria box Pittosporum undulatum
Wax myrtle Myrica californica
Weeping bottlebrush Cal/istemon viminalis
Wester redbud Cercis occidentalis
White birch Betula albs
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Sec. 26.10.030. Master tree list.
(a) There is hereby established a master street tree list consisting of the following trees:
Purple Leaf Plum (Prunus Blirana); Maiden Hair Tree (Gingko Biloba, male only,
including selected forms); Sweet Gum (Liquidamber Styraciflua, selected forms only); Holly
Oak (Quercus Ilex); Chinese Pistachio (Pistacia Chinensis); Australian Willow (Beijera
Parviflora); Melaleuca (Melaleuca Linarifolia); Goldenrain Tree (Kodelreuteria Paniculata);
Carob (Ceratonia Siliqua, selected fonns only); Camphor Tree (Connamomum Camphora);
Sawleaf Zelkova (Zelkova Serrate); Japanese Privet (Ligustrum Lucidum, selected forms
only); Southern Magnolia{Magnolia Grandiflora, including selected forms); Deodar (Cedr~.is
Deodar); Italian Stone Pine (Pinus Pinea); CanaryIsland Pine (Pinus Canariensis); European
Hackberry (Celtis Australis); Tulip Tree (Liriodendron Tulipifera); Italian Buckthrown
(Rhammus Alternus-John Edwards); Weeping Bottlebrush (Callistemon Viminalis);
Carrotwood Tree (Cupania Anacardicides); Purple Hop-Bush (Dononea Viscosa
Atropurpureaa);Vktoria Box (Pittosporum Undulatum); and European White Birch (Betula
Alba).
(b) A copy of such list shall be kept on file in the office of the Director. Revisions,
additions or changes in the master tree list may be made from time to time by resolution of
the Town Council. Additional tree varieties inay be used at the discretion of the Director in
conjunction with new tree introductions by the Saratoga Horticultural Foundation, the
University of California and other research agencies.
(Code 1968, § 31-5)
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