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Narrowed By:Characteristics: Interesting Bark, Showy + Tolerance: Drought Tolerant+ Spread: 15 - 30 ft+ Botanical Name: G - L
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Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba
(Maidenhair tree) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

One of the oldest tree species on the planet, ginkgo grows only about a foot a year, reaching 50 to 80 feet. Female trees set fleshy fruit that smell unpleasant as they decay; they contain edible nuts.
Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia
(Toyon, Christmas berry, California holly) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This evergreen, California-native shrub grows to 20 feet tall and wide and produces abundant clusters of tiny white flowers in early summer, which attract beneficial insects that help control pests. This is followed by bright red berries that feed wildlife in fall and winter. The only species of its genus, Toyon is closely related to the genus Photinia.

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