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trees for summer & autumn coursework
Trees for summer & autumn highlight notable seasonal features such as changing leaf color, blooms, or fruit. This does not mean that many of the species listed here are unremarkable during winter and spring. Instead, they may provide additional benefits in more than one or two seasons. Their categorization by season is intended to be helpful to students to remember their unique qualities.
The following list is fluid, meaning it will change as new information is made available, including new species and status on campus. We welcome any updates, corrections, or comments to continue to make this page useful to students at West Valley College.
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If a scientific name is linked, please feel free to find additional information via this website.
scientific name
Acer palmatum
Acer palmatum var. dissectum atropurpureum
Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Seiryu'
Alnus rhombifolia
Carpinus betulus
Celtis sinensis
Chorisa speciosa
Cornus kousa
Corymbia ficifolia
Cotinus coggygria
Eriobotrya deflexa
Eucalyptus sideroxlyon
Fagus sylvatica
Ficus microcarpa 'Nitida'
Fraxinus angustifolia oxycarpa 'Raywood'
Maackia chinensis
Maytenus boaria
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Notholithocarpus densiflorus (Lithocarpus densiflorus)
Nyssa sylvatica
Olea europaea
Pinus edulis
Platanus racemosa
Platanus x acerifolia
Populus tremuloides
Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud'
Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'
Quercus coccinea
Quercus ilex
Quercus lobata
Quercus suber
Quercus virginiana
Salix babylonica
Sambucus nigra subsp. caerulea
Schinus molle
Stewartia pseudocamellia
Styphnolobium japonicum
Tamarix aphylla
Taxus baccata
Tipuana tipu
Triadica sebifera (Sapium sebiferum)
Ulmus parvifolia
Zelkova serrata
common name
trident maple
hedge maple
vine maple
big leaf maple
Japanese maple
red laceleaf Japanese maple
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threadleaf Japanese maple
red maple
mimosa
white alder
strawberry tree
dwarf strawberry tree
bottle tree
bottlebrush
European hornbeam
hackberry
carob
desert willow
chitalpa
floss silk tree
kousa dogwood; Korean dogwood
red flowering gum
smoke tree
bronze loquat
red ironbark
European beech
Indian laurel; Chinese banyan
Raywood ash
evergreen ash
ginkgo
golden rain tree
crape myrtle
primrose tree
American sweet gum
Brisbane box
Chinese maackia
Southern magnolia
mayten
flaxleaf paperbark
dawn redwood
myoporum
tanbark oak
sour gum
olive
piñon pine
Chinese pistache
California sycamore
London plane tree
quaking aspen
Thundercloud purple-leaf flowering plum
pomegranate
Chanticleer flowering pear
coast live oak
scarlet oak
holly oak
valley oak
cork oak
southern live oak
weeping willow
blue elderberry
California pepper
Japanese stewartia
Japanese pagoda tree
Japanese snowdrop tree
athel tree
English yew
tipu tree
Chinese tallow tree
Chinese elm
sawleaf zelkova
campus location
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Science & Math
Cilker: Native Plant Garden
Administration
Language Arts
Cilker: South Dry Creek Bed
Cilker: North Garden
Che
Music: North Walk
Music: West
Student Services Center
Baseball Bleachers
Learning Services
Student Services Center / Parking Lot
Science and Math
Off campus (Fruitvale Avenue)?
Administration
Cilker: North
Learning Services
Che: North Walk
Science and Math
Parking Lot 4; Career Way
Off campus: Fruitvale Avenue
Fox; Vasona Creek
Student Services
Science and Math
Physcial Education
Campbell Community Center; Campus Center
Cilker; Throughout Campus
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Community Education
Vasona Creek; Science and Math
Community Education
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Campus Circle; Multiple Locations
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