Trees

Apple trees

Apple trees combine spring blossom, edible fruit, and manageable scale, giving neighborhood gardens both orchard character and practical abundance.

Ash

Ash includes a group of tall shade trees known for airy compound foliage, upright form, and useful summer canopy.

Bigleaf maple

Acer macrophyllum

Bigleaf maple is a broad-crowned native deciduous tree valued for oversized leaves, deep shade, and strong seasonal presence.

Black cottonwood

Populus trichocarpa

Black cottonwood is a large riparian poplar with bright leaves, quick growth, and a strong association with wet ground and open sky.

Catalpa

Catalpa spp.

Catalpa is a bold deciduous tree with oversized heart-shaped leaves, upright clusters of white flowers, and long seed pods that give the canopy character well past summer.

Douglas fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Douglas fir is one of the defining evergreen trees of the Pacific Northwest, valued for its tall, layered form, year-round presence, and strong habitat value.

Flowering cherry

Flowering cherry brings a concentrated burst of spring blossom and elegant branching, making it one of the clearest seasonal marker trees in neighborhood landscapes.

Grand fir

Abies grandis

Grand fir is a stately evergreen with flat glossy needles and a narrow spire when young, offering strong vertical presence and classic Northwest conifer character.

Hawthorn

Hawthorn is a small tree or large shrub valued for spring bloom, dense twig structure, and fruit that extends ornamental and wildlife interest into fall and winter.

Japanese maple 'Orangeola'

Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Orangeola'

Japanese maple "Orangeola" is a cascading laceleaf cultivar known for orange-red spring growth, layered summer color, and fiery fall display.

Oregon white oak

Quercus garryana

Oregon white oak is the signature deciduous oak of much of western Oregon and one of the most ecologically important native trees in the region. It is valued not only for its broad-limbed form and drought tolerance, but for the habitat, shade, and seasonal character it brings to a landscape over time.

Pacific dogwood

Cornus nuttallii

Pacific dogwood is a small native tree prized for spring bloom, layered branching, and bright fall structure beneath larger canopies or at woodland edges.

Red alder

Alnus rubra

Red alder is a fast-growing native tree that brings quick shade, nitrogen-fixing roots, and a lighter, more temporary canopy than long-lived oaks or maples.

Red maple

Acer rubrum

Red maple is a versatile deciduous tree known for reliable growth, adaptable site tolerance, and vivid red to orange fall color.

Serviceberry

Serviceberry is a small multi-season tree or large shrub that combines early blossom, edible berries, and fine-textured branching.

Sycamore

Platanus spp.

Sycamore is a large deciduous shade tree valued for mottled bark, broad leaves, and the cooling canopy it can cast across open ground over time.

Vine maple

Acer circinatum

Vine maple is a flexible native maple with layered branching, refined leaves, and excellent adaptation to woodland-edge conditions.

Western hemlock

Tsuga heterophylla

Western hemlock is a graceful native conifer recognized by its drooping leader, feathery sprays of needles, and cool woodland character.

Western red cedar

Thuja plicata

Western red cedar is a moisture-loving Northwest conifer known for aromatic foliage, fibrous bark, and deep habitat value from canopy to understory.