Gratis Garden Trees
Drainage
Most of the species in the Gratis Garden Trees program are adapted to the full range of soil types found in Pacific Palisades – from clay to loamy to sandy– but there are a few that would fail to thrive in poorly-draining/clay soil, so they should be avoided in some locations:
Afrocarpus falcatus: clay to loamy to sandy
Agonis flexuosa : clay to loamy to sandy
Albizia julibrissin: clay to loamy to sandy
Bauhinia variegata: loamy to sandy
Cassia leptophylla: loamy to sandy
Cedrus deodara: clay to loamy to sandy
Cercis canadensis: clay to loamy to sandy
Eriobotrya deflexa: clay to loamy to sandy
Geijera parviflora: clay to loamy to sandy
Handroanthus heptaphyllus: clay to loamy to sandy
Jacaranda mimosifolia: loamy to sandy
Koelreuteria bipinnata: clay to loamy to sandy
Lagerstroemia indica: clay to loamy to sandy
Laurus nobilis: clay to loamy to sandy
Lophostemon confertus: clay to loamy to sandy
Olea europaea: clay to loamy to sandy
Photinia fraseri: clay to loamy to sandy
Pinus canariensis: loamy to sandy
Pinus halepensis: clay to loamy to sandy
Pinus pinea: loamy to sandy
Pistacia chinensis: clay to loamy to sandy
Prosopis glandulosa torreyana: loamy to sandy
Prunus caroliniana: clay to loamy to sandy
Quercus agrifolia: clay to loamy to sandy
Searsia lancea: clay to loamy to sandy
Tipuana tipu: clay to loamy to sandy
Ulmus parvifolia 'Drake': clay to loamy to sandy