Coniferous trees Sequoias and redwoods (
Sequoia sempervirens) •
Coast redwood (
Sequoia sempervirens) - in the fog-shrouded Pacific coast. This and the giant sequoia are the
state trees of California. •
Giant sequoia (
Sequoiadendron giganteum) - in the
Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Pine trees '', Kings Canyon National Park|thumb|right|upright •
Bishop pine (
Pinus muricata): coastal species grown in gardens •
Coulter pine (
Pinus coulteri) •
Gray pine, ghost pine, or digger pine (
Pinus sabiniana) •
Knobcone pine (
Pinus attenuata) •
Ponderosa pine (
Pinus ponderosa): well known in mountains •
Lodgepole pine (
Pinus contorta): used for early construction of buildings and other structures. •
Monterey pine (
Pinus radiata): naturally limited
endemic range; widely planted horticulturally around the world •
Limber pine (
Pinus flexilis) •
Jeffrey pine (
Pinus jeffreyi) •
Parry pinyon (
Pinus quadrifolia) •
Shore pine (
Pinus contorta) •
Sugar pine (
Pinus lambertiana) •
Torrey pine (
Pinus torreyana) •
Western white pine (
Pinus monticola) •
Single-leaf pinyon pine (
Pinus monophylla) •
Great Basin bristlecone pine (
Pinus longaeva): the
Methuselah, a 4,700-year-old specimen •
Foxtail pine (
Pinus balfouriana): endemic to California; 2,000-year-old specimens
Western Cypress •
Arizona cypress (
Hesperocyparis arizonica) •
Baker cypress (
Hesperocyparis bakeri) •
Cuyamaca cypress (
Hesperocyparis stephensonii) •
Gowen cypress (
Hesperocyparis goveniana) •
McNab's cypress (
Hesperocyparis macnabiana) •
Monterey cypress (
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa) •
Paiute cypress (
Hesperocyparis nevadensis) •
Pygmy cypress (
Hesperocyparis pygmaea) •
Santa Cruz cypress (
Hesperocyparis abramsiana) •
Sargent's cypress (
Hesperocyparis sargentii) •
Tecate cypress (
Hesperocyparis forbesii)
Other conifers •
Santa Lucia fir (
Abies bracteata) and seven other native
Abies species •
Douglas fir (
Pseudotsuga menziesii) •
Bigcone Douglas-fir (
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa) -
Central Coast and
Santa Susana Mountains. •
California nutmeg (
Torreya californica) •
Incense cedar (
Calocedrus decurrens) •
Port Orford cedar/Lawson's cypress (
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) •
White fir (
Abies concolor) - at high elevations •
Mountain hemlock (
Tsuga mertensiana) •
Red fir (
Abies magnifica) •
Pacific yew (
Taxus brevifolia) •
Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis)
Oak trees . :California is home to many deciduous and evergreen
oaks, often occurring in
oak woodlands: •
Valley oak (
Quercus lobata) - the largest of these, found in valley regions. •
Leather oak (
Quercus durata) - an evergreen shrub endemic to
serpentine chaparral. •
Blue oak (
Quercus douglasii) - in the Central Valley foothills and Coast Ranges. •
California black oak (
Quercus kelloggii) - in the higher hills and mountains. •
Canyon live oak (
Quercus chrysolepis) - found mainly in northern mountainous regions. •
Interior live oak (
Quercus wislizeni) - found in the
Central Valley region. •
Coastal Scrub oak (
Quercus dumosa) - Southern california. •
California scrub oak (
Quercus berberidifolia) - Coastal scrub •
Engelmann oak (
Quercus engelmanni) - an endangered species with a cool blue-gray cast to the foliage. •
Coast live oak (
Quercus agrifolia) - found in the
Coast Ranges,
Transverse Ranges,
Peninsular Ranges, and along the coast's hills and adjacent interior valleys, as well as many other habitats and gardens. •
Palmer oak (
Quercus palmeri) -San Francisco Bay and south •
Island oak (
Quercus tomentella) -
endemic to the
Channel Islands with distinctive large evergreen leaves. •
Island scrub oak (
Quercus pacifica) -
endemic to the
Channel Islands Riparian trees (
Populus tremuloides) in Lee Vining Canyon|upright :In
riparian areas (streamside and moist habitats) some of the trees include: •
California sycamore (
Platanus racemosa) •
White alder (
Alnus rhombifolia) •
Quaking aspen (
Populus tremuloides) •
Fremont cottonwood (
Populus fremontii) •
Black cottonwood (
Populus trichocarpa) •
Arroyo willow (
Salix lasiolepis)
Other trees and tree-like shrubs •
Tanoak (
Notholithocarpus densiflorus) •
California bay laurel (
Umbellularia californica) •
Pacific madrone (
Arbutus menziesii) •
Toyon (
Heteromeles arbutifolia) •
Bigleaf maple (
Acer macrophyllum) •
Blue elderberry (
Sambucus cerulea) is found throughout the state, an important host for birds,
butterflies,
pollinators, and
beneficial insects (
integrated pest management) •
California buckeye (
Aesculus californica) •
Western redbud (
Cercis occidentalis) •
California black walnut (
Juglans californica) •
California hazelnut (
Corylus cornuta) ==Selected shrubs==