Frequently Planted Trees City Of Oakland Public Works Tree Section August 2, 2006: This document is being updated. Here is the list of trees. Strawberry Tree - Arbutus unedo Eastern Redbud - Cercis canadensis Crape Myrtle- Lagerstroemia indica Photinia- Photinia fraseri Purple Leaf Plum- Prunus cerasifera ‘Thundercloud’ Evergreen Pear- Pyrus kawakamii African Sumac - Rhus lancea Water Gum- Tristania laurina ‘Elegant’ Trident Maple - Acer buergeranum Red Horsechestnut- Aesculus carnea ‘Briotii’ Bronze Loquat - Eriobotrya deflexa Australian Willow - Geijera parviflora Madenhair Tree - Ginkobiloba ‘Autum Gold’ Chinese Flame - Koelreuteria bipinnata Golden Rain - Koelreuteria paniculata Saratoga Laurel - Laurus nobilis ‘Saratoga’ Saint Mary Magnolia - Magnolia grandiflora ‘Saint Mary’ New Zealand Christmas - Metrosideros excelsus Olive - Oleaeuropa ‘Swan Hill’ European Hornbem - Carpinus betulus ‘Fastgiata’ Aristocrat Pear - Pyrus calleryana ‘Aristocrat’ Thornless Honey Locust - Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Raywood Ash - Fraxinus oxcarpa ‘Raywood’ Sour Gum / Tupelo - Nyssa sylvatica Chinese Pistache - Pistacia chinensis London Plane - Plantanus acerifolia ‘Yarwwod’ African Fern Pine - Podocarpus gracilior Red Oak - Quercus rubra Scarlet Oak - Quercus coccinea