Yale and El Camino Thank this tree's bark for the cork in your wine bottle. Does not make a good street tree once children realize how easily the bark can be carved. These familiar picturesque trees in windy coastal areas grow narrow and pyramidal when young, reaching up to 40 feet high. Away from their native environment, these trees may develop a coryneum cancer fungus which will kill them. Acer davidii - David's Maple 2290 Harvard, near front yard fence Native to China, this deciduous tree has shiny green bark with silvery stripes.
Fall colors are vivid, with showy yellow flowers in spring. .
Information courtesy of Canopy Trees for Palo Alto . Tree selection by Kevin Raftery, arborist, teacher, author and College Terrace resident. He is a member of the Canopy Steering Committee.