Mountain View Heritage Trees

Three species, oak, redwood, and cedar, are considered heritage if they have a circumference of 12" measured at 54" above the natural grade. Any other heritage tree in Mountain View, California is a tree that has a trunk with a circumference of 48" or more measured 54" above the natural grade.

Heritage Trees in Mountain View, California

The Bay Laurel next to the athletic field at St. Francis High School:

We have an ongoing contest to find the largest trees in
Mountain View, California

Here are some of the "winners" so far of heritage trees over
100" in circumference in Mountain View:

Species Meas. Location
California Bay Laurel 394" Athletic Field, St. Francis High School
Pine 305" 578 Oak Street
California Pepper 244" 571 Sullivan Drive
Oak 180" 1667 Miramonte Avenue
Redwood 201" 1600 Begen Avenue
Eucalyptus 176" Centre and Montgomery Streets
Deodar Cedar 170" Chapel, St. Francis High School
Black Walnut 158" Centre and Montgomery Streets

The Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara) at St. Francis High School:

Questions about heritage trees on your property?
Please refer to the City of Mountain View, California web page on heritage trees.

Calendar of Events

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October 2nd, 2011

Sunday, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Farmers' Market, Train Station

Location: Downtown Mountain View, Caltrain Station parking lot at 600 West Evelyn Ave.

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Come visit our table at the Farmers' Market, meet some of our volunteers and find out more about the trees that keep our city so beautiful.

Tree-Themed Children's
Face-Painting!

This event repeats every other month on the first Sunday until Saturday December 31, 2011.

Spring, 2012
Saturday, 10:00 am - 11:30 pm

Children's & Adult's
Tree Walks

Location: To be announced

There are typically two tree walks on Saturdays. One for adults, and one for parents with their children.

Children welcome with a
parent or guardian.

Summer, 2012
Saturday, 10:00 am - 11:30 pm

Tree Selection Workshop

Location: To be announced

Parking: To be announced

Speakers:  Certified Arborists

No experience necessary

Certified Arborists collaborate to provide important decision information and selection criteria.

You will learn a methodical approach for your tree selection process.

  • Learn tree selection info in a nursery setting.
  • Discuss the difference between boxed, field grown, B&B, or container stock.
  • Find out the questions you need to ask.
  • Discuss installation methods.
  • Benefits:
         - Reduce your carbon footprint
         - Improve your land
         - Enrich your community

Bring your questions for our arborists!

  • Should you pick a tree with a skinny trunk or a thick one?
  • Is it better to have all the branches at the top of the tree or to have the branches distributed down the trunk?
  • How do you know if a tree will have girdling roots?

Summer, 2012
Saturday, 10:00 am - 11:30 pm

Young Tree Care
Workshop & Survey

Location: to be announced

Speakers:  Certified Arborists

No experience necessary

Learn how to increase the survival rate of young trees, and participate in fostering the success of Mountain View's urban forest.

Young tree care is especially important to ensure tree survival and promote a healthy, sustainable urban forest.

Mountain View Trees is offering a new Young Tree Care Workshop to provide you with valuable information about caring for newly-planted trees in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Join the Survey Team immediately following the workshop. Mountain View Trees will provide all the materials needed for you to survey a portion of this year's selection of recently-planted street trees.
You will receive addresses, survey forms, and door hangars containing tree care information to leave at each residence where a young city street tree is surveyed.

Once trained, you will walk your neighborhood on your own schedule, checking young trees for specific conditions to ensure their proper care. Then you will submit your survey results by mail and we will report to the City how those trees are doing.

Mountain View Trees Org tree planting preparation