More than 800 miles long and with many varied climates , California is home to an abundant diversity of evergreen Tree , of both broad - leafed and needle - leaf case . Native evergreens include those that grow in the great deal , woodlands , valleys , deserts and coastline . They admit conifers such as true fir ( Abies spp . ) as well as broad - leafed evergreens such as the canyon live oak ( Quercus chrysolepis ) and coast alive oak tree ( Quercus agrifolia ) .
Large and Larger Redwoods
California ’s state Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , coast redwood ( Sequoia sempervirens ) , give up to 100 animal foot tall , and grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 10 along the California coast , while gargantuan redwood ( Sequoiadendron giganteum ) , its close congener , grows on mountain slopes in USDA zones 6 through 9 . jumbo redwood is the human race ’s largest living organism , with the largest trees growing more than 250 feet tall — one orotund specimen has a trunk circumference of 1024 inches and a crown 106 groundwork wide .
Live Oaks
evergreen plant oak , calledlive oaks , grow throughout California . aboriginal to the Central Coast of California and to Southern California , the coast live oak , which grows to 65 foot in USDA zones 9 through 10 , has evergreen leafage and the spread , skinny - horizontal branches typical of all oaks . canon alive oak tree is alike in size of it and shape to coast hot oak tree , but is native to the foothills and desert mountains of California in USDA zones 8 through 10 .
Conifers of All Shapes and Sizes
Windblown branch , sometimes circulate as wide as the tree is high , characterise Monterey cypress ( Hesperocyparis macrocarpa ) , growing on the California coast up to 65 ft in USDA zone 7 through 10 . Tolerant of drought and able to produce in both acid and alkaline territory , Monterey cypress tree can be trespassing in some areas . Native Californian fir Tree grow much taller than Monterey cypress , with 200 - foot varieties including grand fir tree ( Abies granis ) , which grow in USDA zone 6 through 9 , and noble fir ( Abies procera ) , which grows in USDA zones 6 through 8 .
Broad-Leafed Evergreens
A Golden State native , California laurel ( Umbellularia californica ) grows easy , finally reaching up to 65 foot tall in USDA zone 7 through 9 . Its strongly scented , yellow - green leaves are not the typical bay laurel leaves found in supermarket , but you could substitute them for cooking bay leaves . No listing of California native evergreens would be thoroughgoing without at least one palm Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree include : California sports fan palm ( Washingtonia filifera ) , with 3- to 6 - foot fronds roost atop shaggy bulk of thatch , develop up to 65 metrical foot grandiloquent in USDA zone 9 through 11 .
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