828 Chenery Red-flowering gum (Corymbia ficifolia), Southwest Australia (a softly colored specimen across the street), Chenery Street, Chilton to Diamond, south side, 54. Victor, Sr. would do the hybridizing and Victor Jr. would grow the seedlings to maturity – thousands of them . 3326 - 22nd Paradox walnut (Juglans x paradoxa), hybrid of CA native and European species), 42. VI: 182, [5] The Outdoor Culture of Fuchsia in Coastal California (Reiter) Vol. **Short jog left on Guerrero to see #29, then return to 24th Street. Many of the trees are planted in block-long monocultures, where we have chosen not to locate by address but by block. In Southern California, longan trees typically grow up to 25′ and require weekly deep waterings. Saturday, July 23 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. 30th Avenue, Lake to California, east side, 27. San Diego homeowners are fortunate to live in an area where they can successfully grow a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. 219 Vicente Blackwood acacia (Acacia melanoxylon), Southeast Australia, 30. 124 Fair Oaks Kwanzan flowering cherry (Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’), East Asia, 16. For our earlier tours, click here for the Bayview, Bernal Heights, Castro, Dogpatch, Glen Park, Inner Sunset, Lower Haight, Mission (central Mission), Mission (Inner Mission), Mission Bay, Noe Valley, Potrero Hill, Richmond/SeatCliff, Russian Hill, Transmission and West Portal tours.]. We loved this garage door on 23rd Street! 4038 - 23rd Marri (Corymbia calophylla), W Australia (looks like a white-flowered Corymbia ficifolia, #46, but this is a distinct species with white flowers and differently shaped fruits, 41. Our Simi-Dwarf tree produced fruit at an early age. 1384 Fulton London plane tree (Platanus x acerifolia), hybrid of Eastern USA species and European species. 2760 Vallejo Carob (Ceratonia siliqua), Eastern Mediterranean Basin (seed pods can be used to make a chocolate substitute—though not recommended for true chocolate lovers), 27. To this was added the constant flow of horticultural personalities with whom Victor was delighted to share his time. The Duboce Triangle Tree Walk ends at Noe and Market, in front of Cafe Flore. 155 Madrone Ray Hartman ceanothus (Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’), hybrid of CA native species, 46. Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis), W & C China (the female plants are bearing large panicles of fruits, and the foliage is taking on its autumn colors), 33. **Head north to the traffic signal at Turk and cross to the east side of Broderick, then turn right (south) on Broderick**, Broderick Street, Turk to Golden Gate, east side, 26. 23. A surprisingly warm, picture-perfect autumn day welcomed us for our seventeenth tree tour, offering up some uncommon and interesting trees along the gently curving streets and in the many horticulturally rich front gardens—somewhat surprising since this can be a fairly foggy neighborhood. 730 Broderick Elegant water gum (Tristaniopsis laurina ‘Elegant’), Eastern Australia, 31. Clay at Steiner Red alder (Alnus rubra), Alaska to Santa Barbara; a San Francisco native! 100 Mateo Water gum (Tristaniopsis laurina), East Australia (tree is on Laidley; it grows in streamside locations in the wild; hence, the common name; SF’s most commonly planted street tree), Laidley Street, northeast of Mateo, southeast side, 14. During those early rose years three things happened to influence Victor’s development. Reiter was one of the first Californians to obtain a cutting after the variety was introduced to cultivation later that decade (possibly from Strybing Arboretum, which still has a mature yellow-blooming specimen near the Arboretum’s entrance). 120 Fair Oaks Snow-in-summer tree or flax-leaf paperbark (Melaleuca linariifolia), Eastern Australia (feel the spongy bark), 15. 4024 - 23rd Lemon bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus), Eastern Australia (the crushed leaves smell of lemon), 42. It was an astonishing, affectionate outpouring in tribute to Mr. Reiter. The newly formed American Fuchsia Society, with Dr. E. O. Essig, Alice Eastwood Dr. Mitchell, Mrs. W. H. Ware and later, Gustave Neiderhollzer, had revived grandmothers’ vogue for fuchsias. An interpretive panel at the western end of the park, attached to the railing between the two succulent gardens, explains the natural rainfall pattern experienced in San Francisco. 15 Sussex Ray Hartman ceanothus (Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’), hybrid of CA native species, 30. Apricots; blackberries, grapes, plums, nectarines, peaches, apples, persimmons, and pomegranates in turn. Plant the tree where it can get about five hours of direct light that filters through the fog, and enjoy fragrant lemons throughout the year. This pattern of London plane, lemon bottlebrush, privet, and Victorian box continues for most of the length of West Portal, on both sides of the street. 998 Alabama African fern pine (Afrocarpus gracilior), E & S Africa, 15. Southern live oak, (Quercus virginiana), coastal SE USA to Mexico and Cuba (becoming a more commonly planted tree in CA, though the jury is still out on its adaptability to the unique climate of SF), Pierpont Lane, Bridgeview to Terry Francois Blvd, 52. Plum Full of Family Fun! Our trio of tree geeks responsible for this tour is the same: Mike Sullivan, author of Trees of San Francisco, Jason Dewees (author of Designing with Palms) and Richard Turner (retired editor of Pacific Horticulture). Mediterranean plants were Dr. Mitchell’s major interests after the Big Freeze and Victor, having lost so much in 1932, was equally enthusiastic about the climatically suitable plants of Southern Europe. 823 York Coppertone Indian hawthorn (Raphiolepis ‘Coppertone’), hybrid of E Asian species (new spring growth is coppery in color), 51. 35. 1432 Grove Dragon tree (Dracaena draco), Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira, and W Morocco (a very cool tree - far too rare in San Francisco! 461 Yerba Buena Olive (Olea europaea), Mediterranean Basin, 21B. Key: The lobster rolls are the best this side of Maine, which, incidentally, does not enjoy a mild mediterranean climate like ours. 2898 Vallejo Eucryphia trees (Eucryphia x ‘Nymansay’), hybrid of Chilean species (2 trees flanking the front window; fragrant white flowers in August), 23. 641 Broderick Fern-leaf Catalina ironwood (Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. 9. 7 Beaver Ovens wattle (Acacia pravissima), Eastern Australia (watch for the soft yellow flowers within the next month), 4. 227 Vicente Giant yucca (Yucca gigantea), Central America, 31. During these post-war years the nursery renewed its breeding work, and continued to increase its rock-garden and succulent collections until the sales catalog of non-succulent ground covers and rock plants swelled to over five hundred kinds of plants. Prune lightly in winter. Each plant, each family has its colorful history at every turn in the garden. 128 West Portal Glossy privet (Ligustrum lucidum), Southern China, 4. 775 Chenery Victorian box (Pittosporum undulatum), East Australia (white flowers, very fragrant), 55. For instance, Brandon Street Orchard was founded in 2003 and is a growing “community, side by side, with Asian pears, European pears, Italian prunes, apples, blueberries, kiwi and currants.” What most people don’t know is that the uglier and more wrinkled the fruit is on the outside, the better it is on the inside. The panel provides an illuminating graphic comparison of the rainfall patterns in other major US cities; it’s clear that San Francisco is pretty unusual in its winter-only rainfall. Arthur Menzies had left the nursery and returned to the Park and the Strybing Arboretum. 55 Southwood Bloodwood (Baloghia inophylla), Eastern Australia (quite possibly the only one of its kind in SF, outside of the Botanical Gardens), 5. After a few meetings, rapport was established and a permanent society emerged as the California Horticultural Society, usually known today as Cal Hort. Follow the unnamed pedestrian passageway south from Channel St to Long Bridge St, 18. The fruit is abundant throughout the islands and can be found growing wild. Although over age, he felt it difficult not to take part in the effort. Have fun exploring this new urban neighborhood! We were treated to another gorgeous autumn day for this walk through the “Transmission” neighborhood, with a focus on Fair Oaks, one of the most desirable streets in the Mission/Noe Valley neighborhoods. 819 York Rubber trees (Ficus elastica ‘Decora’), S & SE Asia, 52. 2828 Vallejo Red horse chestnut (Aesculus x carnea), hybrid of European and American species (4 trees; these are city champions - the biggest in San Francisco; they have spectacular red flowers when they bloom in May), **The pink flowering vine on the fence in front of 2856 Vallejo is Mandevilla ‘Alice du Pont’**, 31. His parents were of Luxembourger ancestry, paternally (Victor Reiter, Sr.) and of California native French, maternally (Augusta Pagès). Lafayette Park She-oak (Casuarina sp. Charlie had seen his Western Nursery crumble with the changing times and Victor was also seeing his La Rochette becoming a similar anachronism. 233 Noe Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia), East Asia, 44. Bay Area Seasonal Fruit & Vegetable Guide, Grow Fruit in the Yard, Never Mind the Fog, Fruit Growing in the San Francisco Bay Area, Selecting Fruit, Nut,& Berry Crops for Home Gardens in San Mateo and San Francisco Counties. Reiter, himself, in 1961, wrote a fascinating history of the early days of the California Horticultural Society, in which he played an important role: https://calhortsociety.org/about/cal-hort-first-31-years/ Six years later, the Society gave Reiter its annual award (I think it was a kind of “lifetime achievement award”), and published a “brief outline of the award recipient’s background”. When the Magnolia campbellii mollicomata is in bloom in mid-February, friends father to toast its magnificence. 3503 - 23rd Knife-leaf acacia (Acacia cultriformis), Eastern Australia, 38. Our thanks to Kay Estey and readers of her garden column in the Glen Park News for suggestions of trees in the neighborhood to include on this walk. 240 Manor English holly (Ilex aquifolium), Western Europe & North Africa, 33B. 265 Vicente Cabbage tree (Cussonia spicata), South Africa, Vicente Street, 14th to Forest Side, north side, 37. 2671 Sacramento Carrotwood (Cupaniopsis anacardioides), Eastern Australia, **Note the attractive shade garden against the house at 2621 Sacramento**, Turn left on Steiner. He was a learned gardener, author of western garden books and a famous Iris breeder, but, above all, he was an understanding mentor for aspiring horticulturists. African fern pine (Afrocarpus gracilior) at 2689 Sacramento - a beautiful specimen! 3503 - 23rd Pasopaya palm (Parajubaea torallyi), Bolivian Andes (5 trees; very rare tree on San Francisco’s streets), 39. 2693 Sacramento Cypress (Hesperocyparis sp. 238 Vicente New Zealand Christmas tree, pōhutukawa in Māori (Metrosideros excelsa), New Zealand (widely planted in SF, where it loves the climate), 38. To improve drainage Amend with the soil with wash sand, create french drains with pea gravel, add drainage pipes, or plant on a mound. [NOTE: our newest tour of the NOPA neighborhood is below. We return to Noe Valley for another tour exploring the arboreal richness of this neighborhood - but this time, the northern half of the neighborhood. 164 Henry London plane tree (Platanus x acerifolia), hybrid of Eastern North American and European species, 19. 1660 Grove Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana), China & Vietnam (this species seldom does well in San Francisco, but these seem to be thriving, at least in this season), 7. London plane tree (Platanus x acerifolia), hybrid of E USA species and European species (this commonly planted urban tree is prone to fungal diseases in SF’s cool foggy climate, as evidenced by the disfigured leaves and shoot tips on this tree), 32. Massive shrub but with staking and pruning in youth, it can grow into a narrow, rounded-headed tree. Fruit should ripen between late summer and winter. 795 Elizabeth Myoporum or ngaio in Māori (Myoporum laetum), New Zealand (this species is dying all over San Francisco, due to an insect pest called thrips), 12. southwest corner of Douglass and Elizabeth Silk oak (Grevillea robusta), Eastern Australia (a row of 5 trees along the edge of the park), Turn right on Douglass. 1731 Hayes Kwanzan flowering cherry (Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’), East Asia, 52. 2231 Steiner Olive (Olea europaea), Mediterranean Basin, 8. 757-763 Chenery New Zealand Christmas tree, pōhutukawa in Māori (Metrosideros excelsa), New Zealand (widely planted in SF, where it loves the climate), 56. 398 Surrey Canary Island pine (Pinus canariensis), Canary Islands, Chenery Street, Surrey to Burnside, south side, 49. The guide I have created below (and the printable PDF download version) are based on several sources (listed below) to create the most accurate, up-to-date, and complete list. 295 - 31st Red alder (Alnus rubra), CA to Alaska, a SF native! ), **Turn left and head north on Webster to Broadway, passing the Italian Consulate at 2590 Webster**, Broadway, Webster to Buchanan, north side, 21. Steep hills facing south, narrow winding streets, and jewelbox homes characterize the neighborhood—along with a good selection of trees. It grows to 50′ tall with a broad dense crown. 2. Readers of the Journal will remember Victor’s article on the history of fuchsia breeding[4], as well as notes on fuchsia culture[5]. 17. Willis Orchard Company now offers the following fruit trees for our customers with limited growing space, or for those that would like to grow fruit trees in containers, or their patio. 25. 700 block of Masonic Shamel ash (Fraxinus uhdei), Mexico (a row of tall trees across the street on the west side of Masonic, along side City College’s John Adams Center), Grove Street, Masonic to Central, north side, 3. Continue west on California to Scott, then north on Scott to Sacramento; the tour begins on Sacramento just east of Scott. 48. On Turk, it heads west for about a third of a block, before returning to Baker and turning south to Golden Gate Avenue, then east on Golden Gate to Broderick Street, north on Broderick to Turk, then back south on Broderick to Grove, west on Grove to Baker, south on Baker to Hayes, and finally west on Hayes back to the start of the walk at Masonic. In the early 1930s, the Reiter family acquired an additional acre of land adjoining their backyard from the Sutro heirs, a triangle-shaped lot wedged between Stanyan Street, Woodland Avenue, and the Sutro Forest. Round-leaf sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Rotundiloba’), E USA to Mexico & Central America (a selection with rounded leaf lobes, quite distinct from the other sweetgums on this street). Douglass Street, Elizabeth to 23rd, west side, 13. Pacific Avenue, Fillmore to Webster, south side, 18. 998 Florida Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), E USA to Mexico & C America (tree is across the street on 22nd), 26. California Horticultural Journal - April 1968 - Recognizing Victor Reiter, Jr. 24th Street, Vicksburg to Sanchez, south side. Master Gardeners for the San Francisco region suggest varieties such as early, cherry or smaller classic tomatoes that bear fruit with less sunshine. 601 Broderick Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba), China (row of young trees are on Grove), 37. 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