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Mark,
Mostly pine, mimosa, cypress,mulberry.  I think that covers it.  Judy
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This question comes from southern California, near the mountains with a temp. rangeing from the  low 30's to an occational high of 100.
I am the manager of an older mobilehome park, and the owner is slowly cutting down all of the trees because of root envasion, pipes, block walls etc.
He has agreed to plant more trees if I can find trees that will not grow fast or have invasive roots. We have small areas that we can plant, 5'x5' with an overhead clearence of approx. 10'.
Any suggestions would be welcomed as we are beginning to look like we have been scalped.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Judy
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Judy,

Can you tell me what kind of trees have been getting cut down?


Mark in Portland

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Judy,

First, sorry about your place losing the old trees.  The place I work has been doing a lot of construction, and they haven't been saving many.  I hate the scalped dead look of a place without trees.

Two plants come to mind.

One is a flowering plum, like the Thundercloud Plum
(here's a link to some pictures
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/prcet5.htm )

It's pretty, blossoming in the spring and purple foliage during spring and summer, turning red in the fall. It doesn't get too big.  It is used as a street tree in Portland because it doesn't wreck curbs or sidewalks.

Another is Hollywood Juniper.  I really like this plant, and I use it a lot in tight spaces that I want to look full.  

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/jucht1.htm

It grows slowly, isn't prickly like most juniper, is easy to prune to keep to nearly any shape or size, and has nice sculptural branches.

Hope this helps
Mark in Portland