Community Nursery & Training Center is Open for In-person Visits and Purchases

Days and hours of operations: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 9 AM to 12 PM

San Jose residents are required to show a copy of their city permit to receive trees for the park strip.

If you would like to volunteer at the Community Nursery. Please do not show up at a volunteer event without registration confirmation.

To register, visit our Eventbrite page.

 
 

Tree & Shrub Species Availability Lists

Our Community Nursery is undergoing a significant renovation, requiring us to move all our trees daily. Our Tree Inventory will not be up to date until further notice. In the meantime, you can still visit our nursery to see what’s available!

Thank you for your understanding.

TREES Shrubs

Click on an icon to view our species lists

Our nursery hosts a large variety of trees, shrubs, and grasses available for the community, including CALIFORNIA NATIVES, DROUGHT-TOLERANT, and DISEASE-RESISTANT species. 
For specific questions, please stop by or contact us!

 

LOCATION & CONTACT

1000 Spring St. San Jose, CA 95110
treenursery@ourcityforest.org
 (408) 785-2302

HOURS

Open Hours
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9AM - 12PM

For Landscape Professionals and Cities

Urban Foresters, City Arborists, Restoration Agencies, and other Landscape Professionals can choose from our selection of drought-tolerant, native trees. Wholesale pricing and contract growing available. 

Email our Nursery Manager for a Wholesale Pricing & Inventory List of trees.

Come volunteer with us at the nursery!

See our Eventbrite page for available shifts.

Help us Grow with a Donation

The Community Nursery is accepting in-kind donations year round.

Wish List

  • Wide popsicle sticks

  • Listerine

  • Neem oil

  • Masking tape

  • Gloves

  • Cleaning supplies such as laundry detergent, toilet brushes, sprays/wipes

  • Garden hoses

  • Scrap wood

  • Drawers/cabinets

  • Heavy duty garden/outdoor carts

  • Lumber, hardware, and building materials in good condition

  • Hand and power tools in working condition

  • Gravel, flagstone, stepping stones, pavers, fill sand, and baserock

  • Nursery containers/supplies in good condition

  • Bamboo/wooden stakes in good condition

  • Wood chips

  • Cardboard (large pieces)

NOTE: We generally do not pickup material unless it is in large quantities or highly desired.  We prefer if you can drop material at nursery during our Open Hours 9AM - 12PM or by appointment.

We also accept trees and plants on a limited basis. Please email us a list of species with descriptions and photos. Donated plant material must meet the following condition and acceptance is at the Nursery Manager's discretion: 

  • Donated stock must be identified (as a known species and/or cultivar) and pest/disease free.

  • In most cases, the plant must already be growing in a container, and not recently dug out of the landscape.

  • Trees must be less than 3/4" in trunk diameter/caliper and less than 6' tall.

  • Perennials, grasses, shrubs that can be divided.

  • Cuttings and seeds of identified species must have known collection location and/or source.

We do not accept:  Redwoods, Oaks, Mayten, Acacia, Toyons, Madrones, or Privets.