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

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

The Community Nursery & Training Center will be closed Thanksgiving weekend (11/23-11/25). We hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving weekend.

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 & shrubs. Wholesale pricing and contract growing available. 

Email our Nursery Manager for a Wholesale Pricing & Inventory List

Tree Rentals

Looking for a potted tree to stage a patio or landscape? You can rent a tree for up to 6 months. Email our Nursery Manager for available trees and pricing.

Note: Our Holiday Rent-A-Tree Program will start up again in November.

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.