The City of Concord has a public policy concerning heritage trees. A heritage tree is defined as any tree that is at least 72 inches in circumference when measured 4.5 feet above natural or established grade or a multi-stemmed tree that has one stem at least 24 inches in circumference. A tree must be considered an outstanding specimen or group of its species by virtue of either its location, health, conformation, age, size, or rarity and must be in a location and state of health that indicates a high possibility of survival. Ordinances discussing heritage trees are found in Article 4, Chapter 3, Section 4308 of the City Code.
The heritage tree section was included in the ordinances to provide a uniform method for identifying and maintaining heritage trees and to conserve scenic beauty, prevent erosion, protect against floods, and help maintain the climate of the area. The Planning Commission maintains a record of designated heritage trees. Table below updated 6/12/05
| Description | Location | Owner | Status | |||
| 1.Grapefruit | Keller Property, near the corner of Galindo St. and Clayton Road. |
Removed with construction of B/A Tech Center |
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| 2. Wisteria | ||||||
| 3. Locust | ||||||
| 4. Olive | 1605 Mt. Diablo St 1575 Grant St 126-641-016 |
Eldo and Catherine CanonicaBank of America | New Location In place 2001 | |||
| 5. Eucalyptus | 1441 Detroit Ave near south property line in r.o.w. | City of Concord | In Place | |||
| 6. Eucalyptus (2) | El Monte Center 3501 Clayton Rd 113-191-015 |
City of Concord | east tree removed due to disease | |||
| 7. Renumbered as #9 | ||||||
| 8. Mayten | Glenbrook Intermediate, 2351 Olivera Dr., 110-041-014 |
M.D.U.S.D. | In Place | |||
| 9. American Elms (2) | 2250 Pacheco St. Heritage House 112-136-018 |
Presbyterian Church |
In Place | |||
| 10. Oak | North end of Adelia Ct. 133-281-088 |
Crossings Home -owners Assn. |
In Place | |||
| 11. California Pepper | Salvio Pacheco Adobe 2050 Adobe St. 126-051-046 |
Associates Corp., Occ. – Metro 1 C. U. | In place | |||
| 12. Cork Oak | Markham Nature Park | City of Concord | died removed | |||
| 13. Bishop Pine | Markham Nature Park | City of Concord | Uncertain. 2001 | |||
| 14. Valley Oak | City Corp. Yard | City of Concord | died removed | |||
| 15. MacNabb Cypress | 1655 Galindo St. | Jay W. Betts | Removed @ 2001 with construction Legacy Apts. | |||
| Indian Stone Pine (HT 1-88) | 2333-2401 Bisso Ln 112-230-013 |
C. C. Water Dist. |
In place |
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