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LA Urban Forest Program

This is a tree identification guide for Earthwatch's Urban Forest program in Los Angeles, CA.

Combining community action and volunteering, the Urban Forest Program is helping volunteers make a contribution to local environmental management plans and scientific research, by tracking the ...more ↓

Northern Catalpa 1
Catalpa speciosa
Atlas Cedar 2
Cedrus atlantica
Deodar Cedar 3
Cedrus deodara
Cedar of Lebanon 4
Cedrus libani
Common Hackberry 5
Celtis occidentalis
Western Hackberry 6
Celtis reticulata
Eastern Redbud 7
Cercis canadensis
Western Redbud 8
Cercis occidentalis
Desert Willow 9
Chilopsis linearis
Camphor Tree 10
Cinnamomum camphora
Lily of the Valley Tree 11
Clethra arborea
Japanese Cedar 12
Cryptomeria japonica
Smooth Arizona Cypress 13
Smooth Arizona Cypress Cupressus arizonica glabra
Monterey Cypress 14
Cupressus macrocarpa
Bronze Loquat 15
Eriobotrya deflexa
River Red Gum 16
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Lemon-scented Gum 17
Eucalyptus citriodora
Yate 18
Eucalyptus cornuta
Red-capped Gum 19
Eucalyptus erythrocorys
Red-flowering Gum 20
Eucalyptus ficifolia
Bushy Yate 21
Eucalyptus lehmannii
Red Ironbark 22
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Silver Dollar Gum 23
Eucalyptus polyanthemos
Desert Gum 24
Eucalyptus rudis
Coral Gum 25
Eucalyptus torquata
Moreton Bay Fig 26
Ficus macrophylla
Australian Willow 27
Geijera parviflora
Maidenhair Tree 28
Ginkgo biloba
Honey Locust 7
Gleditsia triacanthos
Kaffir Plum 29
Harpephyllum caffrum
Velvet Ash 27
Fraxinus velutina
California Black Walnut 30
Juglans californica
Coulter pine 31
Pinus coulteri
Western Sycamore 32
Platanus racemosa
Western Cottonwood 33
Populus fremontii
Hollyleaf cherry 34
Prunus ilicifolia
Catalina Cherry 25
Prunus lyonii
Bigcone Douglas-fir 35
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
Coast Live Oak 36
Quercus agrifolia
Engelmann oak 37
Quercus engelmannii
Valley Oak 38
Quercus lobata
Sandbar Willow 39
Salix exigua
Goodding's Black Willow 40
Salix gooddingii
Red Willow 41
Salix laevigata
Arroyo Willow 21
Salix lasiolepis
Wilson Holly 42
Ilex altaclerensis Wilsonii
Jacaranda 43
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Chilean Wine Palm 44
Jubaea chilensis
Chinese Flame Tree 45
Koelreuteria bipinnata
Golden Rain Tree 46
Koelreuteria paniculata
Crape Myrtle 47
Lagerstroemia indica
Primrose Tree 48
Lagunaria patersonii
Sweet Bay 49
Laurus nobilis
Japanese Privet 50
Ligustrum japonicum
Tulip Tree 51
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tan Bark Oak 52
Lithocarpus densiflorus
Oriental Sweetgum 53
Liquidambar orientalis
Smooth-Shell Macadamia 54
Macadamia integrifolia
Southern Magnolia 55
Magnolia grandiflora
Flaxleaf Paperbark 56
Melaleuca linariifolia
Cajeput 57
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Chinaberry 58
Melia azedarach
New Zealand Christmas Tree 20
Metrosideros excelsus
Myoporum 59
Myoporum laetum
Sour Gum 60
Nyssa sylvatica
Olive 26
Olea europaea
Canary Island Date Palm 37
Phoenix canariensis
Date Palm 61
Phoenix dactylifera
Chinese photinia 36
Photinia Serrulata
Canary Island Pine 62
Pinus canariensis
Aleppo pine 63
Pinus halepensis
Bishop Pine 64
Pinus muricata
Jelecote Pine 65
Pinus patula
Italian Stone Pine 66
Pinus pinea
Monterey Pine 67
Pinus radiata
Torrey Pine 68
Pinus torreyana
Chinese pistache 69
Pistacia chinensis
Queensland Pittosporum 70
Pittosporum rhombifolium
Victorian Box 71
Pittosporum undulatum
London plane 72
Platanus × acerifolia
African Fern Pine 26
Podocarpus gracilior
Shrubby Yew Pine 47
Podocarpus macrophyllus
Mesquite 73
Prosopis glandulosa
Carolina Laurel Cherry 74
Prunus caroliniana
Purple-leaf Flowering Plum 75
Prunus cerasifera
Caterpillar Tree 76
Catalpa bignonioides
Pindo Palm 47
Butia capitata
Casuarina 29
Casuarina cunninghamiana
Blackbean 77
Castanospermum australe
Sweet Chestnut 78
Castanea sativa
Gold Medallion Tree 79
Cassia leptophylla
Chinese Chestnut 80
Castanea mollissima
Cape Chestnut 81
Calodendrum capense
California Incense Cedar 82
Calocedrus decurrens
Paper Mulberry 83
Broussonetia papyrifera
Silver Birch 49
Betula pendula
River Birch 84
Betula nigra
Guadalupe Palm 85
Brahea edulis
Toog Tree 86
Bischofia javanica
Palma blanca 87
Brahea armata

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