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

Common Hackberry ²
Celtis occidentalis

Western Hackberry ³
Celtis reticulata

Eastern Redbud ⁴
Cercis canadensis

Western Redbud ⁵
Cercis occidentalis

Desert Willow ⁶
Chilopsis linearis

Camphor Tree ⁷
Cinnamomum camphora

Lily of the Valley Tree ⁸
Clethra arborea

Bronze Loquat ⁹
Eriobotrya deflexa

River Red Gum ¹⁰
Eucalyptus camaldulensis

Lemon-scented Gum ¹¹
Eucalyptus citriodora

Yate ¹²
Eucalyptus cornuta

Red-capped Gum ¹³
Eucalyptus erythrocorys

Red-flowering Gum ¹⁴
Eucalyptus ficifolia

Bushy Yate ¹⁵
Eucalyptus lehmannii

Red Ironbark ¹⁶
Eucalyptus sideroxylon

Silver Dollar Gum ¹⁷
Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Desert Gum ¹⁸
Eucalyptus rudis

Coral Gum ¹⁹
Eucalyptus torquata

Moreton Bay Fig ²⁰
Ficus macrophylla

Australian Willow ²¹
Geijera parviflora

Honey Locust ⁴
Gleditsia triacanthos

Kaffir Plum ²²
Harpephyllum caffrum

Velvet Ash ²¹
Fraxinus velutina

California Black Walnut ²³
Juglans californica

Western Sycamore ²⁴
Platanus racemosa

Western Cottonwood ²⁵
Populus fremontii

Hollyleaf cherry ²⁶
Prunus ilicifolia

Catalina Cherry ¹⁹
Prunus lyonii

Coast Live Oak ²⁷
Quercus agrifolia

Engelmann oak ²⁸
Quercus engelmannii

Valley Oak ²⁹
Quercus lobata

Sandbar Willow ³⁰
Salix exigua

Goodding's Black Willow ³¹
Salix gooddingii

Red Willow ³²
Salix laevigata

Arroyo Willow ¹⁵
Salix lasiolepis

Wilson Holly ³³
Ilex altaclerensis Wilsonii

Jacaranda ³⁴
Jacaranda mimosifolia

Chinese Flame Tree ³⁵
Koelreuteria bipinnata

Golden Rain Tree ³⁶
Koelreuteria paniculata

Crape Myrtle ³⁷
Lagerstroemia indica

Primrose Tree ³⁸
Lagunaria patersonii

Sweet Bay ³⁹
Laurus nobilis

Japanese Privet ⁴⁰
Ligustrum japonicum

Tulip Tree ⁴¹
Liriodendron tulipifera

Tan Bark Oak ⁴²
Lithocarpus densiflorus

Oriental Sweetgum ⁴³
Liquidambar orientalis

Smooth-Shell Macadamia ⁴⁴
Macadamia integrifolia

Southern Magnolia ⁴⁵
Magnolia grandiflora

Flaxleaf Paperbark ⁴⁶
Melaleuca linariifolia

Cajeput ⁴⁷
Melaleuca quinquenervia

Chinaberry ⁴⁸
Melia azedarach

New Zealand Christmas Tree ¹⁴
Metrosideros excelsus

Myoporum ⁴⁹
Myoporum laetum

Sour Gum ⁵⁰
Nyssa sylvatica

Olive ²⁰
Olea europaea

Chinese photinia ²⁷
Photinia Serrulata

Chinese pistache ⁵¹
Pistacia chinensis

Queensland Pittosporum ⁵²
Pittosporum rhombifolium

Victorian Box ⁵³
Pittosporum undulatum

London plane ⁵⁴
Platanus × acerifolia

Mesquite ⁵⁵
Prosopis glandulosa

Carolina Laurel Cherry ⁵⁶
Prunus caroliniana

Purple-leaf Flowering Plum ⁵⁷
Prunus cerasifera

Caterpillar Tree ⁵⁸
Catalpa bignonioides

Casuarina ²²
Casuarina cunninghamiana

Blackbean ⁵⁹
Castanospermum australe

Sweet Chestnut ⁶⁰
Castanea sativa

Gold Medallion Tree ⁶¹
Cassia leptophylla

Chinese Chestnut ⁶²
Castanea mollissima

Cape Chestnut ⁶³
Calodendrum capense

Paper Mulberry ⁶⁴
Broussonetia papyrifera

Silver Birch ³⁹
Betula pendula

River Birch ⁶⁵
Betula nigra

Toog Tree ⁶⁶
Bischofia javanica

Orchid Tree ⁶⁷
Bauhinia purpurea

Pacific Madrone ⁶¹
Arbutus menziesii

Gum Myrtle ²⁰
Angophora costata

White Alder ⁶⁸
Alnus rhombifolia

Italian Alder ³⁹
Alnus cordata

Western Australian Peppermint ⁶⁹
Agonis flexuosa

Silk Tree ⁷⁰
Albizia julibrissin

Black Acacia ²²
Acacia melanoxylon

Box Elder ⁷¹
Acer negundo

Cootamunda Wattle ⁷²
Acacia baileyana

Bigleaf Maple ⁷³
Acer macrophyllum

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LA Urban Forest Program

Northern Catalpa 1 Catalpa speciosa

Common Hackberry 2 Celtis occidentalis

Western Hackberry 3 Celtis reticulata

Eastern Redbud 4 Cercis canadensis

Western Redbud 5 Cercis occidentalis

Desert Willow 6 Chilopsis linearis

Camphor Tree 7 Cinnamomum camphora

Lily of the Valley Tree 8 Clethra arborea

Bronze Loquat 9 Eriobotrya deflexa

River Red Gum 10 Eucalyptus camaldulensis

Lemon-scented Gum 11 Eucalyptus citriodora

Yate 12 Eucalyptus cornuta

Red-capped Gum 13 Eucalyptus erythrocorys

Red-flowering Gum 14 Eucalyptus ficifolia

Bushy Yate 15 Eucalyptus lehmannii

Red Ironbark 16 Eucalyptus sideroxylon

Silver Dollar Gum 17 Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Desert Gum 18 Eucalyptus rudis

Coral Gum 19 Eucalyptus torquata

Moreton Bay Fig 20 Ficus macrophylla

Australian Willow 21 Geijera parviflora

Honey Locust 4 Gleditsia triacanthos

Kaffir Plum 22 Harpephyllum caffrum

Velvet Ash 21 Fraxinus velutina

California Black Walnut 23 Juglans californica

Western Sycamore 24 Platanus racemosa

Western Cottonwood 25 Populus fremontii

Hollyleaf cherry 26 Prunus ilicifolia

Catalina Cherry 19 Prunus lyonii

Coast Live Oak 27 Quercus agrifolia

Engelmann oak 28 Quercus engelmannii

Valley Oak 29 Quercus lobata

Sandbar Willow 30 Salix exigua

Goodding's Black Willow 31 Salix gooddingii

Red Willow 32 Salix laevigata

Arroyo Willow 15 Salix lasiolepis

Wilson Holly 33 Ilex altaclerensis Wilsonii

Jacaranda 34 Jacaranda mimosifolia

Chinese Flame Tree 35 Koelreuteria bipinnata

Golden Rain Tree 36 Koelreuteria paniculata

Crape Myrtle 37 Lagerstroemia indica

Primrose Tree 38 Lagunaria patersonii

Sweet Bay 39 Laurus nobilis

Japanese Privet 40 Ligustrum japonicum

Tulip Tree 41 Liriodendron tulipifera

Tan Bark Oak 42 Lithocarpus densiflorus

Oriental Sweetgum 43 Liquidambar orientalis

Smooth-Shell Macadamia 44 Macadamia integrifolia

Southern Magnolia 45 Magnolia grandiflora

Flaxleaf Paperbark 46 Melaleuca linariifolia

Cajeput 47 Melaleuca quinquenervia

Chinaberry 48 Melia azedarach

New Zealand Christmas Tree 14 Metrosideros excelsus

Myoporum 49 Myoporum laetum

Sour Gum 50 Nyssa sylvatica

Olive 20 Olea europaea

Chinese photinia 27 Photinia Serrulata

Chinese pistache 51 Pistacia chinensis

Queensland Pittosporum 52 Pittosporum rhombifolium

Victorian Box 53 Pittosporum undulatum

London plane 54 Platanus × acerifolia

Mesquite 55 Prosopis glandulosa

Carolina Laurel Cherry 56 Prunus caroliniana

Purple-leaf Flowering Plum 57 Prunus cerasifera

Caterpillar Tree 58 Catalpa bignonioides

Casuarina 22 Casuarina cunninghamiana

Blackbean 59 Castanospermum australe

Sweet Chestnut 60 Castanea sativa

Gold Medallion Tree 61 Cassia leptophylla

Chinese Chestnut 62 Castanea mollissima

Cape Chestnut 63 Calodendrum capense

Paper Mulberry 64 Broussonetia papyrifera

Silver Birch 39 Betula pendula

River Birch 65 Betula nigra

Toog Tree 66 Bischofia javanica

Orchid Tree 67 Bauhinia purpurea

Pacific Madrone 61 Arbutus menziesii

Gum Myrtle 20 Angophora costata

White Alder 68 Alnus rhombifolia