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

Chilean Wine Palm ³⁵
Jubaea chilensis

Chinese Flame Tree ³⁶
Koelreuteria bipinnata

Golden Rain Tree ³⁷
Koelreuteria paniculata

Crape Myrtle ³⁸
Lagerstroemia indica

Primrose Tree ³⁹
Lagunaria patersonii

Sweet Bay ⁴⁰
Laurus nobilis

Japanese Privet ⁴¹
Ligustrum japonicum

Tulip Tree ⁴²
Liriodendron tulipifera

Tan Bark Oak ⁴³
Lithocarpus densiflorus

Oriental Sweetgum ⁴⁴
Liquidambar orientalis

Smooth-Shell Macadamia ⁴⁵
Macadamia integrifolia

Southern Magnolia ⁴⁶
Magnolia grandiflora

Flaxleaf Paperbark ⁴⁷
Melaleuca linariifolia

Cajeput ⁴⁸
Melaleuca quinquenervia

Chinaberry ⁴⁹
Melia azedarach

New Zealand Christmas Tree ¹⁴
Metrosideros excelsus

Myoporum ⁵⁰
Myoporum laetum

Sour Gum ⁵¹
Nyssa sylvatica

Olive ²⁰
Olea europaea

Canary Island Date Palm ²⁸
Phoenix canariensis

Date Palm ⁵²
Phoenix dactylifera

Chinese photinia ²⁷
Photinia Serrulata

Chinese pistache ⁵³
Pistacia chinensis

Queensland Pittosporum ⁵⁴
Pittosporum rhombifolium

Victorian Box ⁵⁵
Pittosporum undulatum

London plane ⁵⁶
Platanus × acerifolia

Mesquite ⁵⁷
Prosopis glandulosa

Carolina Laurel Cherry ⁵⁸
Prunus caroliniana

Purple-leaf Flowering Plum ⁵⁹
Prunus cerasifera

Caterpillar Tree ⁶⁰
Catalpa bignonioides

Pindo Palm ³⁸
Butia capitata

Casuarina ²²
Casuarina cunninghamiana

Blackbean ⁶¹
Castanospermum australe

Sweet Chestnut ⁶²
Castanea sativa

Gold Medallion Tree ⁶³
Cassia leptophylla

Chinese Chestnut ⁶⁴
Castanea mollissima

Cape Chestnut ⁶⁵
Calodendrum capense

Paper Mulberry ⁶⁶
Broussonetia papyrifera

Silver Birch ⁴⁰
Betula pendula

River Birch ⁶⁷
Betula nigra

Guadalupe Palm ⁶⁸
Brahea edulis

Toog Tree ⁶⁹
Bischofia javanica

Palma blanca ⁷⁰
Brahea armata

Orchid Tree ⁷¹
Bauhinia purpurea

Pacific Madrone ⁶³
Arbutus menziesii

Piccabeen Palm ⁷²
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

Queen Palm ⁵²
Syagrus romanzoffiana

Gum Myrtle ²⁰
Angophora costata

White Alder ⁷³
Alnus rhombifolia

Italian Alder ⁴⁰
Alnus cordata

Western Australian Peppermint ⁷⁴
Agonis flexuosa

Silk Tree ⁷⁵
Albizia julibrissin

Black Acacia ²²
Acacia melanoxylon

Box Elder ⁷⁶
Acer negundo

Cootamunda Wattle ⁷⁷
Acacia baileyana

Bigleaf Maple ⁷⁸
Acer macrophyllum

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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

Chilean Wine Palm 35 Jubaea chilensis

Chinese Flame Tree 36 Koelreuteria bipinnata

Golden Rain Tree 37 Koelreuteria paniculata

Crape Myrtle 38 Lagerstroemia indica

Primrose Tree 39 Lagunaria patersonii

Sweet Bay 40 Laurus nobilis

Japanese Privet 41 Ligustrum japonicum

Tulip Tree 42 Liriodendron tulipifera

Tan Bark Oak 43 Lithocarpus densiflorus

Oriental Sweetgum 44 Liquidambar orientalis

Smooth-Shell Macadamia 45 Macadamia integrifolia

Southern Magnolia 46 Magnolia grandiflora

Flaxleaf Paperbark 47 Melaleuca linariifolia

Cajeput 48 Melaleuca quinquenervia

Chinaberry 49 Melia azedarach

New Zealand Christmas Tree 14 Metrosideros excelsus

Myoporum 50 Myoporum laetum

Sour Gum 51 Nyssa sylvatica

Olive 20 Olea europaea

Canary Island Date Palm 28 Phoenix canariensis

Date Palm 52 Phoenix dactylifera

Chinese photinia 27 Photinia Serrulata

Chinese pistache 53 Pistacia chinensis

Queensland Pittosporum 54 Pittosporum rhombifolium

Victorian Box 55 Pittosporum undulatum

London plane 56 Platanus × acerifolia

Mesquite 57 Prosopis glandulosa

Carolina Laurel Cherry 58 Prunus caroliniana

Purple-leaf Flowering Plum 59 Prunus cerasifera

Caterpillar Tree 60 Catalpa bignonioides

Pindo Palm 38 Butia capitata

Casuarina 22 Casuarina cunninghamiana

Blackbean 61 Castanospermum australe

Sweet Chestnut 62 Castanea sativa

Gold Medallion Tree 63 Cassia leptophylla

Chinese Chestnut 64 Castanea mollissima

Cape Chestnut 65 Calodendrum capense

Paper Mulberry 66 Broussonetia papyrifera

Silver Birch 40 Betula pendula

River Birch 67 Betula nigra

Guadalupe Palm 68 Brahea edulis