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Considering Tree Diversity

 

Several species of trees growing together
  • Tree diversity citywide helps guard against the possibility of a tree disease affecting one widely used species and causing the removal of large numbers of trees.
  • A healthy, diverse urban forest minimizes the impacts of different diseases and infestations that can impact a species across a large area.

Wildland/Urban Interface: Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone
  • If you live in the hills or canyons of Los Angeles, you will want to pay special attention to the Fire Department's brush clearance requirements before selecting your trees. These zones include: approx. 130,000 properties within the Santa Monica Mountains, Mount Washington, El Sereno, Baldwin Hills, Elysian Park, parts of San Pedro, and the San Gabriel and Santa Susana Mountains.
  • Species may be undesirable to plant due to characteristics that make them highly flammable.
  • LAFD's Brush Clearance Unit can be contacted at:

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