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USEFUL LINKS

GENERAL EDUCATION

Urban Tree Key – Identify trees in your urban environment
Approved Street Tree and Plant List – from San Francisco Public Works
Urban Forestry Toolkit – from Vibrant Cities Lab
Sunset Western Garden Book
Trees of San Francisco
Friends of the Urban Forest Tree Species Directory
“What Tree Is That?” – Tree identification guide from the Arbor Day Foundation

TREE CARE

Soil & Plant Tissue Analysis

Pest Control

For information about pests and their least-toxic control methods, visit these excellent sites:

Books

Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs, published by the University of California, has excellent information with photos and tables matching symptoms to causes. It’s available online and at the San Francisco Botanical Garden Bookstore.

Free Sick Plant Clinics

The Berkeley Botanical Garden and the San Francisco Botanical Garden sometimes have plant clinics.

GOVERNMENTAL
AGENCIES

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection – Urban and Community Forestry
San Francisco Department of the Environment – Coordinates various environmental programs put on by the city.
San Francisco Public Works – For planting and removal permits for sidewalk trees and sidewalk gardening permits.
San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department – For trees in parks and in sidewalks adjacent to parks
UC Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco
U.S. Forest Service — The Value of Urban Forests

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