Tree San Diego

We’re a green, thriving nonprofit dedicated to increasing the quality and density of San Diego’s urban forest.🌳 Donate today and watch us grow!👇🏽

[Tree San Diego @TreeSanDiego]

The cardio benefits of trees are substantial - greater than previously believed, according to a recent study. #trees https://t.co/vuo0yPpAuW

[Tree San Diego @TreeSanDiego]

Floss silk trees are in bloom around San Diego County. Many of the big, beautiful flowers become large, green fruit, about 5X the size of an avocado. When fruit cracks open later, balls of silk that give the tree its name emerge. They’re native to Australia & New Guinea. #trees

[- Ministry of Swedish Oaks 🇸🇪 - @OaksofSweden]

Skovfogedegen’ (The Forester’s Oak) in Copenhagen - 🇩🇰

800 years old and still going strong 🙂

📷 Hans Erik Lund

[Tree San Diego @TreeSanDiego]

10,000 trees! & counting!TSD celebrated the planting of our 10,000th tree Thursday in La Mesa’s Harry Griffen Park. La Mesa is one of our many partners that have helped us hit 10K. Project Manager Daniel Bradley (below) prepares support poles for an Icee Blue Podocarpus. #trees

[Tree San Diego @TreeSanDiego]

Tree San Diego was in attendance! #trees

[Assemblymember Chris Ward @AsmChrisWard]

This morning, I held my annual Environmental Roundtable with several amazing community leaders. Thank you to all of the organizations who participated, sharing your priorities for the year and the important work that has been done to make the San Diego region more green. It is my goal to continue to push for policy that helps California address the climate crisis, and I cannot do that without engaging with our local advocates.

[Tree San Diego @TreeSanDiego]

Columnist Lisa Deaderick mentions TSD’s micro grant for “Nature’s Design: Trees & Stormwater Mitigation” in Sunday’s San Diego Union-Tribune. #trees https://t.co/id3Jj9lngF

[Tree San Diego @TreeSanDiego]

TSD on TV: Tree San Diego Program Coordinator Mandy Conry talked about our efforts to expand and enhance the urban forest with ABC News (Channel 10) on Monday. https://t.co/wgYj0tAtE2 #trees

[Capital Weather @capitalweather]

Los Angeles is seeing its hottest weather of the year. Record highs are possible as far north as Seattle.
Phoenix has seen a record number 110-degree days.

Here are 5 maps which illustrate the widespread and extreme western U.S. heat wave ⬇️

https://t.co/EKGijYIVUI

[Tree San Diego @TreeSanDiego]

If you need a place to cool off during this extreme heat wave, here’s a list of San Diego cooling centers: https://t.co/4K9bIfhV7v

[Tree San Diego @TreeSanDiego]

Tree San Diego’s Veronica Fermen on KPBS explains how trees help reduce summer heat in urban areas. #trees #kpbs https://t.co/H9AImzhOgI

[Arbor Day Foundation @arborday]

Introducing: the Rainbow Eucalyptus tree 🌈

This captivating tree displays a vibrant and ever-changing color palette on its bark. It has a unique characteristic where patches of its bark peel off at different times. As the exposed bark ages, it transitions through various colors

[CA Urban Forests @caufc]

Here is another tree with a huge canopy.
✨ DYK? The Angel Oak in South Carolina is one of the largest living oak trees in the world! Its sprawling canopy provides 17,000 square feet of shade. 🌳💚 #TreeTrivia #AngelOak #TreeCanopy #WeNeedTrees #SaveOurShade

[Arbor Day Foundation @arborday]

Urban trees are some of the hardest-working trees out there. As they line city streets, they protect residents and pedestrians from the elements and improve overall well-being and approach to community.

The more of them we have, the better off we'll all be. 🌳

[Arbor Day Foundation @arborday]

Check out this street's new air filtration system 👀🌳

[Anza-Borrego DRC @AnzaBResearch]

A baby Southwestern speckled rattlesnake (crotalus pyrrhus) on Vulcan Mountain yesterday afternoon. This rattler was no more than 1.5 inches across curled up (Photo: Sicco Rood).

[Arbor Day Foundation @arborday]

Despite their immense size, Giant Sequoias have surprisingly shallow root systems, typically extending only 6 to 12 feet deep. However, their roots spread widely, sometimes covering an acre of ground 🤯

This expansive network has helped anchor them against the test of time.

[Tree San Diego @TreeSanDiego]

The vast majority of the year, the silk floss tree (Ceiba speciosa) provides no hints why it bears its name. Huge, green seed pods that resemble grenades hang from the tree for months. When the pods crack open, the silk floss, once used in life preservers, emerges. #trees

[Arbor Day Foundation @arborday]

Urban areas with trees can be as much as 15(!!!) degrees cooler Fahrenheit than areas with less foliage ☀️🌳🌡
https://t.co/axLN1oo9FF

[Tree San Diego @TreeSanDiego]

Coral trees are in beautiful bloom at San Diego City College. Corals are members of the genus Erythrina. They have scarlet or orange flowers and are originally from South America and South Africa. #trees