Very few of the tree species we plant are native; they include Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) and California Buckeye (Aesculus californica). But few tree species are native to San Francisco, and their populations were small; the western land was mostly sand dunes and the rest was mostly shrubs, grasses, and rocks. Monterey Cypress (Cupressus… read more »

Thanks to the efforts of three local tree experts, you can enjoy more than a dozen self-guided walking tree tours in various San Francisco neighborhoods. Since April, Mike Sullivan, former FUF board member and author of Trees of San Francisco; Jason Dewees, author of Designing with Palms; and Richard Turner, retired editor of Pacific Horticulture… read more »

A gardener’s knee-jerk reaction to pests (whether animal, insect, OR plant) is usually “kill it!” or “pull it!” — but is there a better alternative? Rather than pest eradication, let’s talk about pest management — specifically “integrated pest management” (IPM). IPM is a proactive system that strives to use a variety of pest control methods with… read more »

Written by Vincent Distrola One of my favorite things to do on a day off is pack a small lunch, fill my water bottles, and take a walk.   While San Francisco is bordered by beautiful sites such as Muir Woods, Big Basin Redwoods Park, and Yosemite National Park, the city itself is home to… read more »

以下中文说明   |   Instrucciones en español a continuación We need your help writing letters to SF residents encouraging them to sign up for a FUF tree. We’ll plant and water their tree for free! Please drop us a line at volunteers@fuf.net to let us know you’ll be writing letters and to find out where… read more »