Arboretum to offer tree identification class

What Tree Is That? at the Los Angeles Arboretum

301 North Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, CA 91007

Dr. Jerrold Turney, Instructor

Bamboo Room:  10am - 12noon

Saturday, March 2

Saturday, April 13

Saturday, May 11

Pre-registration preferred, but you may register at the door.  Please call the Class Registration line at 626.821.4623.

$25 Members/$30 Non-Members (includes Arboretum admission)

Do you know the trees of Southern California; can you identify them? We are surrounded by one of the most diverse  urban forests in the USA. This class will teach you about different trees on each of four Saturdays for a total of 60+ trees.  The first class was held on Saturday, February 2. Each one hour lecture will cover 15+ tree species followed by a walk in the Arboretum to see the trees that were covered during the lecture.  Dr. Jerrold Turney, plant pathologist and certified arborist, will help you to identify the trees, their growth habit, their native country, how they should be cared for, any common diseases or insect pests that attack them, and the best place in your garden to plant them.

·        Jerry has served as the curator of the camellia gardens at the Huntington Library and Botanic Gardens, a research horticulturist at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, and is currently the plant pathologist for the Department of Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and Measures for the County of Los Angeles.

This weekend, Jerry will focus on:

Washingtonia filifera, CA Fan Palm

Washingtonia robusta, Mexican Fan Palm

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, King Palm

Syagrus romansoffianum, Queen Palm

Phoenix canarriensis, Canary Island Palm

Phoenix dactylifera, Date Palm

Phoenix reclinata, Senegal Date Palm

Phoenix robelenii, Pygmy Date Palm

Trachycarpus fortunei, Windmill Palm

Chamaerops humilis, Mediterranean Fan Palm

Howea forsteriana, Paradise Palm

Caryota mitis, Fishtail Palm

Rhapis excelsa, Lady Palm

Brahea armata, Mexican Blue Palm

Agonis flexuosa, Australian Willow

Albizia julibrissin, Mimosa

Calodendrum capense, Cape Chestnut

Cassia leptophylla, God Medallion Tree

Cassia excelsa, Crown of Gold Tree

Cinnamomum camphora, Camphor Tree

Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden

301 North Baldwin Avenue

Arcadia, CA 91007-2697

www.arboretum.org