Master Plan of Parkway Trees
The Canopy Committee of the Windsor Square Association completed months of research and consultation with tree professionals to designate the 2018 Master Plan of Parkway Trees for Windsor Square. The Master Plan designates the legally approved species that can be planted on a given block, and was based on a detailed inventory of all existing parkway trees in Windsor Square undertaken in 1999 by Windsor Square Canopy and its dedicated volunteers. The Master Plan of Parkway Trees for Windsor Square was endorsed by the Board of Directors of the Windsor Square Association and the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services Urban Forestry Division in 2000. The Master Tree Plan was updated in 2018 to reflect changes in climate, disease and parkway width. It was endorsed by the WSA Board in January 2018.
Before removing an old tree on your parkway, you must first obtain a free permit from the city. Please remember, parkway trees are city property and may not be removed or replaced without permission from the City. Permits will not be granted for healthy trees unless they are unsafe.
Some of the previously designated trees will remain the same because they have handled the recent stress of drought, disease and insects reasonably well. Some favorites like the Sycamore and Magnolia will no longer be planted because they are either too thirsty or too susceptible to disease and insects. In their stead will be more drought-tolerant trees.
The trees listed below are currently approved for planting in parkways in Windsor Square according to the 2018 Master Plan. Click here to access the complete Plan, which lists tree species on a block-by-block basis.
| Common Name | Botanical Name |
|---|---|
| Aleppo Pine | Pinus halepensis |
| California Bay | Umbellularia californica |
| California Sycamore | Platanus racemosa |
| Camphor Tree | Cinnamomum camphora |
| Canary Island Pine | Pinus canariensis |
| Catalina Cherry | Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii |
| Chinese Pistache | Pistacia chinensis |
| Deodar Cedar | Cedrus deodara |
| Fern-Leaf Ironwood | Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. Asplenifolius |
| Island Oak | Quercus tomentella |
| Jacaranda | Jacaranda mimosifolia |
| Stone Pine | Pinus pinea |
| Sweet Bay | Laurus nobilis |
| Sweet Bay “Saratoga” | Laurus nobilis “Saratoga” |
| Toyon | Heteromeles arbutifolia |