A spatial data collection of trees planted within municipal right of way in Los Angeles and parts of Los Angeles County, in geojson and Esri Shapefile formats. (Some larger cities are stored here as csv to avoid Github's 100MB file size restriction.)
This repository contains 1.6 million records of individual trees in 40+ cities collected in recents years as a hobby project and during my time as a reporter at the Los Angeles Times. Tree records in a county the size of Los Angeles become immediately dated and incomplete after their inital collection, so I can't guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the data.
The data are used to create this interactive map showing LA's Jacaranda locations: https://jacarandamap.com.
The data used in the Jacaranda project is too large to store here, but it's on S3 in GeoJSON format:
Questions? Email me.
| Municipality ↓ | Tree count | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Agoura Hills | 5,100 | 20,330 |
| Alhambra | 20,100 | 83,653 |
| Arcadia | 15,600 | 56,364 |
| Artesia | 2,500 | 16,522 |
| Bell Gardens | 7,000 | 42,072 |
| Bellflower | 8,400 | 76,616 |
| Beverly Hills | 29,000 | 34,109 |
| Burbank | 37,000 | 103,340 |
| Carson | 22,500 | 91,714 |
| Cerritos | 31,300 | 49,041 |
| Covina | 14,600 | 47,796 |
| Culver City | 16,900 | 38,883 |
| Diamond Bar | 20,100 | 55,544 |
| Downey | 18,500 | 111,772 |
| Duarte | 7,900 | 21,321 |
| El Monte | 11,000 | 113,475 |
| El Segundo | 6,400 | 16,654 |
| Glendale | 56,000 | 203,054 |
| Glendora | 12,600 | 50,073 |
| Inglewood | 21,800 | 109,673 |
| La Mirada | 17,000 | 48,527 |
| Lancaster | 46,000 | 160,316 |
| Lawndale | 7,400 | 32,769 |
| Lomita | 3,000 | 20,256 |
| Long Beach | 140,000 | 462,257 |
| Los Angeles City | 545,000 | 3,792,621 |
| Los Angeles County | 99,000 | 10,100,000 |
| Malibu | 7,400 | 12,645 |
| Norwalk | 21,400 | 105,549 |
| Palmdale | 19,000 | 152,750 |
| Paramount | 7,800 | 54,098 |
| Pasadena | 71,000 | 137,122 |
| Pomona | 50,000 | 149,058 |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | 13,500 | 41,643 |
| Redondo Beach | 13,000 | 66,748 |
| San Dimas | 10,400 | 33,371 |
| San Fernando | 9,500 | 23,645 |
| San Gabriel | 9,900 | 39,718 |
| San Marino | 9500 | 13147 |
| Santa Clarita | 112,000 | 210,888 |
| Santa Fe Springs | 8,700 | 16,223 |
| Santa Monica | 32,000 | 89,736 |
| South Gate | 20,900 | 94,396 |
| South Pasadena | 11,400 | 25,619 |
| Temple City | 9,000 | 35,558 |
| Ventura County/Simi Valley | 16,400 | 126,000 |
| Walnut | 3,200 | 29,172 |
| West Covina | 33,000 | 106,098 |
| West Hollywood | 9,000 | 34,399 |
| Whittier | 27,800 | 85,331 |
| Municipality | Tree count ↓ | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles City | 545,000 | 3,792,621 |
| Long Beach | 140,000 | 462,257 |
| Santa Clarita | 112,000 | 210,888 |
| Los Angeles County | 99,000 | 10,100,000 |
| Pasadena | 71,000 | 137,122 |
| Glendale | 56,000 | 203,054 |
| Pomona | 50,000 | 149,058 |
| Lancaster | 46,000 | 160,316 |
| Burbank | 37,000 | 103,340 |
| West Covina | 33,000 | 106,098 |
| Santa Monica | 32,000 | 89,736 |
| Cerritos | 31,300 | 49,041 |
| Beverly Hills | 29,000 | 34,109 |
| Whittier | 27,800 | 85,331 |
| Carson | 22,500 | 91,714 |
| Inglewood | 21,800 | 109,673 |
| Norwalk | 21,400 | 105,549 |
| South Gate | 20,900 | 94,396 |
| Alhambra | 20,100 | 83,653 |
| Diamond Bar | 20,100 | 55,544 |
| Palmdale | 19,000 | 152,750 |
| Downey | 18,500 | 111,772 |
| La Mirada | 17,000 | 48,527 |
| Culver City | 16,900 | 38,883 |
| Ventura County/Simi Valley | 16,400 | 126,000 |
| Arcadia | 15,600 | 56,364 |
| Covina | 14,600 | 47,796 |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | 13,500 | 41,643 |
| Redondo Beach | 13,000 | 66,748 |
| Glendora | 12,600 | 50,073 |
| South Pasadena | 11,400 | 25,619 |
| El Monte | 11,000 | 113,475 |
| San Dimas | 10,400 | 33,371 |
| San Gabriel | 9,900 | 39,718 |
| San Fernando | 9,500 | 23,645 |
| San Marino | 9500 | 13147 |
| Temple City | 9,000 | 35,558 |
| West Hollywood | 9,000 | 34,399 |
| Santa Fe Springs | 8,700 | 16,223 |
| Bellflower | 8,400 | 76,616 |
| Duarte | 7,900 | 21,321 |
| Paramount | 7,800 | 54,098 |
| Lawndale | 7,400 | 32,769 |
| Malibu | 7,400 | 12,645 |
| Bell Gardens | 7,000 | 42,072 |
| El Segundo | 6,400 | 16,654 |
| Agoura Hills | 5,100 | 20,330 |
| Walnut | 3,200 | 29,172 |
| Lomita | 3,000 | 20,256 |
| Artesia | 2,500 | 16,522 |
Records collected from municipalities via the California Public Records Act or official open-data portals. Population via the US Census Bureau.
Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed on your system:
- Python 3.10
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pipenv install
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