The San Francisco Treeeeee

May 12, 2012 11:00 AM

Tree Identification Filter - What is this tree from the streets of San Francisco?

I think this is the same type of tree.

Saw a lot of these while walking around San Francisco, but can't seem to find a name for them anywhere. Does the tree grow like this naturally or is it due to some sort of topiary-landscaping-magic?


Thanks!

posted by melissasaurus to Home & Garden (5 answers total)

It looks like a type of juniper or cypress. They are probably pruned but not carefully sculpted or anything. They are cool trees and one of the things I missed most when I lived back east.
posted by dame at 11:08 AM on May 12, 2012

I am guessing Italian Cypress.
posted by Danf at 11:10 AM on May 12, 2012

Best answer: It's a juniper, specifically a subspecies of juniperus chinensis called "Hollywood juniper". They just grow like that.
posted by theodolite at 11:11 AM on May 12, 2012 [1 favorite]

Sorry, cultivar, not subspecies.
posted by theodolite at 11:12 AM on May 12, 2012

Response by poster: Hollywood Juniper! Awesome - thanks!
posted by melissasaurus at 11:15 AM on May 12, 2012