Our community would look barren if not for mature trees. Canopies that create shade and cool the air help humans to withstand summers in Sacramento’s hot Mediterranean climate.

Coast Redwood (sequoia sempervirens) is a forest tree with a native range along the coast of central and northern California. It has been cultivated for use in non-coastal and non-forest landscapes with results that are not always favorable to growth or long term establishment.

The Blue Trees, will be installed in Sacramento this week, and will last approximately six months. Learn more about where and why!

Get ready to paint the town…blue.

On Oct. 9, Australian artist Konstantin Dimopoulos will begin coloring about 20 sycamore trees on both sides of 13th street between J and K streets in downtown Sacramento, flanked by the convention center and the Sheraton Grand Hotel.

Midtown residents and business owners gathered Tuesday evening to say their final good-byes to the giant camphor tree at the corner of 18th Street and Capitol Avenue.