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Create your forest

Plant calculator

  • Species selection tool
  • Local indigenous plants
  • Variety of forest types to choose from

Progress

  • Step 1: Choose a forest typeNot selected
  • Step 2: Set square footage Not selected
  • Step 3: Choose plant species (for your 0 plants)
  • Step 4: Get your plant list

Step 1: Choose a forest type

Each forest type includes indigenous plant species suited to different Los Angeles micro-climates, including the Santa Monica mountains and the L.A. basin.

Step 2: Set square footage

Use the square footage of your space to calculate how many plants are needed for each forest layer.


This will make a forest with 0 total plants.
  • To create a forest, you need at least one canopy tree and a minimum of 125 square feet.
  • For smaller spaces below 125 square feet: you can still plant sub-trees, shrubs and perennials.

Step 3: Choose plant species

Select species for each of the four layers of your forest from the recommended native species below.

You have not selected a forest type yet.

Print or copy this list when you are done designing your forest.
When you are finished, return to Before you plant for next steps.

🌳 LA micro forest plant list

Use this list to source plants for your micro forest.

Type of micro forest: Not selected
Size: 0 square feet
Forest Layer Number of plants Species
🌳 Canopy Trees
treestree
🌲 Trees
treestree
🌿 Sub-trees
plantsplant
🌻 Shrubs and perennials
plantsplant
Total plants plantsplant
LA Micro Forests (https://lamicroforests.com)