Tree Planting in Los Paseos Park

On a very cold and wet day in December 2022, a hardy group of LPNA volunteers planted 10 trees in our park with help from Our City Forest.

We planted: (map legend)

  • 2 oaks on the hill across from the swings,
  • 3 maples by the path to the parking lot, and
  • 5 hybrid elms around the swing area.
Volunteers
Planting an Elm
Planted

The new trees take time to grow their roots, and they need 3 or more years of support, including regular watering, and periodic restaking and pruning by our volunteers.

After 2 ½ years, the trees are growing and leafing out. Eventually we’ll remove the stakes as the trees become established.

Quercus muehlenbargii
Chinquapin oak
Acer rubrum “October Glory”
Red maple
Ulmus wilsoniana “Prospector”
Asian elm hybrid

The tree planting was initially funded by a BeautifySJ Grant through the City of San Jose’s Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services Department. LPNA has also adopted Los Paseos Park through San Jose’s Adopt-a-Park program.