table of CONTENTS
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About This Second Edition
Preface
Introduction
The Trees
Sidelights
The Down Under Connection
Mary Ellen Pleasant and Her Blue Gums
Don’t Do This!
Our Wild Parrots and Their Chosen Trees
An Ancient Aromatic, or the “Stinko Ginkgo”
San Francisco’s Top 20
Pat Montandon’s Angel of Hope
My Favorite Tree
Artist Rigo 23: One Tree
The Secret Garden of Victor Reiter
Potrero Hill Pilgrimage
Mike’s Wish List
Friends of the Urban Forest
San Francisco Trees Walking Tours
1. Castro and Eureka Valley
2. Cole Valley
3. Financial District
4. Forest Hill
5. Golden Gate Park Panhandle
6. The Mission
7. Noe Valley
8. Pacific Heights
9. Parnassus Heights
10. Potrero Hill
11. The Presidio
12. Upper Market Staircases
Landmark Trees
Selected Bibliography
About the Author
