Trees of Arizona
Updated Sept 1st, 2026
by Jared Nelson
Trees of Arizona is an on-going photography project documenting the state’s unknowingly diverse tree population from remote wilderness areas to urban landscapes.
Trees Native to Arizona below 4,500 feet
Velvet Mesquite, Screwbean Mesquite, Desert Ironwood, Catclaw Acacia, White thorn Acacia, Netleaf hackberry, Foothills Palo Verde, Blue Palo Verde, Desert Willow
Trees Native to Arizona between 4,500 feet and 6,000 feet
Boxelder Maple, Water Birch, Netleaf Hackberry, Western Redbud, Arizona cypress, Singleleaf Ash, Arizona ash, Arizona Walnut, Alligator Juniper, One-seed Juniper, Pinyon Pine, Arizona Sycamore, Fremont Cottonwood, Chokecherry, Emory Oak, Gambel Oak, Shrub live Oak, Goodding’s Willow
Trees Native to Arizona above 6,000 feet
Boxelder, Alligator Juniper, Rocky Mountain Juniper, Blue Spruce, Pinyon Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Narrowleaf Cottonwood, Chokecherry, Gambel Oak, Black Locust, White Fir, Flowering Crabapple, Quaking Aspen, New Mexico Locust
