LEAF Network Linking Edible Arizona Forests

The goal of the LEAF Network is to connect people with the benefits of edible trees, and to connect edible trees with the stewardship of people.

The goal of the LEAF Network is to connect people with the benefits of edible trees, and to connect edible trees with the stewardship of people.

LEAF materials encourage and promote the planting, care, harvest and celebration of edible trees. These trees include native and nonnative species that yield fruits, seeds, pods, nuts and other products for people, wildlife and the environment.

LEAF is affiliated with the nonprofit Arizona Community Tree Council. Major funding to develop the LEAF materials and website has been provided by the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management’s Urban and Community Forestry Program and the USDA Forest Service.

Principle contributors to the Edible Tree Guide and materials at this website include Ann Audrey, Beverly Babb, Wendy Burroughs, Barbara Eiswerth, Ph.D., Chris Erickson, Katie Gannon, Rafael de Grenade, Ph.D., Brad Lancaster, Melanie Lenart, Ph.D., Alix Rogstad and Barbara Rose.

Partners, collaborators and donors who support this work include:

Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management

Arizona Community Tree Council

Bean Tree Farm

City of Phoenix – Parks and Recreation Department

Desert Harvesters

Edible Baja Arizona Magazine

Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace – Mission Garden

Iskashitaa Refugee Network

Linking Edible Arizona Forests on the University of Arizona Campus

Sustainable Cities Network

The Urban Farm

Trees for Tucson – Tucson Clean and Beautiful, Inc.

Trees Matter

University of Arizona – Campus Arboretum

THANKS! to the people who provided photographs used at this website and in the Edible Tree Guide.

Photographs have been provided by: Ann Audrey, Beverly Babb, Michael Bernal, Dena Cowan, Allison Dixon, Barbara Eiswerth, Jesus Garcia, Rafael de Grenade, Jim Harris, Ashley Hodes, Elie Kirkwood and Desert Harvesters, Melanie Lenart, Barbara Rose, Kanin Routson, Sue Smith, and Patty West. For permission to use photographs, contact execdirector@aztrees.org.

CAUTION: Never eat anything that is not properly identified. It is your responsibility to ensure that all fruits, nuts, seeds, pods and other edible products of trees and shrubs are correctly identified and safe to eat before eating them or serving them to others.

LEAF is under the fiduciary stewardship of the Arizona Community Tree Council, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

This website and other LEAF Network products shown here was prepared under the Diverse Urban Forest grant, WCG 14-501, administered by the Arizona Community Tree Council. Funds for this project were provided by the Urban and Community Forestry Financial Assistance Program administered through Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management – Urban and Community Forestry Program and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. In accordance with Federal law and USDA policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability (Not all prohibited basis applies to all programs). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.