Abstract:In recent years, Taxillus chinensis has been harmful to many campus trees, which affects the growth of trees and brings potential risks to the safety of pedestrians. Therefore, this paper investigates the parasitism of landscape trees in four universities in Guangzhou, and analyzes them from the perspective of tree safety. The results show that 55 species of trees belonging to 40 genera and 27 families are widely parasitized. The main affected species are Ficus virens, Taxodium distichum, Callistemon viminalis, and Michelia×alba and Dimocarpus longan. The diameter at breast height (DBH) of the injured tree is concentrated at grade 4(38.2≤ Φ ≤55.9 cm), the diameter at height is concentrated at grade 4(103). Landscape trees with serious parasitism have the characteristics of large DBH, large crown, large and many dead branches and many parasitic clumps. According to the comprehensive indexes, Ficus virens and Taxodium distichum are seriously harmed by parasitism. It is suggested that the greening department of campus should increase investment in the inspection, monitoring, evaluation and pruning of parasitic plants to reduce the safety risk of trees.