Abstract: Urban forest system is an important part of urban ecosystem and an important foundation and guarantee for the healthy development of cities. By combining with cases, the relevant background, specific strategies and actions related to urban forest construction in the U.S. were analyzed, and several features and key points of urban forest construction and management in recent years were summarized. It pointed out that in the process of urban forest construction and management, special attention was paid to the foundation management of urban forest, the combination of urban forest and stormwater management, and the implementation of public participation. Finally, the problems existing in the development of urban forest in China were analyzed, and relevant suggestions by learning from the advanced experience of the United States were put forward, so as to provide reference for urban forest management in China.