Plants played an important role in creating a landscape and improving the living environment.Researching the current situation of greening and plant application in old residential areas had practical significance in promoting old community renovation and construction.Based on the remote sensing images and residential area POI points,after selecting 29 residential estates built in the early years,plant species,application frequency,and growth parameters had been investigated and analyzed in these communities.The results showed that there are a total of 38 species of plant resources in old residential areas,belonging to 22 families and 29 genera,23 species of trees,and 15 species of shrubs,the types of plants are monotonous.Besides that,there were 34 species of deciduous trees and shrubs,4 species of evergreen trees and shrubs.In the future,the daily management and protection of plants in the old community should be strengthened,and on the basis of planting local plants,excellent tree species should be appropriately introduced to increase the planting of shrubs and ground cover plants,improve the landscape effect and its ecological function,and effectively improve the living environment of the old community.