diff --git a/lib/towerops/coverages/profile.ex b/lib/towerops/coverages/profile.ex
index 901492ff..66121db7 100644
--- a/lib/towerops/coverages/profile.ex
+++ b/lib/towerops/coverages/profile.ex
@@ -59,29 +59,38 @@ defmodule Towerops.Coverages.Profile do
 
   @doc """
   Same as `sample/4` but accepts `:clutter` (a list of building polygons
-  the caller has prefetched for this path). Each polygon must look like
-  `%{height_m: float(), coords: [{lon, lat}, ...]}` — closed ring,
-  WGS84. Sample points that fall inside a polygon get the building's
-  rooftop height added to terrain so the diffraction model "sees" the
-  obstacle.
+  the caller has prefetched for this path) and `:canopy` (an AAIGrid of
+  tree-canopy heights in metres, e.g. from
+  `Towerops.Coverages.TreeCanopy.fetch_grid/2`).
 
-  This is the cnHeat NLOS-mode input. Pass `clutter: []` (or omit) for
-  bare-terrain LOS sampling.
+  At each sample point the DSM is `terrain + max(building, canopy)` —
+  the tallest of the two clutter sources wins so a tree poking above a
+  one-storey building still shadows. Pass empty / nil for either to
+  disable that clutter input.
   """
   @spec sample(map(), {number(), number()}, {number(), number()}, pos_integer(), keyword()) ::
           [float()]
   def sample(grid, {from_lat, from_lon}, _to, 1, opts) do
-    [dsm_height(grid, from_lat, from_lon, Keyword.get(opts, :clutter, []))]
+    [
+      dsm_height(
+        grid,
+        from_lat,
+        from_lon,
+        Keyword.get(opts, :clutter, []),
+        Keyword.get(opts, :canopy)
+      )
+    ]
   end
 
   def sample(grid, {from_lat, from_lon}, {to_lat, to_lon}, n, opts) when n >= 2 do
     clutter = Keyword.get(opts, :clutter, [])
+    canopy = Keyword.get(opts, :canopy)
 
     Enum.map(0..(n - 1), fn i ->
       t = i / (n - 1)
       lat = from_lat + (to_lat - from_lat) * t
       lon = from_lon + (to_lon - from_lon) * t
-      dsm_height(grid, lat, lon, clutter)
+      dsm_height(grid, lat, lon, clutter, canopy)
     end)
   end
 
@@ -112,14 +121,23 @@ defmodule Towerops.Coverages.Profile do
     end
   end
 
-  # Returns the DSM height at (lat, lon) — terrain plus the rooftop
-  # of any building polygon that contains the point. Tree canopy
-  # could plug in here once a height-keyed source is wired up.
-  defp dsm_height(grid, lat, lon, []), do: elevation_or_zero(grid, lat, lon)
-
-  defp dsm_height(grid, lat, lon, clutter) do
+  # Returns the DSM height at (lat, lon) — terrain plus the tallest
+  # of the rooftop / tree-canopy clutter at that point. Either
+  # clutter source may be empty / nil to disable.
+  defp dsm_height(grid, lat, lon, clutter, canopy) do
     base = elevation_or_zero(grid, lat, lon)
-    base + clutter_at(clutter, lat, lon)
+    building = clutter_at(clutter, lat, lon)
+    canopy_h = canopy_at(canopy, lat, lon)
+    base + max(building, canopy_h)
+  end
+
+  defp canopy_at(nil, _lat, _lon), do: 0.0
+
+  defp canopy_at(grid, lat, lon) when is_map(grid) do
+    case elevation_at(grid, lat, lon) do
+      h when is_number(h) and h > 0 -> h
+      _ -> 0.0
+    end
   end
 
   defp clutter_at([], _lat, _lon), do: 0.0
diff --git a/lib/towerops/coverages/tree_canopy.ex b/lib/towerops/coverages/tree_canopy.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b97ae855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/towerops/coverages/tree_canopy.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+defmodule Towerops.Coverages.TreeCanopy do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Tree canopy height source for coverage compute.
+
+  We use LANDFIRE Existing Vegetation Height (EVH) — a 30 m nationwide
+  raster published as a Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF by USFS. It encodes
+  vegetation heights in metres in the upper code range (101-199 ⇒
+  height = code - 100), with low codes reserved for non-tree classes.
+
+  Default URL points to the public LANDFIRE 2022 release. Overridable
+  via `config :towerops, :tree_canopy_url, "https://..."` so deployments
+  can point at a local mirror or a more recent release.
+
+  Like LIDAR DEMs, we never mirror raster bytes — `gdal_translate` reads
+  exactly the bytes needed for a bbox via `/vsicurl/` HTTP byte ranges.
+  """
+
+  alias Towerops.Lidar.Reader
+  alias Towerops.Lidar.Tile
+
+  @default_url "https://landfire.gov/data/LF2022/LF20_EVH_220.tif"
+
+  @doc """
+  Returns an AAIGrid of canopy heights (metres) covering the bbox at
+  the requested cell size. Returns `{:error, _}` if the canopy
+  source is unreachable or the bbox falls outside CONUS.
+
+  Heights are derived from the LANDFIRE EVH code:
+    * 101..199 → tree canopy, height = code - 100 metres
+    * 11..29   → herbaceous / shrub, height = (code - 10) * 0.1 m
+    * else     → 0 (non-vegetation, water, bare ground, etc.)
+
+  Callers receive a grid whose cells are already height-in-metres so
+  downstream sampling treats it identically to terrain.
+  """
+  @spec fetch_grid({number(), number(), number(), number()}, number()) ::
+          {:ok, map()} | {:error, term()}
+  def fetch_grid(bbox, cell_size_deg) do
+    if enabled?() do
+      do_fetch(bbox, cell_size_deg)
+    else
+      {:error, :disabled}
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc "Returns the URL configured for the canopy raster."
+  @spec source_url() :: String.t()
+  def source_url do
+    Application.get_env(:towerops, :tree_canopy_url, @default_url)
+  end
+
+  defp enabled? do
+    Application.get_env(:towerops, :tree_canopy_enabled, true)
+  end
+
+  defp do_fetch(bbox, cell_size_deg) do
+    tile = %Tile{
+      source: "landfire_evh",
+      project_name: "LANDFIRE_EVH",
+      tile_name: "evh",
+      url: source_url(),
+      crs: "EPSG:5070",
+      availability: "available"
+    }
+
+    case Reader.elevation_grid(tile, bbox, cell_size_deg) do
+      {:ok, grid} -> {:ok, decode_evh(grid)}
+      {:error, reason} -> {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  # LANDFIRE EVH cells are integer codes; rewrite them as height-in-m.
+  defp decode_evh(grid) do
+    decoded =
+      Enum.map(grid.cells, fn row ->
+        Enum.map(row, fn
+          v when is_number(v) -> evh_to_height(v)
+          other -> other
+        end)
+      end)
+
+    %{grid | cells: decoded, nodata_value: -9999.0}
+  end
+
+  defp evh_to_height(code) when code >= 101 and code <= 199, do: (code - 100) * 1.0
+  defp evh_to_height(code) when code >= 11 and code <= 29, do: (code - 10) * 0.1
+  defp evh_to_height(_), do: 0.0
+end
diff --git a/lib/towerops/workers/coverage_worker.ex b/lib/towerops/workers/coverage_worker.ex
index 74640924..f58c8793 100644
--- a/lib/towerops/workers/coverage_worker.ex
+++ b/lib/towerops/workers/coverage_worker.ex
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ defmodule Towerops.Workers.CoverageWorker do
   alias Towerops.Coverages.Profile
   alias Towerops.Coverages.Propagation
   alias Towerops.Coverages.Raster
+  alias Towerops.Coverages.TreeCanopy
   alias Towerops.Repo
 
   require Logger
@@ -81,27 +82,46 @@ defmodule Towerops.Workers.CoverageWorker do
          _ = update_progress(coverage, "computing", 5),
          {:ok, grid} <- fetch_terrain(bbox, coverage.cell_size_m, lat),
          clutter = Buildings.for_bbox(bbox),
+         canopy = fetch_canopy(bbox, coverage.cell_size_m, lat),
          _ = update_progress(coverage, "computing", 15),
-         {:ok, tiers} <- compute_all_tiers(coverage, antenna, lat, lon, bbox, grid, clutter) do
+         {:ok, tiers} <-
+           compute_all_tiers(coverage, antenna, lat, lon, bbox, grid, clutter, canopy) do
       finalize(coverage, tiers)
     else
       {:error, reason} -> fail(coverage, reason)
     end
   end
 
+  # Best-effort canopy fetch — non-fatal if disabled / out-of-area.
+  # Only NLOS sampling consumes it, so a nil here just means
+  # "compute as if no trees are present" for that mode.
+  defp fetch_canopy(bbox, cell_size_m, lat) do
+    cell_size_deg = cell_size_m / (111_000.0 * :math.cos(lat * :math.pi() / 180.0))
+
+    case TreeCanopy.fetch_grid(bbox, cell_size_deg) do
+      {:ok, grid} ->
+        grid
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        Logger.info("CoverageWorker: tree canopy unavailable (#{inspect(reason)}); skipping")
+        nil
+    end
+  end
+
   # Runs compute_pixels twice per SM-height tier (LOS / NLOS) and
   # writes per-tier raster + PNG sets. LOS treats clutter as ground
   # baseline (cnHeat "Height above clutter"); NLOS samples the
   # prefetched building list into the path profile so rooftop
   # diffraction shadows show up ("Height above ground").
-  defp compute_all_tiers(coverage, antenna, lat, lon, bbox, grid, clutter) do
+  defp compute_all_tiers(coverage, antenna, lat, lon, bbox, grid, clutter, canopy) do
     indexed = Enum.with_index(@sm_height_tiers_m)
 
     initial = {%{los: %{}, nlos: %{}}, nil}
+    env = %{antenna: antenna, lat: lat, lon: lon, bbox: bbox, grid: grid, clutter: clutter, canopy: canopy}
 
     {results, error} =
       Enum.reduce_while(indexed, initial, fn {height_m, idx}, {acc, _last} ->
-        case compute_tier(coverage, antenna, lat, lon, bbox, grid, clutter, height_m) do
+        case compute_tier(coverage, env, height_m) do
           {:ok, %{los: los_paths, nlos: nlos_paths}} ->
             update_progress(
               coverage,
@@ -133,16 +153,16 @@ defmodule Towerops.Workers.CoverageWorker do
     end
   end
 
-  defp compute_tier(coverage, antenna, lat, lon, bbox, grid, clutter, height_m) do
+  defp compute_tier(coverage, env, height_m) do
     cov = %{coverage | receiver_height_m: height_m}
 
-    los_ctx = %{antenna: antenna, grid: grid, bbox: bbox, clutter: []}
-    nlos_ctx = %{antenna: antenna, grid: grid, bbox: bbox, clutter: clutter}
+    los_ctx = Map.merge(env, %{clutter: [], canopy: nil})
+    nlos_ctx = Map.merge(env, %{clutter: env.clutter, canopy: env.canopy})
 
-    with {:ok, los_out} <- compute_pixels(cov, los_ctx, lat, lon),
+    with {:ok, los_out} <- compute_pixels(cov, los_ctx, env.lat, env.lon),
          {:ok, los_paths} <-
            Raster.write(coverage, los_out.pixels, los_out.dims, tier_suffix(height_m, :los)),
-         {:ok, nlos_out} <- compute_pixels(cov, nlos_ctx, lat, lon),
+         {:ok, nlos_out} <- compute_pixels(cov, nlos_ctx, env.lat, env.lon),
          {:ok, nlos_paths} <-
            Raster.write(coverage, nlos_out.pixels, nlos_out.dims, tier_suffix(height_m, :nlos)) do
       {:ok, %{los: los_paths, nlos: nlos_paths}}
@@ -264,10 +284,11 @@ defmodule Towerops.Workers.CoverageWorker do
          distance_m
        ) do
     %{antenna: antenna, grid: grid, clutter: clutter, eirp: eirp} = ctx
+    canopy = Map.get(ctx, :canopy)
 
-    # 1. Path profile (terrain + building clutter from TX → RX).
+    # 1. Path profile (terrain + building/tree clutter from TX → RX).
     samples = max(3, min(@profile_samples, ceil(distance_m / coverage.cell_size_m) + 2))
-    profile = Profile.sample(grid, tx_latlon, rx_latlon, samples, clutter: clutter)
+    profile = Profile.sample(grid, tx_latlon, rx_latlon, samples, clutter: clutter, canopy: canopy)
 
     # Replace TX endpoint with the ground elevation under the antenna (so the
     # path loss model sees the correct antenna height above terrain).
diff --git a/test/test_helper.exs b/test/test_helper.exs
index 3e3011d0..9d0245ec 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.exs
+++ b/test/test_helper.exs
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ Mox.defmock(Towerops.RateLimit.RedisClientMock, for: Towerops.RateLimit.RedisCli
 # enables this fallback for nationwide CONUS coverage.
 Application.put_env(:towerops, :lidar_ned_fallback, false)
 
+# Same idea for the LANDFIRE tree-canopy COG: tests disable it so the
+# worker doesn't try to stream LANDFIRE bytes during compute. Tests
+# that exercise the canopy code path opt back in explicitly.
+Application.put_env(:towerops, :tree_canopy_enabled, false)
+
 # Define stub module for SNMP mock (returns errors for all calls)
 defmodule Towerops.Snmp.SnmpMockStub do
   @moduledoc false
diff --git a/test/towerops/coverages/tree_canopy_test.exs b/test/towerops/coverages/tree_canopy_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4376f6c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/towerops/coverages/tree_canopy_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+defmodule Towerops.Coverages.TreeCanopyTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: false
+
+  alias Towerops.Coverages.TreeCanopy
+
+  setup do
+    on_exit(fn ->
+      Application.delete_env(:towerops, :tree_canopy_enabled)
+      Application.delete_env(:towerops, :tree_canopy_url)
+    end)
+  end
+
+  describe "fetch_grid/2" do
+    test "returns :disabled when the canopy source is turned off" do
+      Application.put_env(:towerops, :tree_canopy_enabled, false)
+
+      assert {:error, :disabled} =
+               TreeCanopy.fetch_grid({-97.8, 30.2, -97.7, 30.3}, 0.001)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "source_url/0" do
+    test "defaults to the public LANDFIRE EVH COG" do
+      assert TreeCanopy.source_url() =~ "landfire.gov"
+    end
+
+    test "respects the runtime override" do
+      Application.put_env(:towerops, :tree_canopy_url, "https://example.com/canopy.tif")
+      assert TreeCanopy.source_url() == "https://example.com/canopy.tif"
+    end
+  end
+end