Street Trees of Los Angeles

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Mexican Fan Palm ¹
Washingtonia robusta

Jacaranda ²
Jacaranda mimosifolia

Chinese banyan ³
Ficus microcarpa

Golden-rain tree ⁴
Koelreuteria bipinnata

southern magnolia ⁵
Magnolia grandiflora

Camphor Tree ⁶
Cinnamomum camphora

Holm oak ⁷
Quercus ilex

Chinese elm ⁸
Ulmus parvifolia

Crape-myrtle ⁹
Lagerstroemia indica

American sweetgum ¹⁰
Liquidambar styraciflua

Silky-oak ¹¹
Grevillea robusta

Tuckeroo ¹²
Cupaniopsis anacardioides

western sycamore ¹³
Platanus racemosa

London Plane ¹⁴
Platanus × hispanica

Afrocarpus gracilior ¹⁵

Peruvian peppertree ¹⁶
Schinus molle

Canary Island pine ¹⁷
Pinus canariensis

Canary Island palm ¹⁸
Phoenix canariensis

Paper Bark Tea Tree ¹⁹
Melaleuca quinquenervia

Brazilian pepper tree ²⁰
Schinus terebinthifolius

Deodar Cedar ²¹
Cedrus deodara

carob tree ²²
Ceratonia siliqua

Queen palm ²³
Syagrus romanzoffiana

Orchid tree ²⁴
Bauhinia variegata

silk floss tree ¹⁵
Ceiba speciosa

Pride of Bolivia ²⁵
Tipuana tipu

gold medallion tree ²⁶
Cassia leptophylla

Red-flowering gum ²⁷
Corymbia ficifolia

Weeping Bottlebrush ²⁸
Callistemon viminalis

Victorian Box ²⁹
Pittosporum undulatum

Brush Box ³⁰
Lophostemon confertus

ginkgo ³¹
Ginkgo biloba

coast redwood ³²
Sequoia sempervirens

Norfolk Island Araucaria ³³
Araucaria heterophylla

Lemon-scented gum ³⁴
Corymbia citriodora

Yellow gum ³⁵
Eucalyptus leucoxylon

Cork Oak ³⁶
Quercus suber

Callery pear ³⁷
Pyrus calleryana

Olive ³⁸
Olea europaea

California fan palm ³⁹
Washingtonia filifera

Coast Live Oak ⁴⁰
Quercus agrifolia

Kusamaki ⁴¹
Podocarpus macrophyllus

Cootamunda wattle ³⁹
Acacia baileyana

Cherry-plum ⁴²
Prunus cerasifera

Chinese pistache ⁴³
Pistacia chinensis

Stone Pine ⁴⁴
Pinus pinea

white mulberry ¹⁶
Morus alba

ironwood ⁴⁵
Lyonothamnus floribundus

tulip tree ⁴⁶
Liriodendron tulipifera

Golden Trumpet-tree ⁴⁷
Handroanthus chrysanthus

Handroanthus impetiginosus ⁹

Wilga ⁴⁸
Geijera parviflora

Shamel Ash
Fraxinus uhdei

Red Ironbark ²⁹
Eucalyptus sideroxylon

Silver Dollar Gum ⁴⁹
Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Moreton Bay fig ⁵⁰
Ficus macrophylla

Tasmanian Blue Gum ⁵¹
Eucalyptus globulus

river redgum ⁵²
Eucalyptus camaldulensis

South African Coral Tree ⁵³
Erythrina caffra

Eriobotrya deflexa ⁵⁴

Mediterranean cypress ⁵⁵
Cupressus sempervirens

desert willow ⁵⁶
Chilopsis linearis

× chitalpa tashkentensis ⁵⁷

Hybrid Strawberry-tree ⁵⁸
Arbutus × andrachnoides

Western Redbud ⁴⁵
Cercis occidentalis

eastern redbud ⁵⁹
Cercis canadensis

silver birch ⁶⁰
Betula pendula

mimosa ¹²
Albizia julibrissin

Valley Oak ⁶¹
Quercus lobata

California incense-cedar ⁶²
Calocedrus decurrens

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