Street Trees of Los Angeles

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Jacaranda ¹
Jacaranda mimosifolia

Chinese banyan ²
Ficus microcarpa

Golden-rain tree ³
Koelreuteria bipinnata

southern magnolia ⁴
Magnolia grandiflora

Camphor Tree ⁵
Cinnamomum camphora

Holm oak ⁶
Quercus ilex

Chinese elm ⁷
Ulmus parvifolia

Crape-myrtle ⁸
Lagerstroemia indica

American sweetgum ⁹
Liquidambar styraciflua

Silky-oak ¹⁰
Grevillea robusta

Tuckeroo ¹¹
Cupaniopsis anacardioides

western sycamore ¹²
Platanus racemosa

London Plane ¹³
Platanus × hispanica

Peruvian peppertree ¹⁴
Schinus molle

Paper Bark Tea Tree ¹⁵
Melaleuca quinquenervia

Brazilian pepper tree ¹⁶
Schinus terebinthifolius

carob tree ¹⁷
Ceratonia siliqua

Orchid tree ¹⁸
Bauhinia variegata

silk floss tree ¹⁹
Ceiba speciosa

Pride of Bolivia ²⁰
Tipuana tipu

gold medallion tree ²¹
Cassia leptophylla

Red-flowering gum ²²
Corymbia ficifolia

Weeping Bottlebrush ²³
Callistemon viminalis

Victorian Box ²⁴
Pittosporum undulatum

Brush Box ²⁵
Lophostemon confertus

Lemon-scented gum ²⁶
Corymbia citriodora

Yellow gum ²⁷
Eucalyptus leucoxylon

Cork Oak ²⁸
Quercus suber

Callery pear ²⁹
Pyrus calleryana

Olive ³⁰
Olea europaea

Coast Live Oak ³¹
Quercus agrifolia

Cootamunda wattle ³²
Acacia baileyana

Cherry-plum ³³
Prunus cerasifera

Chinese pistache ³⁴
Pistacia chinensis

white mulberry ¹⁴
Morus alba

ironwood ³⁵
Lyonothamnus floribundus

tulip tree ³⁶
Liriodendron tulipifera

Golden Trumpet-tree ³⁷
Handroanthus chrysanthus

Handroanthus impetiginosus ⁸

Wilga ³⁸
Geijera parviflora

Shamel Ash
Fraxinus uhdei

Red Ironbark ²⁴
Eucalyptus sideroxylon

Silver Dollar Gum ³⁹
Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Moreton Bay fig ⁴⁰
Ficus macrophylla

Tasmanian Blue Gum ⁴¹
Eucalyptus globulus

river redgum ⁴²
Eucalyptus camaldulensis

South African Coral Tree ⁴³
Erythrina caffra

Eriobotrya deflexa ⁴⁴

desert willow ⁴⁵
Chilopsis linearis

× chitalpa tashkentensis ⁴⁶

Hybrid Strawberry-tree ⁴⁷
Arbutus × andrachnoides

Western Redbud ³⁵
Cercis occidentalis

eastern redbud ⁴⁸
Cercis canadensis

silver birch ⁴⁹
Betula pendula

mimosa ¹¹
Albizia julibrissin

Valley Oak ⁵⁰
Quercus lobata

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