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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
Peruvian peppertree 15
Schinus molle
Canary Island palm 16
Phoenix canariensis
Paper Bark Tea Tree 17
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Brazilian pepper tree 18
Schinus terebinthifolius
carob tree 19
Ceratonia siliqua
Queen palm 20
Syagrus romanzoffiana
Orchid tree 21
Bauhinia variegata
silk floss tree 22
Ceiba speciosa
Pride of Bolivia 23
Tipuana tipu
gold medallion tree 24
Cassia leptophylla
Red-flowering gum 25
Corymbia ficifolia
Weeping Bottlebrush 26
Callistemon viminalis
Victorian Box 27
Pittosporum undulatum
Brush Box 28
Lophostemon confertus
Lemon-scented gum 29
Corymbia citriodora
Yellow gum 30
Eucalyptus leucoxylon
Cork Oak 31
Quercus suber
Callery pear 32
Pyrus calleryana
Olive 33
Olea europaea
California fan palm 34
Washingtonia filifera
Coast Live Oak 35
Quercus agrifolia
Cootamunda wattle 34
Acacia baileyana
Cherry-plum 36
Prunus cerasifera
Chinese pistache 37
Pistacia chinensis
white mulberry 15
Morus alba
ironwood 38
Lyonothamnus floribundus
tulip tree 39
Liriodendron tulipifera
Golden Trumpet-tree 40
Handroanthus chrysanthus
Handroanthus impetiginosus 9
Wilga 41
Geijera parviflora
Shamel Ash
Fraxinus uhdei
Red Ironbark 27
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Silver Dollar Gum 42
Eucalyptus polyanthemos
Moreton Bay fig 43
Ficus macrophylla
Tasmanian Blue Gum 44
Eucalyptus globulus
river redgum 45
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
South African Coral Tree 46
Erythrina caffra
Eriobotrya deflexa 47
desert willow 48
Chilopsis linearis
× chitalpa tashkentensis 49
Hybrid Strawberry-tree 50
Arbutus × andrachnoides
Western Redbud 38
Cercis occidentalis
eastern redbud 51
Cercis canadensis
silver birch 52
Betula pendula
mimosa 12
Albizia julibrissin
Valley Oak 53
Quercus lobata

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