Red flowering gum (Corymbia ficifolia)
This tree can be found in the 700 block
of Broadway in Redondo Beach, CA. This
is another testament to the hardiness of
street trees. How it managed to survive
and remain viable and stable during the
construction of the adjacent building in
the 1990s is beyond me, because the
tree protection measures consisted of a
snow fence wrapped around the trunk.
Rainbow gum (Eucalyptus deglupta)
This tree can be found in the Waimea
Valley Botanical Garden on the north
shore of Oahu, Hawaii. This species of
eucalyptus grows quite well in Hawaii—
to the point that many people do not
like it because it is so aggressive. It
needs a large area to accommodate
its size, but the bark is worth it.
Ficus (Ficus microcarpa) This tree
is one of many ficus that can be
found on the grounds of Windward
Community College (WCC) in Kaneohe,
Hawaii. While I was attending WCC
in the early 1980s, I used to hang out
under this tree in between classes.
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