Table 1.

Comparison of the most common existing street tree species in southern California. (Percent column indicates percentage of trees in the category. Small-statured trees are in italics; medium-statured trees are in regular typeface; large-statured trees are in bold.)

RankOverall species# trees%Coastal species# trees%Inland species# trees%
1Liquidambar styraciflua318638.60Liquidambar styraciflua175067.85Liquidambar styraciflua143579.74
2Magnolia grandiflora200495.41Magnolia grandiflora122995.5Lagerstroemia indica78785.35
3Quercus ilex166014.48Quercus ilex108154.85Magnolia grandiflora77505.26
4Washingtonia robusta138833.75Jacaranda acutifolia87613.93Cinnamomum camphora62714.25
5Jacaranda acutifolia125663.39Washingtonia robusta79413.56Washingtonia robusta59424.03
6Lagerstroemia indica120473.25Bauhinia purpurea (variegata)78123.50Quercus ilex57863.93
7Platanus × acerifolia11013.00Pinus canariensis69073.10Quercus agrifolia55493.76
8Cupaniopsis anacardioides103162.78Platanus × acerifolia66792.99Ulmus parvifolia48802.11
9Pinus canariensis100762.72Cupaniopsis anacardiodes66052.96Platanus × acerifolia44223.00
1Cinnanmomum camphora96012.59Ficus microcarpa nitida60572.71Jacaranda acutifolia38052.58
11Bauhinia purpurea (variegata)80332.1Schinus terebinthefolius59992.69Cupaniopsis anacardiodes37112.52
12Ulmus parvifolia77992.10Tristania conferta50812.28Pinus canariensis31692.15
13Ficus microcarpa nitida73321.98Arecastrum romanzoffianum45192.03Eucalyptus globulus29171.98
14Quercus agrifolia70581.90Lagerstreomia indica41691.87Washingtonia filifera25611.74
15Tristania conferta70081.89Pyrus calleryana38921.74Ceratonia siliqua25041.70
16Schinus terebinthefolius66341.79Pyrus kawakamii34181.53Liriodnedron tulipifera24551.67
17Arecastrum romanzoffianaum54971.48Cinnamomum camphora33301.49Eucalyptus camaldulensis22361.52
18Ceratonia siliqua53301.44Pistacia chinensis3262.46Alnus rhombifolia21591.46
19Liriodendron tulipifera45421.23Prunus cerasifera29641.33Fraxinus uhdei20841.41
20Eucalyptus globulus44781.21Ulmus parvifolia29191.31Platanus racemosa20351.38
21Pyrus calleryana43261.17Fraxinus velutina28401.27Tristania conferta19271.31
22Prunus cerasifera42951.16Ceratonia siliqua28261.27Brachychiton populneus18861.28
23Pistacia chinensi42601.15Pinus radiata26891.21Phoenix canariensis15911.08
24Pyrus kawakamii42031.13Eucalyptus citriodora25371.14Eucalyptus sideroxylon15621.06
25Phoenix canariensis40101.08Phoenix canariensis24191.08Pinus halepensis14991.02
26Fraxinus uhdei39601.07Pinus halepensis23951.07Cupressus sempervirens14050.95
27Pinus halepensis38941.05Callistemon citrinus22911.03Pinus brutia13600.92
Total trees, all species370,526223,136147,390