Name that tree: Update

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Last weekend we played ‘Name that tree’ on the blog -- with the clean-shaven subject pictured.

My tree-loving friend Pieter Severynen informs me this is a Coral Tree, Erythrina caffra. Those of you who spend time on the Westside will recognize it as the same tree planted in the median of westernmost portion of San Vicente Boulevard.

Winners of the ‘Name that tree’ contest include monkeyboy, H, and Brent.

More on Coral from Pieter: ‘It has brilliant red or orange flowers and is briefly decisuous. Under the right conditions it is a beautiful tree. It typically gets overwatered (it should have no or almost no water in summer). It is usually pruned at the wrong time (should happen after flowering) and it suffers from the occasional branch drop because there is just too much water in the
branches. It needs lots of space.

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Photo credit: L.A. Land