Types of trees and their shade canopies

Diagram shows profiles of the Mexican fan palm, crape myrtle, Indian laurel fig, coast live oak and lemon-scented gum trees.

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Max height: 100 feet

Coast live oak

Quercus agrifolia

Max height: 70 feet

Indian laurel fig

Ficus microcarpa

Max height: 40 feet

Canopy width:

35-40 feet

30-70 feet

10-18 feet

Lemon-scented gum

Corymbia citriodora

Max height: 80 feet

Seminole

crape myrtle

Lagerstroemia

“Seminole”

Max height: 15 feet

50-100 feet

6-15 feet

Diagram shows profiles of the Mexican fan palm, crape myrtle, Indian laurel fig, coast live oak and lemon-scented gum trees.

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Max height: 100 feet

Seminole crape myrtle

Lagerstroemia “Seminole”

Max height: 15 feet

Canopy width:

6-15 feet

10-18 feet

Indian laurel fig

Ficus microcarpa

Max height: 40 feet

35-40 feet

Coast live oak

Quercus agrifolia

Max height: 70 feet

30-70 feet

Lemon-scented gum

Corymbia citriodora

Max height: 80 feet

50-100 feet

Diagram shows profiles of the Mexican fan palm, crape myrtle, Indian laurel fig, coast live oak and lemon-scented gum trees.

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Max height: 100 feet

Seminole crape myrtle

Lagerstroemia “Seminole”

Max height: 15 feet

Canopy:

6-15 feet

10-18 feet

Indian laurel fig

Ficus microcarpa

Max height: 40 feet

35-40 feet

Coast live oak

Quercus agrifolia

Max height: 70 feet

30-70 feet

Lemon-scented gum

Corymbia citriodora

Max height: 80 feet

50-100 feet

Diagram shows profiles of the Mexican fan palm, crape myrtle, Indian laurel fig, coast live oak and lemon-scented gum trees.

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Max height: 100 feet

Coast live oak

Quercus agrifolia

Max height: 70 feet

Indian laurel fig

Ficus microcarpa

Max height: 40 feet

Canopy

width:

35-40 feet

30-70 feet

10-18 feet

Lemon-scented gum

Corymbia citriodora

Max height: 80 feet

Seminole

crape myrtle

Lagerstroemia

“Seminole”

Max height:

15 feet

50-100 feet

6-15 feet

Diagram shows profiles of the Mexican fan palm, crape myrtle, Indian laurel fig, coast live oak and lemon-scented gum trees.

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Max height: 100 feet

Coast live oak

Quercus agrifolia

Max height: 70 feet

Indian laurel fig

Ficus microcarpa

Max height: 40 feet

Canopy

width:

35-40 feet

30-70 feet

10-18 feet

Lemon-scented gum

Corymbia citriodora

Max height: 80 feet

Seminole

crape myrtle

Lagerstroemia

“Seminole”

Max height: 15 feet

50-100 feet

6-15 feet

Trees are drawn at their maximum widths and heights.

Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Lorena Elebee /LOS ANGELES TIMES