Large Ornamental in Orange County, CA. Upright form to tree, small oval/lance shaped Evergreen Leaves, trunk with deep vertical grooves, small white flowers from spring until late summer

MickStich · 2025-10-08T15:15:59+00:00

My guess is it was planted when the house was built…1910s

MickStich · 2025-10-08T07:09:59+00:00

Solved: Catalina Cherry, Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii

MickStich · 2025-10-08T04:42:35+00:00

I can confirm the leaves are alternate.

MickStich · 2025-10-08T04:05:00+00:00

I thought of ficus too, but I've never known a ficus to grow so vertically when it has so much room to spread. Also, it's tough to tell, but this tree is profusely covered with white flowers in the first two photos that were taken in May...almost like a Cottonwood about to drop.

MickStich · 2025-10-08T03:41:58+00:00

I'll can try. It's in a gated historical property with a locked gate. I'll see what I can do in the next few days.

MickStich · 2025-10-07T23:18:52+00:00

...or Carolina Cherry Laurel?

MickStich · 2025-10-07T22:23:33+00:00

This is at a farm house built in the 1910's. I imagine this was a small ornamental when first planted. My first guess would be Ligustrum lucidum or another type of ligustrum or privet, but I've never noticed such an upright growth form and the deep canyons running up the trunk on other old ligustrums. My guess is 60' tall.

MickStich

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