Hello Everyone,
Can anyone help me identify this tree?
my neighbor's specimen is probably 100' tall, Evergreen, large dark leaves with reddish vein, light grey smooth bark. inflorescence is cream/yellow catkin about 6-8" long - haven't seen any fruit or seed yet.
Zone 9b, Southern California, US - the tree is not
native here, and the former owner seems to have been a rare/tropical tree collector.
I'm attaching a few pictures:
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