In 2009 I had designed a huge Costco parking lot in Los Angeles, and I visited it last week. I picked out Tristania trees for the little planting cut-outs among the parking spaces, mostly because they were tough and most people would know how to care for them. The results are okay. The curious thing is among the sixty or so trees planted is how much variety there is as to how well they are growing: some with bushy heads and others not doing much growing. Sometimes its obvious why, but mostly its an underground mystery. So: don’t count on consistency would be my modest advice.
