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Claremont officials will unveil next week a tree-trunk inspired art sculpture in the same spot a large specimen camphor tree once graced the front of City Hall. The City Council and the Public Art ...

Its huge trunk has a perimeter of 24.8 meters and around 15 people are needed to encircle the trunk. The tree, resembling an imposing, gigantic umbrella if seen in distance, has a crown of over ...

The tree is drought tolerant. ‘Originally from China, Japan and Korea, the camphor tree shows the ‘vacation effect’ peculiar to so many trees: It does very well in a new environment.

Camphor tree is prone to decay and structural problems due to its growth habit, making it prone to failure of large branches or entire trees in even minor Florida storms. Photo by Mindy Mohrman.