Here is a close up of the foliage.

Looks like:

Lophostemon Confertus
previously called: Tristania Conferta

Common name Brisbane Box, Brush Box, Vinegartree.

I just planted 5 shading the west side of my house from the brutal SoCal sun.

I thought it looked like a eucalypt! Thanks for the help

Brutal sun. Whats that? lol. I need an ID for that...

The tree is not planted away from the coast because it's not very freeze tolerant. In Queensland, Australia it's a rainforest tree that gets 2 to 3x taller than it grows in California. The trees can be very beautiful with peeling bark revealing madrone-like rosy smooth trunks.

The tree is not planted away from the coast because it's not very freeze tolerant. In Queensland, Australia it's a rainforest tree that gets 2 to 3x taller than it grows in California. The trees can be very beautiful with peeling bark revealing madrone-like rosy smooth trunks.