I’m probably way off, but it reminds me of a walnut tree. Juglans sp.

Walnuts have compound pinnate leaves. This tree does not.

I have one more guess, then I’ll stop. I’m intrigued by this tree.

Pittosporum angustifolium, or something in that family?

Nope. P angustifolium has alternate foliage and different, much smaller fruit.

This tree has opposite foliage which which cuts out a vast swathe of possibilities. It is unlikely to be something common or it would be solved by now.

I hope someone gets it, it’s bugging me. I love learning about unusual trees.

I’d like to see one like this not butchered underneath, I’m curious how weepy it would be normally. I guess being in a public space, they want to keep the area clear.

Oh, it does look like that’s it! Great find, floral!

(ETA: Very interesting article, too.)

Most notable in the early summer when the tree produces an abundance of orange-yellow fruit that is attractive on the plant and then decoratively litters the ground beneath.

==the above from floras link ... lol .. decoratively litters ... the man can coin a phrase .. lol ... i have a number of plants that decoratively litter themselves.. i call them. PIAs ... lol ...

i tried searching the name.. and a prior name.. and got absolutely nothing ... go figure on that.. i never ran across that before ...

ken

That’s definitely it, thank you!

Just curious, Ronald. Did you see it in the same location as mentioned in the link?

Yes, I saw it at the location in the link. I didn’t consider that it might be sufficiently noteworthy to have a web page devoted to it. I was struck by its poor haircut when I recently saw it (I’ve wondered what it is for years, beginning well before the haircut in question). Thanks again!