2/2 close up of leaves.

Foliage does not look correct for Lantana. Is that a Yucca rostrata on the right in the 1st photo?

Definitely not lantana.

Leaves kind of remind me of hackberry, but I can't say for sure, based on the photos.

Would help if we knew where you were located... helps rule in/out possibilities.

OK. I got nothing... have no idea what grows in that part of the world.

Looking at it again... I can see the vague leaf resemblance to lantana...but it doesn't exhibit the opposite branching/leafing that is characteristic of lantana.

Not lantana. I'm guessing Hackberry, too. I get shoots exactly like this all the time. If it is, you definitely don't want it growing so close to your house.

Because it can get 40-60' tall, and a spread of nearly that. They grow fairly fast.

I'd take a leaf and picture to a trusted local nursery, just to get an exact ID. If it's a tree, I'd certainly relocate it.

Hackberries aren't the most loved tree, but I like them in some circumstances. We have a mature one (40+ ft) in our yard, and it's nice for shade, but a bit messy. I just hate the shoots that pop up in my flowerbeds every 20 minutes.

Nice Yucca!

ETA: Hmm, after seeing the close-up, now I'm not sure. Your leaves look glossier than any Hackberry I've seen. I'm in Texas, so maybe have a different variety. I'm wondering if it might be a type of Ash tree.

We can rule ash out on account of alternate leaf arrangement here.

And Ash has pinnate leaves.

Here in the east, that close-up says hackberry to me... but I don't know if y'all have something else out there in CA that it might be.

Pitchfork venation, zigzag twigs and indicative base of leaf tells you hackberry. Easily spread by birds.

The warmer your winters are, the glossier the leaves. In Texas , Hackberry is a whole different plant in the valley and on the coast from what it looks like in Dallas. They are much taller,. The leaves are darker and glossier. The bark has beautiful light patches and the leaves drape in longer streams off the branches. I have hackberry and it is much smaller and brushier. Leaves are almost scratchy in comparison.

You definitely need to move it away from your house. Maybe 20'. It will hurt your foundation. Branches will brush up against your building.

Don't forget about sugarberry-hackberry's southern cousin.

I agree the leaves look glossier than typical hackberry. But as suggested, could be sugarberry.

hi dmacsimus,

Your Phlomis caught my eye. I'm on east coast and this is all I've ever managed from Phlomis. I see the online pix from the Pacific coast and the plants are so much healthier than ours. Also, right about the time ours start to bloom they get frosted and snowed on, sometimes frozen back to the ground. Do you figure we're too cold?

They tend to struggle somewhat in calif winters, so I can imagine with snow, they would stress or even die. There are picky with watering too. They don't like alot,