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Just in case there is any doubt on this tree, the New York Botanical Garden employs research botanists, some who took my beekeeping course, and still keep hives there.
(It is always great fun to explain to botanists that “Beekeeping Is The Everest of Gardening”. Gotta Represent!
A late answer is below, but with more information, perhaps more than anyone really needs.
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Hi Jim,
There is a limit to what we can see of this plant, but it appears to be Acer negundo in flower. There is a variety of this tree that is specific to California and called Acer negundo var. californicum, which is the likely identity of this plant, but the identifying hairiness of the leaf and stem cannot be observed in this photo.
The common name is boxelder maple (or California boxelder in the case of var. californicum) and it is a North American native plant. Here are some great pictures of the tree including the flowers that your friend photographed on the Cal Berkeley Jepsom Herbarium:
https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=11747
and some information on its range from Calscape:
https://calscape.org/Acer-negundo-(Box-Elder)
This tree is considered invasive in some areas because of its hardiness combined with a will to prolifically self-seed. It also attracts boxelder bugs
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74114.html
which can get into homes and become a pest. I am so sorry to be a killjoy!
Hope that helps!
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