US equivalent of african savannah tree

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Hey,
i'm trying to find a tree that can be bought and/or found in the US that looks something like some of the african savannah trees.





something like this tree except smaller.

in general i'm looking for something that comes up to about 7 feet (give or take a few) and then has branches that go more or less straight out horizontally.

thanks so much for your help.

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Eric Frei

I just looked up Providence and it seems to be next to an iceberg or something ... it's further north than NY city and I know that joint freezes over.

I think Africa's climate is way different. Like here you could get away with a poinciana I suppose for that look.

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=providence&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=au&ei=eKuHSvvNCYGXkQWFxeGWBw&ll=41.906365,-72.229614&spn=2.546837,4.938354&z=8&iwloc=A
Maybe some locals will chime in with something that could substitute that look.

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