The circus wagon train departs south down Verdugo Road. Only two trees, W1 and W2 stood west of the road. W2 does not stand beside a telephone pole – see W2 in above photo
The Surviving Chaplin “The Circus” Tree
by John Bengtson "the great detective of silent film locations" New York Times
Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd film locations (and more) 
