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White Alder (Alnus rhombifolia)Observer
kjkallDescription
Many mature trees were killed in the fire of 2007. In the summer of 2010, young trees were seen.
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Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Observer
kjkallDescription
There are several trees in this area. They were badly burned in the fire of 2007 but are recovering.
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Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Observer
kjkallDescription
I don't know if I've got the right canyon marked, but it is in that area. This is said to be the southernmost location where redwoods grow naturally.
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Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Observer
kjkallDescription
These trees were planted in the late 1990s. I am surprised they have done so well, as hot as it gets here.
Trees died and were cut down in 2015.
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California Bay (Umbellularia californica)Observer
kjkallDescription
This is along the stretch of the Backbone Trail between Latigo Canyon Road and Kanan Road
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California Polypody (Polypodium californicum)Observer
kjkallDescription
Location is on the branch of the Backbone Trail that has both trailheads off of Yerba Buena Road. (The westernmost trailhead is across the street from the Mishe Mokwa Trail.) This rock is probably less than a mile up the hill across the road from the place with the serious chain across the driveway. If you've been there, you know what I mean.
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Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis)Observer
kjkallDescription
Many plants in the area, both male and female. Photo shows flowers on a male plant.
Photos / Sounds
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Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Observer
kjkallDescription
Trees are at the base of the the north side of a hill, along Century Lake (Forest Trail). Were planted circa 1910.
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Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Observer
kjkallDescription
Picture is not the best, but the conifer in the background is a coast redwood.