neat little grove tucked away in this gully right by the 14 freeway. Not sure if they are still there as the area is getting hammered by an unnatural number of severe fires - probably due to mustard and bromus caused type conversion.
Silhouetted on the ridgetop and in the north facing gullies. This species extends the furthest into the chaparral of any chaparral conifer in California. Unlike the related Douglas-fir that grows to the north, this species is highly fire adapted, but is still threatened by changes in the fire regime.
Galls on Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga macrocarpa) induced by a unknown factor supposely a bacterium (Agrobacterium pseudotsugae)
San Pedro Valley Park
Pacifica, CA
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Reference: Field Guide to PLANT GALLS of California and Other Western Sates by Ron Russo- ISBN 978-0-520-24886-1
The Bigcone Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga macrocarpa) is an evergreen conifer native to the mountains of southern California, occurring from the San Rafael Mountains in central Santa Barbara County and the southwest of the Tehachapi Mountains of southwestern Kern County, south to Julian in San Diego County. It is notable for having the largest (by far) cones in its genus, hence the name.
