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The leaves are 8–20 centimetres (3 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 7 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches) long and 3–6 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) wide, with 14–20 small saw-tooth-like triangular lobes on each side, with teeth of very regular shape. [3] The flowers are wind-pollinated catkins.
Quercus agrifolia, the California live oak, [3] or coast live oak, is an evergreen [4] live oak native to the California Floristic Province.Live oaks are so-called because they keep living leaves on the tree all year, adding young leaves and shedding dead leaves simultaneously rather than dropping dead leaves en masse in the autumn like a true deciduous tree. [5]
Valley oak near Mount Diablo. California is home to many deciduous and evergreen oaks, often occurring in oak woodlands: Valley oak (Quercus lobata) - the largest of these, found in valley regions. Leather oak (Quercus durata) - an evergreen shrub endemic to serpentine chaparral.
The male cones are 3–4 millimetres (1 ⁄ 8 – 5 ⁄ 32 in) long, dark red, turning brown after pollen release in early spring. The seeds fall quickly and can float on water. [5] Old specimens lack branches near the base and often have dead tops. They can live up to about 600 years of age. [5]
Pinus elliottii, commonly known as slash pine, [2] [3] is a conifer tree native to the Southeastern United States.Slash pine is named after the "slashes" – swampy ground overgrown with trees and bushes – that constitute its habitat.
The flowers are greenish-yellow catkins, produced in the spring. The acorns are very large, 2.5–5 cm (1–2 in) long and 2–4 cm ( 3 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) broad, having a large cup that wraps much of the way around the nut, with large overlapping scales and often a fringe at the edge of the cup.
Palm trees aren’t the most practical choice for these conditions. They’ll be swapped out for trees that provide more shade and use less water. According to the LA Times, the palms won’t ...
Umbrella magnolias have large shiny leaves 30–50 cm long, spreading from stout stems.In a natural setting the umbrella magnolia can grow 15 m tall. The flowers are large, appear in the spring, malodorous, [5] 15–25 cm diameter, with six to nine creamy-white tepals and a large red style, which later develops into a red fruit (an aril) 10 cm long, containing several red seeds.