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Magnolia insignis (syn. Manglietia insignis), the red lotus tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to Nepal, Assam, Tibet, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. [2] [3] It is used as a street tree in a number of southern Chinese cities. [4]
Portola Valley can generally be divided into 7 subdivisions: Central Portola Valley, The Ranch, Corte Madera, Los Trancos/Vista Verde, Woodside Highlands, Westridge, and Blue Oaks. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 9.099 square miles (23.57 km 2 ), 99.98% of it land and 0.02% of it water.
Portola Redwoods State Park is a 2,800 acres (1,100 ha) state park in California situated in San Mateo County. [1] The parks' primary watercourses — Peters Creek, Pescadero Creek and their associated tributaries — converge at Portola Redwoods State Park. Tip Toe Falls is a small waterfall along Fall Creek, a tributary of Pescadero Creek.
Portola (/ p ɔːr ˈ t oʊ l ə / por-TOH-lə) is the only incorporated city in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 2,104 at the 2010 census, down from 2,227 at the 2000 census. Portola is located on the Middle Fork of the Feather River and was named after Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá, [5] although he did not ...
Plumas County (/ ˈ p l uː m ə s / ⓘ) is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California.As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,790. [2] The county seat is Quincy, [4] and the only incorporated city is Portola.
Casa de Tableta, now known as the Alpine Inn, and formerly known as Rossotti's Saloon and Zott's, [2] was built c.1851 in Portola Valley, California at the junction of Arastradero Road. [3] It was listed as a California Historical Landmark in 1969 and on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
The community is east of Portola Park Road generally between Middleton Tract Road and Slate Creek Road. While the 1997 version of the Mindego Hill 7.5 minute quadrangle does not show Middleton Tract Road, it diverges east from Portola Park Road at a location called Crockers Curve (USGS feature ID 221842, NAD27 coordinates) 37°16′13″N 122 ...
Bovet Creek begins in Coal Mine Ridge Open Space Preserve of Portola Valley Ranch, and is named after the local prominent ranch owner, Antoine Francis Bovet, who died in 1973. [5] Bovet Creek flows down along Valley Oaks Street in Buckeye Creek is a small tributary that enters from the east with origins in Palo Alto Foohills Park, including ...