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In Oregon, this tree is known as Oregon myrtle, while in California it is called California bay laurel, which may be shortened to California bay [5] or California laurel. It has also been called pepperwood, spicebush, cinnamon bush, peppernut tree, headache tree, [6] mountain laurel, [7] and balm of heaven. [7]
The tree was protected in 2004 with the addition of fencing and by the removal of a nearby handball court. At the time it was 126 feet tall, its canopy spread was 118 feet, and the trunk circumference was 30 feet. In 1869, the wood of a California Bay Laurel was used for the “Last Tie” connecting North America's first transcontinental railroad.
The trees come from a seed no bigger than that of a tomato seed. [17] Most of the redwoods in the monument are between 500 and 800 years old. The oldest is at least 1,200 years old. Other tree species grow in the understory of the redwood groves. Three of the most common are the California bay laurel, the bigleaf maple and the tanoak. Each of ...
Laurus nobilis / ˈ l ɔːr ə s ˈ n ɒ b ɪ l ɪ s / [2] [3] is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glabrous (smooth) leaves. It is in the flowering plant family Lauraceae . It is native to the Mediterranean region and is used as bay leaf for seasoning in cooking.
An oak tree shows signs of the effect of Sudden Oak Death disease at the Los Trancos Open Space Preserve near Palo Alto, Calif. on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.
One of the most prominent is the Coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) forest, which includes Coast live oak, Tanoak, and California bay and reaches across the southern half of Inverness Ridge toward Bolinas Lagoon. Unlogged parts of this Douglas-fir forest contain trees over 300 years old and up to 6 feet (1.8 m) in diameter.
Sword ferns and Bay trees grow along the banks (March 12th, 2023) Extensive logging in the 19th century, particularly after the annexation of California in 1850, to fuel the growth of San Francisco and San Antonio turned the forest into "a sea of stumps". [2] At one time in the mid-1850s, there were over a dozen mills operating in the east bay ...
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