California has the largest number of endemic plants than any other state – plantsthatarenative here and nowhereelse. It has the tallest tree in the world, the oldest tree in the world and the most massive tree in the world.
TREES:
California Coastal Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)The tallest tree in the world is 380′ tall. In thelandscape you can plan for 20′ in 10 years and 40′ in 20 years. It is a tough landscape tree but hard to grow plants under. These trees at Dawn Gardens are growing with only 2 or 3 emitters and are 10 years old.
This is the tallest tree in theworld, a CaliforniaCoastalRedwood 380′ tall in Humboldt County, CA.
Giant Sequoia, Big Tree, Sierra Redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum). The most massive tree in the world. The General Sherman tree in Kings County has a trunk circumference of 79′.
Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata) The oldest plant in the world is a Bristlecone Pine. It is over 4000 years old determined by trunk cores. It has 5 needles in a bundle and it is common to have spots of pitch on the needles. In thegardendon’t give it any water.
Digger Pine (Pinus sabiniana)
3 needles per bundle
See post of 8/25/19 “Largest Digger Pine”
Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) 3 needles per bundle
Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens)
Madrone (Arbutus menziesii)
Interior Live Oak (Quercus wizlizenii) with oak galls on the twigs.
Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii)
Photo taken during Northern Californiafires of 2020.
Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Likes elevations above 6000′. Needs lots of water at Dawn Gardens.
California Buckeye (Aesculus californica)
See post of May 25, 2019.
Vine Maple (Acer circinatum)
California Bay (Umbellularia californica)
Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii)
California Redbud (Cercis occidentalis)
SHRUBS:
Evergreen Huckleberry (Vaccinum ovatum) The fruit is delicious.
Spice Bush (Calycanthus occidentalis). Fragrant flower.
Summer Holly (Comarostaphylis diversifolia)
Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
Longleaf Mahonia (Mahonia nervosa)
Winter color of Oregon Grape
Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
California Holly Grape (Mahonia pinnata)
California Coffeeberry (Rhamnus californica)
Eve Case Coffeeberry (Rhamnus californica ‘Eve Case’)
McMinn Manzanita (Arctostaphylos densiflorus ‘Howard McMinn’) It will have foliagedown to theground unless it ispruned up.
Dr. Hurd Manzanita (Arctostaphylos ‘Dr. Hurd’)
Bush Anemone (Carpenteria californica)
Bush Anemone cut back after 16 years
Eriophyllum lanatum ‘Siskiyou’
Sticky Monkey Flower (Mimulus aurantiacus) In its native habitat. Many cultivars are available.
Mimulus ‘Ruby Slippers’
See also blog post of June 14, 2020 “Mimulus”
Pink Winter Currant (Ribes sanguineum)
Ribes sanguineum ‘Barrie Coate’
Ribes ‘White Icicles’
Fuchsia Flowering Gooseberry (Ribes speciosum)
Golden Currant (Ribes aureum)
California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat (Eriogonum arborescens)