In the fall of 2007 I made a goal of planting 1000 trees....
Planted a carob tree by the body of my 21 year old cat and companion who passed away on June 2.
Family: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Ceratonia
Species: siliqua
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Sequoia
Species: sempervirens
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under the canopy ...
Hamilton getting mulch for around the trees. He was the hole digger on Mother's Day.
The fourth of four box elders we planted on mother's day.
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: negundo
The third of four box elders we planted on mother's day.
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: negundo
The second of four box elders we planted on mother's day.
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: negundo
The first of four box elders we planted on mother's day.
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: negundo
Family: Hippocastanaceae
Genus: Aesculus
Species: californica
Saturday, we planted seven more trees at my parent's Potter Valley property. This is an Indian blood peach, the second of two peaches I planted.
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species: persica
Saturday, we planted seven more trees at my parent's Potter Valley property. This is a Montclar peach, the first of two peaches I planted.
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species: persica
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under the canopy ...Me digging the two holes for the peach trees.

We planted five olives and two peach trees Saturday at my parent's Potter Valley property. This is a Spanish olive, the fifth olive of the day and the third of three Arbequinas along a hillside berm.
It's a table olive as well as used to produce a highly valued olive oil, a more buttery oil with a slightly peppery finish.
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Sequoia Olea
Species: europaea
Cultivar: Arbequina
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under the canopy ...Me planting the Arbequina olive.

We planted five olives and two peach trees Saturday at my parent's Potter Valley property. This is a Spanish olive, the fourth olive of the day and the second of three Arbequinas along a hillside berm.
It's a table olive as well as used to produce a highly valued olive oil, a more buttery oil with a slightly peppery finish.
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Sequoia Olea
Species: europaea
Cultivar: Arbequina
We planted five olives and two peach trees Saturday at my parent's Potter Valley property. This is a Spanish olive, the third olive of the day and the first of three Arbequinas along a hillside berm.
It's a table olive as well as used to produce a highly valued olive oil, a more buttery oil with a slightly peppery finish.
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Sequoia Olea
Species: europaea
Cultivar: Arbequina
We planted five olives and two peach trees Saturday. This is an Italian olive, the second of two olives along a new hillside berm at my parent's Potter Valley property.
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Sequoia Olea
Species: europaea
Cultivar: Maurino
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under the canopy ...Ray dug the five holes for the olives. He's here digging the hole for this tree at the driveway end of the new berm.

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