0020: Carob

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

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0019: Coast Redwood

Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Sequoia
Species: sempervirens

Hamilton getting mulch for around the trees. He was the hole digger on Mother's Day.

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0018: Box Elder

The fourth of four box elders we planted on mother's day.

Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: negundo

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0017: Box Elder

The third of four box elders we planted on mother's day.

Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: negundo

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0016: Box Elder

The second of four box elders we planted on mother's day.

Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: negundo

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0015: Box Elder

The first of four box elders we planted on mother's day.

Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: negundo

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0014: Buckey

Family: Hippocastanaceae
Genus: Aesculus
Species: californica

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0013: Indian blood peach

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

Planted on March 29, 2008 4:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

0012: Montclar peach

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

Me digging the two holes for the peach trees.

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0011: Arbequina

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

Me planting the Arbequina olive.

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0010: Arbequina

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

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0009: 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

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0008: Maurino

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

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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