1000 trees

0020: Carob

2008-06-04T04:19:19Z

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

0019: Coast Redwood

2008-05-12T04:16:48Z

Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Sequoia
Species: sempervirens

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

0018: Box Elder

2008-05-12T04:14:57Z

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

Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: negundo

0017: Box Elder

2008-05-12T04:12:33Z

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

Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: negundo

0016: Box Elder

2008-05-12T04:09:30Z

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

Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: negundo

0015: Box Elder

2008-05-12T04:06:38Z

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

Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: negundo

0014: Buckey

2008-05-12T03:59:05Z

Family: Hippocastanaceae
Genus: Aesculus
Species: californica

0013: Indian blood peach

2008-03-29T23:01:13Z

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

0012: Montclar peach

2008-03-29T22:42:41Z

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.

0011: Arbequina

2008-03-29T22:25:38Z

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.

0010: Arbequina

2008-03-29T22:12:14Z

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

0009: Arbequina

2008-03-29T22:01:04Z

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

0008: Maurino

2008-03-29T21:50:26Z

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.

0007: Leccino

2008-03-29T21:19:41Z

We planted five olives and two peach trees Saturday. This is an Italian olive, the first of two olives along a new hillside berm at my parent's Potter Valley property.

Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Sequoia Olea
Species: europaea
Cultivar: Leccino

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0006: Coast Redwood

2008-01-20T19:49:58Z

The third redwood was from a pot that my mom had been growing, a Sequoia sempervirens "Coast Redwood", a bit paler in color than the Aptos Blues I bought, and not bushed-out from the nursery pruning.

Family: Cupressaceae (koo-press-AY-see-ay)
Genus: Sequoia (see-KWOY-uh)
Species: sempervirens (sem-per-VY-renz)