0174: Hachiya Persimmon

2012-01-08T06:54:30Z

Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros

We planted this Hachiya Persimmon tree at Rick's house in Santa Rosa.

0173: Multi-graft Japanese Plum

2012-01-08T06:51:57Z

Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Maloideae or Spiraeoideae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus

We planted this multi-graft plum tree at Rick's house in Santa Rosa. There are five plums grafted onto a Citation Hybrid Rootstock: Beauty Plum, Nubiana Plum, Laroda Plum, Late Santa Rosa Plum, Elephant Heart Plum.

0161-0172: Coast Redwoods

2012-01-08T04:23:53Z

On Saturday, Rick joined me for a morning of planting with a volunteer group with Forest Unlimited. About 400 potted redwoods were planted for the Graton Water District. As a team, he and I got about a dozen in the ground.

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

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0156-0160: Calocedrus decurrens

2011-12-27T06:16:54Z

The day after Christmas, Rick and I planted a ring of five cedar trees on my parents' property in Potter Valley. California Incense-cedar is native to North America.

Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Calocedrus
Species: C. decurrens

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0085-0155: Arroyo Willows

2011-02-12T20:39:43Z

Participated in a group tree planting on Saturday, February 12 for the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation. I planted over 70 willow sprigs along the Santa Rosa Laguna near Delta Pond and the bird rookery there. As a group, a total of well over 530 trees were sprigged. While working, I heard and saw many birds, including a bald eagle, and a large flock of pelicans, who circled over the pond then flew in a V-formation over the laguna.

Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species: S. lasiolepis

0084: Frantoio Olive

2011-02-06T19:30:02Z

Planted four trees at my parent's house in Potter Valley on Sunday.

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

0083: Button Willow

2011-02-06T19:27:16Z

Genus: Cephalanthus
Species: occidentalis
Variety: californica

0082: Bay

2011-02-06T19:25:07Z

Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Laurus
Species: L. nobilis

0081: Interior Live Oak

2011-02-06T19:19:40Z

Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Section: Lobatae
Species: Q. wislizeni

0069-0080: Irwin Creek Restoration

2011-01-23T06:51:08Z

On Saturday January 22nd, I took part in a group work-day to plant trees and shrubs for the restoration of Irwin Creek in the Laguna de Santa Rosa watershed, the annual "Tree-a-Thon" put on by the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation.

I planted 8 oaks, 3 ash, 1 box elder, 2 California blackberries, and 2 California rose. 500 native plants total were put in the ground that day.

0068: Pendolino Olive

2010-04-29T05:03:39Z

Since the Carob I planted beside Gypsy's grave didn't make it this year, I replaced it with a Pendolino olive tree. I also planted some Gypsophila on the site. Rest in peace my dear kitty.

Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Olea
Species: europaea
Cultivar: Pendolino

Grave stone on the left, little tree on the right.

0067: Meyer Lemon

2010-04-26T04:49:05Z

It took four of us to get this out of it's huge pot and plant it in my parent's new enormous planter box. My folks have been busy!

Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species: C. × meyeri

0066: Acacia

2009-03-28T21:00:49Z

Grown from a seed my father gathered in from the Sebastopol SUBUD Center. Planted with Jason and my parents down by the new pond my dad had dug at their house in Potter Valley.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acacia
Species: (unknown)

0065: Aleppo Pine

2009-03-28T20:56:11Z

Planted with Jason and my parents down by the new pond my dad had dug at their house in Potter Valley.

Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Species: halepensis

0064: Italian Stone Pine

2009-03-28T20:45:06Z