Some of the trees we spent time under today at our little log home in the woods:
Coast Redwoods (also called California Redwoods) Sequoia Sempervirens.
We have around two hundred of these beauties on our little plot, including about 60 fairly large ones and a couple of great big giant ones. It's the dominant tree in the area.
The ones on our land are mostly new growth trees that I think came up in the late 19th century after heavy logging and fire swept the area. There are a few that are pretty massive for that era and might date from well before then, having escaped the clear-cutting. Our big one is about 250 feet tall and has a diameter of over 7 feet. It sits just above the creek and is surrounded by Tanoaks and Bigleaf Maples.
Our little bit of woods here borders the Portola Redwood State Park and there you can find thousands of redwoods including some old growth trees that are ridiculously large.
Coast Douglas-firs (also called doug-firs) Pseudotsuga Menziesii.
We've got about 50 of these scattered among the Redwoods, including a few hefty ones. Doug-firs are common around Redwoods and are often the largest trees around. Several big ones around our cabin come right up to the tops of the Redwoods, towering around 200 feet above our heads. The biggest has a diameter of roughly 5 feet.
Douglas-firs can been seen all over the Santa Cruz Mountains but the foothills on the Western side have some of the largest ones I've ever seen. The drive from our place to the coast offers views of a dozen or so that must be at least 7 feet in diameter.
In the next installment, I'll share some about our Tanoaks, Bigleaf Maples, California Bay Laurels, and Coast and Canyon Live Oaks.
Full story at http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/2011/04/the_trees_around_us.html
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