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Abies bracteata
- Tree
Santa Lucia Mountains, 3'000 feet;
There is a small Pinus coulteri in front of the Abies bracteata. Also in the background are
several Pinus lambertiana. April 2001.
California
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Abies grandis
- Trees
Near Wages Creek, about 16 miles north of Fort Bragg;
In Northern California, Abies grandis is confined to coastal areas. In the Fort Bragg area it grows in the redwood forest, within about 15 miles of the coast.
California
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Abies grandis
- Young trees
Near Caspar Creek, 5 miles north of Mendocino;
These trees are growing near a large stand of Picea sitchensis, one of the southern most groves of that species.
Mendocino County. April 2002.
California
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Abies grandis
- Trunks
Twisted trunks of a tree growing on the coast line at Jughandle State Reserve, south of Fort Bragg, in Mendocino County. April 2002.
California
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Abies lowiana
- Tree
East shore of Lake Tahoe near Sand Harbor;
Very common tree in the Lake Tahoe Basin. March 2002.
Nevada
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Abies lowiana
- Trees
On the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, Abies lowiana is confined to moist locations, such as this ravine along Highway 267 between Lake Tahoe and Gardnerville, Nevada. The altitude is about 5,500 feet. March 2002.
Nevada
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Cupressus pygmaea
- Trees
Cupressus pygmaea is actually a very large cypress tree. They are suprisingly tall and strait trunked, looking similar to a Chamaecyparis tree. Some trees are as tall as 150 feet! They can be seen very easily on Highway 20, about 5 miles east of Fort Bragg, in Mendocino County. They grow in a continuous band from Fort Bragg, for about 30 miles to the South to the town of Albion. April 2002.
California
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Cupressus pygmaea
- Trees
Highway 20, Mendocino County. April 2002.
California
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Cupressus pygmaea
- Trees
Highway 20, Mendocino County. April 2002.
California
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Cupressus pygmaea
- Cones
California
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Cupressus pygmaea
- Cones
California
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Cupressus macnabiana
- Tree
Growing on Reiff Road, on the Lake-Napa county line.
These trees are growing only a few miles away from Cupressus sargentii. The Cupressus macnabiana can be distinguished from Cupressus sargentii, being smaller, usually a large shrub, where as Cupressus sargentii is usually a tree. Also the foliage of Cupressus macnabiana is flat, where as Cupressus sargentii is round. Cupressus macnabiana has open resign glands, leaving visible white spots on the foliage.
Altitude aprox. 2,500 feet. April, 2002.
California
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Cupressus macnabiana
- Tree
Growing on Reiff Road, on the Lake-Napa county line.
Altitude aprox. 2,500 feet. April, 2002.
California
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Cupressus macnabiana
- Cones and foliage
Collected on Reiff Road, Napa-Lake county line.
Altitude aprox. 2,500 feet. April, 2002.
California
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