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Alders: White Alder (Alnus rhombifolia) Arizona ash:(Fraxonus velutina) Black Locust: Bark is dark gray. Thorns at base of leaves. In the spring this tree is covered with creamy white and fragrant flowers(non-native). California Live Oak: These are the dark green trees whose branches seem to spread out and wander around. The leaves are cup shaped with small thorns on the margins. Woodpeckers love these trees they make holes in the bark and bury bug infested acorns in them then when the bugs are big enough the acorns are pulled out and opened up. Cottonwood: Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii) Trees found in stream beds. Leaves are light green on one side, furry on the other so the leaves seem to flash from green to white in a breeze.   Coulter Pine(Pinus coulteri) Flowering Dogwood: More of a large woody bush. Large white flowers in the spring remind you of a sunny side-up egg. Incense cedar(Calocedrus decurrens) looks like a pine from a distance but up close its needles are flat little tongues. Lovely smell when crushed in your hand. Jeffery pine(Pinus jeffreyi) Lombar Poplar: Tall straight tree grows over 40 feet very fast. Usually it has been planted in a row of at least three. In the fall their leaves turn yellow. This can happen all at once or in spots.(non-native) Oak: There are several different species of oak trees. Their acorns were important to the Indians and wild pigs as a food source. Now they are important to the woodpeckers and turkeys. Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia var.oxyadenia), Canyon Live Oak (Quercus chrysolepis), Engelmann Oak (Quercus engelmannii), California Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii), Oracle Oak (Quercus X morehus), Wislizenus Oak (Quercus wislizenii var. wislizenii) Ponderosa Pine(Pinus ponderosa): Long needles in groups of 3. Brown cones, 3 to 5 inches long with spiked scales, grow on short stalk. Redbud: Large bush with dark pink flowers along the stem in spring. Red Willow(Salix laevigata) Sugar Pine(Pinus lambertiana): Needles in groups of 5, blue-green color. Hugh pine cones, 12 to 18 inches long. Known around here as "widow makers" as in "Dear, come here and look at the giant pine cones in this tree." They make quite a crash and thump as they fall from the tree. Sugar maple: In the fall, if the temperature drops fast enough, this tree will be bright red(non-native). White fir(Abies concolor ssp. concolor)