after 2018 Delta wildfire
Sugar pine! This is one the two 5-needle pines found in LA County. (The other being Limber, P. flexilis)
On obsidian flow
Persisting in a difficult spot.
This was one of my primary target conifers on this hike. I took a lot of photos of the trees. This is one of the most scenic conifers in North America. It was a thrill hiking through extensive native stands of the species.
Del Norte County portion of the Doe Flat Trail, at about 4,200 to 4,500 ft elevation, mostly on serpentine substrates.
Sapling trees and foliage.
Del Norte County portion of the Doe Flat Trail, mostly on serpentine substrates at about 4,200 to 4,500 ft elevation, mixed coniferous forest.
The tree on the left is the Brewer's Spruce; note the long cones near the crown. The tree on the right is the drooping form of Douglas-Fir; notice the small cones near the top of that tree.
Brewer's or Weeping Spruce was one of my primary target conifers on this hike. I took a lot of photos of the trees. This is one of the most scenic conifers in North America. It was a thrill hiking through extensive native stands of the species.
Del Norte County portion of the Doe Flat Trail, at about 4,200 to 4,500 ft elevation, mostly on serpentine substrates.
The Brodo et al. volume (2001, p. 345 ff.) shows several Hypogymnia species occurring in coastal n.w. California. Fumbling through the keys in that volume, I sense this may be H. occidentalis or H. rugosa.