Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia, Fagaceae) tree burned in the White Fire, with some stump-sprouters
This is a grand ol' Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) tree in the Fagaceae plant family which was burned in the White Fire last May. The tree has a bit of green in its leaves, and I hope it makes it. Most of the landscape is pretty moon-like. In the foreground, you can see a few other survivors - stump-sprouting Bicolored Yerba Santa on the left, flowering Scale Broom on the right, and a Chaparral Yucca in the left-front. I hope this will be full of life once our winter rains finally come. (Paradise, Santa Ynez River, 24 October 2013)
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia, Fagaceae) tree burned in the White Fire, with some stump-sprouters
This is a grand ol' Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) tree in the Fagaceae plant family which was burned in the White Fire last May. The tree has a bit of green in its leaves, and I hope it makes it. Most of the landscape is pretty moon-like. In the foreground, you can see a few other survivors - stump-sprouting Bicolored Yerba Santa on the left, flowering Scale Broom on the right, and a Chaparral Yucca in the left-front. I hope this will be full of life once our winter rains finally come. (Paradise, Santa Ynez River, 24 October 2013)