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March 29, 2008

0011: Arbequina

We planted five olives and two peach trees Saturday at my parent's Potter Valley property. This is a Spanish olive, the fifth olive of the day and the third of three Arbequinas along a hillside berm.

It's a table olive as well as used to produce a highly valued olive oil, a more buttery oil with a slightly peppery finish.

Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Sequoia Olea
Species: europaea
Cultivar: Arbequina

olive, Arbequina

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0010: Arbequina

We planted five olives and two peach trees Saturday at my parent's Potter Valley property. This is a Spanish olive, the fourth olive of the day and the second of three Arbequinas along a hillside berm.

It's a table olive as well as used to produce a highly valued olive oil, a more buttery oil with a slightly peppery finish.

Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Sequoia Olea
Species: europaea
Cultivar: Arbequina

olive, Arbequina

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0009: Arbequina

We planted five olives and two peach trees Saturday at my parent's Potter Valley property. This is a Spanish olive, the third olive of the day and the first of three Arbequinas along a hillside berm.

It's a table olive as well as used to produce a highly valued olive oil, a more buttery oil with a slightly peppery finish.

Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Sequoia Olea
Species: europaea
Cultivar: Arbequina

olive, Arbequina

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0008: Maurino

We planted five olives and two peach trees Saturday. This is an Italian olive, the second of two olives along a new hillside berm at my parent's Potter Valley property.

Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Sequoia Olea
Species: europaea
Cultivar: Maurino

olive, Maurino

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0007: Leccino

We planted five olives and two peach trees Saturday. This is an Italian olive, the first of two olives along a new hillside berm at my parent's Potter Valley property.

Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Sequoia Olea
Species: europaea
Cultivar: Leccino

olive, Leccino

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February 6, 2011

0082: Bay

Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Laurus
Species: L. nobilis

bay

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April 28, 2010

0068: Pendolino Olive

Since the Carob I planted beside Gypsy's grave didn't make it this year, I replaced it with a Pendolino olive tree. I also planted some Gypsophila on the site. Rest in peace my dear kitty.

Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Olea
Species: europaea
Cultivar: Pendolino

Grave stone on the left, little tree on the right.

olive, Pendolino

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June 3, 2008

0020: Carob

Planted a carob tree by the body of my 21 year old cat and companion who passed away on June 2.

Family: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Ceratonia
Species: siliqua

carob

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June 16, 2012

0178: Calimyrna Fig

Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Ficeae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: Ficus
Species: F. carica

Over a year ago, Rick and I transplanted several fig shoots from his adult tree. I foster them in pots until finding permanent homes for them. This one is now planted at my friend Ben's house in Santa Rosa. The mother tree at Rick's house is known to be a Calimyrna fig, the California version of the Smyrna fig.

Calimyrna Fig

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May 15, 2012

0177: Calimyrna Fig

Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Ficeae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: Ficus
Species: F. carica

A year ago, Rick and I transplanted several fig shoots from his adult tree. I've been fostering them in pots for the past year but decided to plant the largest one at my parent's house in Potter Valley. The mother tree at Rick's house is known to be a Calimyrna fig, the California version of the Smyrna fig.

Calimyrna Fig

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March 4, 2012

0175: Butternut

Order: Fagales
Family: Juglandaceae
Genus: Juglans
Section: Trachycaryon
Species: J. cinerea

Rick and I planted this butternut tree at my parent's house in Potter Valley. The Butternut, or White Walnut, is endangered and native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.

Butternut

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January 7, 2012

0174: Hachiya Persimmon

Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros

We planted this Hachiya Persimmon tree at Rick's house in Santa Rosa.

Hachiya Persimmon

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0173: Multi-graft Japanese Plum

Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Maloideae or Spiraeoideae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus

We planted this multi-graft plum tree at Rick's house in Santa Rosa. There are five plums grafted onto a Citation Hybrid Rootstock: Beauty Plum, Nubiana Plum, Laroda Plum, Late Santa Rosa Plum, Elephant Heart Plum.

multi-graft plum santa rosa

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February 6, 2011

0084: Frantoio Olive

Planted four trees at my parent's house in Potter Valley on Sunday.

Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Sequoia Olea
Species: europaea
Cultivar: Frantoio

frantoio olive

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January 1, 2014

0204: Jujube Coco

A gift to my mother for the New Year.

Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Ziziphus
Species: Z. jujuba

Jujube

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February 13, 2013

0200: Calimyrna Fig

Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Ficeae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: Ficus
Species: F. carica

Rick and I planted another Calimyrna fig at my parent's house.

fig

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0201: St Anthony's Fig

Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Ficeae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: Ficus
Species: F. carica

Rick and I planted this fig my mother had gotten from the scion exchange for her.

fig

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0202: Pomegranate

Order: Myrtales
Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Punica
Species: P. granatum

Rick and I planted this pomegranate for my mother at their house.

pomegranate

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0203: California Bay

Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Umbellularia
Species: U. californica

I planted this little bay tree for my mom by a new little pond and the wood shed at their house in Potter Valley.

california bay tree

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February 1, 2014

0273: Pear

Planted a four graft pear tree in my backyard with grafts of D'Anjou, Bartlett, Bosc, and Comice.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Pyrus

Photo to come.

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April 5, 2014

0278: Kalamata olive

Planted a little Kalamata olive tree in my backyard.

Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Olea
Species: O. europaea
Cultivar: Kalamata

Photo to come.

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February 22, 2014

0274: Hachiya Persimmon

Planted a Hachiya persimmon tree in my backyard. This is the second try for this type of tree here since the one planted a couple years prior had been crushed by a fallen branch from the large creek willow behind it. Hope this one fares better!

Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species: D. kaki

Photo to come.

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February 23, 2014

0275: Mission Fig

Planted a little Mission Fig tree in my front yard. Could get quite large!

Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species: F. carica
Cultivar: Ficus carica 'Mission'

Photo to come.

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March 1, 2014

0276: Bearss Lime

Planted a little dwarf bearss seedless lime tree in my front yard.

Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species: C. latifolia

Photo to come.

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March 2, 2014

0277: Ariana Pomegranate

Planted a second pomegranate tree in my front yard to espalier next to an older one.

Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Punica
Species: P. granatum
Cultivar: DPUN 0125 'Ariana'

Photo to come.

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April 12, 2014

0279: Tiger Fig

A friend passed this fig off to me. I planted it on the side of the house where I can espalier it on the west wall in the zone between house and fence I call "Death Alley" due to the warm afternoon heat. Here I have cacti and succulents thriving. I hope to give the fig the long warm season it needs to ripen it's fruit.

Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species: F. carica
Cultivar: Ficus carica 'Panachée'

Photo to come.

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January 9, 2016

0354: Fuyu Persimmon

This fuyu persimmon was given to us as a gift and I planted it in the backyard near our Hachiya persimmon.

Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species: D. kaki

Image not yet available.

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February 28, 2016

0355: Pakistan Mulberry

On February 28th, I helped a couple homesteading friends plant trees on their property.

Family: Moraceae
Genus: Moreae
Species: Morus alba x M. rubra

mulberry tree

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0356: Apex Apple

On February 28th, I helped a couple homesteading friends plant trees on their property.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Malus
Species: M. pumila

apex apple tree

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0357: Golden Globe Pomegranate

On February 28th, I helped a couple homesteading friends plant trees on their property.

Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Punica
Species: Punica granatum

pomegranate tree

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0358: Kadota Fig

On February 28th, I helped a couple homesteading friends plant trees on their property.

Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species: F. carica

fig tree

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0359: Plum

On February 28th, I helped a couple homesteading friends plant trees on their property.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species: Prunus ?

plum tree

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0360: Canadian White Blenheim Apricot

On February 28th, I helped a couple homesteading friends plant trees on their property.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species: P. armeniaca

apricot tree

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0361: Katy Apple

On February 28th, I helped a couple homesteading friends plant trees on their property.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Malus
Species: M. pumila

apple tree

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0362: Blenheim (Royal) Apricot

On February 28th, I helped a couple homesteading friends plant trees on their property.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species: P. armeniaca

apricot tree

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