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on November 11, 2025

California Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii)

Calscape
Wikipedia
Gardening Under Oaks
Maintaining Oak Tree Health

Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)

Sacramento Tree Foundation
Forest and Woodland Alliance
Wikispecies
Calscape
Dying, Off-Color Pine Needles Normal in Autumn
The Mysteries of the Ponderosa Pine

Other Native Trees

Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii)
Sierra Foothills Trees and Shrubs
Trees of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Western Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta californica)

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