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| Botanical Name: |
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca' |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
say-druss dee-oh-DAR-ah |
| Common Name: |
Blue Atlas Cedar |
| Family Name: |
Pinaceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Insignificant has cones that look like a beehive in light brown. |
| Growth: |
50-70' heigh x 30-40' spread, slow growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Deer proof, lawn tree, specimen plant, parks/campuses and large commerial use. |
| Light: |
Sun on the coast and inland. |
| Location: |
West of 450 - Forum building. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
Can be a fire hazard (highly flammable), excess litter, drain clogger and allergen. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
Winter when there is less pitch and whole branch. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, insects, lawn irrigation, seacoast and winds. |
| Type: |
Conifer tree that is open, picturesque, pyramidal, spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Moderate to dry between |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Mentioned in Lab 7 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Cedrus deodara |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
SAY-cruss dee-oh-DAR-ah |
| Common Name: |
Deodar Cedar |
| Family Name: |
Pinscese |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Cone, beehive-like reddish brown. |
| Growth: |
60 - 80'heigh x 40 - 60' spread average to fast growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees/birds, screen, specimen plant, windbreak, park, campus and large public spaces. |
| Light: |
Sun on the coast and inland. |
| Location: |
East of 450 - Forum building. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
Fire hazard, excess litter. |
| Propagation: |
Cuttings and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
None. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat,insects,lawn irrigation, seacoast, smog and wind. |
| Type: |
Conifer that is dense, pictureque, pyramidal, spreading, upright and weeping. |
| Water: |
Dry between, monthly, none in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 0 degrees.
Sunset zones: 3b.-10, 14-24. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Muhlenbergia rigens |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
mule-en-BURR-gee-ah RYE-gens |
| Common Name: |
Deer Grass |
| Family Name: |
Poacace |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Open, wand-like panicle 6-20' x 1/4 |
| Growth: |
3' X 3' average growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Bank cover, deer proof, erosion control, meadow/grassland, restoration, rock garden, seacoast, specimen plant, mixed borders and grass mass. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade on the coast and inland. |
| Location: |
Hillside south of 100 & in front of 'Cabrillo College' signs. |
| Pest: |
Gophers. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By division and seed. |
| Pruning: |
In the early spring, prune every 2 years to 6". |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat,insect, neglect (except yearly pruning), seacoast and winds. |
| Type: |
Grass, dense, clumping, spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Dry between none in summer coast. |
| California Native: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Hardy to 10 degrees.
Sunset zones: - 24 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Ribes sanguineum glutinosum |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
RYE-bees san-GWIN-ee-uhm |
| Common Name: |
Pink Flowering Currant |
| Family Name: |
Saxifragaceae |
| Diseases: |
None but will quick decline if watered on a summer day. |
| Flower: |
Panicles of 10-30 drooping 3-6" x each 1/4" funnel-shaped flowers of white, pink, and red in Feb.-April with fragrant leaves. |
| Growth: |
5-10' heigh x 6' spread, fast growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees/birds, background, espalier informal, hedge hand prune, screen, shrub/plant mass and specimen plant. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade on the coast and part shade inland. |
| Location: |
North of LRC & west of 100 bldg. & front of Sesnon House. |
| Pest: |
Spider mites in containers. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
Tip prune as desired. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, insects and neglect. |
| Type: |
Deciduous shrub. |
| Water: |
Monthly and avoid summer watering. |
| California Native: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Hardy to 10 degrees.
Sunset zones 4-9, 14-24, A3 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
Ar-BUTTE-us you-NEIGH-dough |
| Common Name: |
Dwarf Strawberry Tree |
| Family Name: |
Ericaceae |
| Diseases: |
Rhizoctonia |
| Flower: |
White to pink bells, in drooping panicles 1/4" dia. in the fall. |
| Growth: |
6-10'' x 6-10', Average to slow growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees, hedge, screen, seacoast, street tree and wind break. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade on coast and inland.. |
| Location: |
East side of Baskin Center |
| Pest: |
Aphids, scale (control) increase watering. Thrips (control) Safer's soap, sticky traps. |
| Problems: |
Dropping fruit. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings. |
| Pruning: |
Will tolerate shearing as desired to reveal branch structure. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, deer, heat, lawn irrigation, neglect, poor drainage, seacoast, smog/dust and wind. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen tree that is dense, oval, semi-open, spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Moderate to dry between/none in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 10 degrees.
Sunset zone 4-24 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
car-PINE-us BETCH-you-luss fass-TIDGE-ee-ah-tah |
| Common Name: |
European Hornbeam |
| Family Name: |
Betulaceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Yellowish green catkin 1" X 1/4" in the spring. |
| Growth: |
40' heigh x 25 X 35' spread, slow to average growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Deer proof, hedge (unusual), screen, shade tree, specimen tree and street tree. |
| Light: |
Sun to part shade coast to inland. |
| Location: |
Walk parallel to Bldg. 100 both sides. |
| Pest: |
Scale & aphids (control) increase water and spray with soap. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By seed and grafting. |
| Pruning: |
Tolerates shearing, thin as desired. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, lawn irrigation, seacoast, smog and wind. |
| Type: |
Deciduous tree that is dense, columnar, oval (when mature), spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Dry between to none in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to 0-10 degrees.
Sunset zones: 2-9, 14-17. |
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