Black Raspberry fruit ripens in stages from green to red to glossy purple-black. Photo: OlgaK, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Rubus occidentalis, commonly known as
A shingle oak showing its characteristically broad, pyramidal habit in autumn. Photo: Cossey25, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Quercus imbricaria, commonly called Shingle Oak,
A northern pin oak growing in its typical dry, sandy opening near Mack Lake, Michigan. Photo: Jay Sturner, Flickr, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
A broad, spreading Darlington oak in winter leaf. Photo: Bruce Kirchoff, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Quercus hemisphaerica, commonly called Darlington Oak or Sand
A mature velvet mesquite spreading its thorny, feathery canopy over a desert wash near Tucson. Photo: Sue in AZ, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Prosopis
Mexican plum flowers open before the leaves in early spring, with long stamens tipped in gold. Photo: Mason Brock, Wikimedia Commons (public domain) Prunus mexicana,
Hollyleaf cherry in spring bloom along Lytle Creek in the San Bernardino National Forest, California. Photo: joedecruyenaere, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Prunus ilicifolia, the
A Torrey Pine overlooking the lagoon and coastline at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. Photo: Stch2022, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Pinus torreyana, the Torrey Pine, is
Screwbean Mesquite foliage and its unmistakable tightly coiled seed pods. Photo: Katja Schulz, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Prosopis pubescens, the Screwbean Mesquite, is a
A mature Gray Pine on Mount Diablo, showing the open, forked crown typical of the species. Photo: Awinch1001, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Pinus sabiniana,
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