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Aesculus californica
California Buckeye
Trunks, presumably from a common root system.
Buckeye Nature Trail.
March 17, 1978
Habitat. All of the trunks in the image belong to this species.
Buckeye Nature Trail.
March 15, 1978.
Newly budding leaves.
East end of Buckeye Nature Trail.
California Buckeye buds out very early in the season.
This photo (the bud at left) was the model for one of the drawings
I made for the Buckeye Nature Trail guide booklet.
January 17, 1978.
Leaf pattern in canopy.
Buckeye Nature Trail.
March 17, 1978.
Habitat and habit, in bloom.
It is surrounded by Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) and a few
California Laurel (Umbellularia californica).
In the lower part of Laurel Canyon; viewed from the Cliff Trail.
June 24, 1979.
Young fruit. Before they mature, most of the fruit you see on each stem will
have aborted. Usually only one or two fruit on each branch reaches full development.
Along La Mesa Trail, lower Laurel Canyon.
August 14, 1977.
Ripe pods, with chetnut-brown seeds ready to fall out.
November 3, 1978; 11:40 am.
All photos copyright Ó Lee Dittmann, except where otherwise noted.