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Trees in Santa Cruz County
Coastal Redwood
Distincitves
Tall, red-colored bark
Pacific Madrone
Distincitves
Smooth red, often peeling bark. 
Coast Live Oak
Distincitves
Smaller, sharp poky ridged leaves in comparison to the tan oak. 
Tan Oak
Distincitves
Larger leaves than coastal live oak (but still poky sides)
California Bay Laurel
Distincitves
small round and green berry lightly spotted with purple and turning orange on maturity
Big Leaf Maple
Distincitves
Large maple leaves - paired wing helicopter twirly seeds. 
Douglas Fir
Distincitves
2 to 4 inch cones, narrow three pointed bracts between scales on cone. 
Interior Live Oak
Distincitves
Leaves are slightly smaller than the coast live oak and the plant can look far more shrub-like, also found commonly in the sandhill areas of Henry Cowell. 
Ponderosa Pine
Distincitves
Pine tree with spread out cones. 
Golden Chinquapin
Distincitves
Spiny burrs growing on the end, longer oval shaped leaves that sometimes curl. 
Blue Elderberry
Distincitves
Ends of this large shrub are covered with a puffy blast of small white flowers or blue elderberries dependent on the season. 
Black Oak
Distincitves
Oak species, similar to the valley oak
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