SCWR New Plants 2022

We planted 55 of the 58 plants in our plan between October 6, 2022, and October 14, 2022.

Plant List

9 Trees

  • 4 Hollyleaf Cherry (Prunus ilicifolia)
  • 2 Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa)
  • 1 Leather Oak (Quercus durata) [pending]
  • 1 Blue Elderberry (Sambucus mexicana)
  • 1 Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)

34 Shrubs

  • 8 California Goldenrod (Solidago velutina californica)
  • 6 California Barberry (Berberis pinnata)
  • 5 Red Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum)
  • 6 Upright Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
  • 2 Little Sur Manzanita (Arctostaphylos edmundsii)
  • 3 White Pitcher Sage (Lepechinia calycina) [2 pending]
  • 1 Quail Bush (Atriplex lentiformus)
  • 1 Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta)
  • 1 Coffeeberry (Frangula californica)
  • 1 Buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus)

7 Perennials

  • 1 Valley Gumplant (Grindelia camporum)
  • 1 Marsh Gumplant (Grindelia stricta var. angustifolia)
  • 1 Monkeyflower (Mimulus aurantiacus)
  • 1 California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
  • 1 Bee Plant (Scrophularia californica) [substitute for Checkerbloom (Sidalcea malviflora)]
  • 1 Narrowleaf Mule Ears (Wyethia angustifolia)
  • 1 Nakedstem Buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum)

1 Rush

  • 1 Bog Rush (Juncus effusus)

7 Groundcover

  • 4 Point Reyes Ceanothus (Ceanothus gloriosus)
  • 2 Point Reyes Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
  • 1 Wood Rose (Rosa gymnocarpa)

Overview

These photos show a 180° panorama of the planting area along the northern border of the SCWR. We added 42 plants in this area which can be subdivided into 5 locations:

  • In front of the Willows – 8 California Goldenrod (photo 1).
  • The Northern corner – a Hollyleaf Cherry, a Point Reyes Bearberry, and a Beaked Hazelnut (photo 2).
  • The Northeastern oaks – in front: 2 California Barberry, 4 Point Reyes Ceanothus, a Quail Bush, and a Hollyleaf Cherry; behind: 4 Red Flowering Currant, 2 Snowberry, 2 California Barberry, and a Coffeeberry (photos 2 and 3).
  • The Eastern Corner – 2 Hollyleaf Cherry, 2 Red Elderberry, a Snowberry, and a California Barberry (photos 4 and 5).
  • Behind Pen #1 – 3 Snowberry, 1 California Barberry, 1 Red Flowering Currant, 1 White Pitcher Sage (photo 6).
8 California Goldenrod
The Northern Corner and the Northeastern Oaks
The Northeastern Oaks
The Eastern Corner
The Eastern Corner
Pen #1 with Water Bins behind the pen.

Further West

The other 13 plants were added in two locations in the middle and western edge of the planting area.

Next to Pen #3
Near the Caltrans Fence

Goldenrods by the Willow Trees

The Northern Corner

Hollyleaf Cherry in center, Point Reyes Bearberry to the left, Beaked Hazelnut on the right.
Hollyleaf Cherry
Beaked Hazelnut
Point Reyes Bearberry

The Northeastern Oaks

In Front of the Oaks

Coffeeberry planted in December 2018 in the foreground. Two California Barberry on the right, four Point Reyes Ceanothus on the left near the oak trunks.
Hollyleaf Cherry and Quail Bush
Hollyleaf Cherry
Quail Bush
Point Reyes Ceanothus
California Barberry in front and Point Reyes Ceanothus in back. The ground is hard and U-posts are not sturdy.
Two California Barberry and three Point Reyes Ceanothus

Behind the Oaks

Two Red Flowering Currant in front, two in back, and two Snowberry in middle.
The same plants.
Same plants from the opposite end.
Behind the quadrangle: a California Barberry, a Coffeeberry, and another California Barberry
The first California Barberry
The second California Barberry
Coffeeberry

The Eastern Corner

Hollyleaf Cherry and Red Elderberry
Hollyleaf Cherry
Hollyleaf Cherry
Two Red Elderberry
California Barberry, Red Elderberry, and Snowberry on left.
Great Valley Gumplant and Marsh Gumplant

Between Pen #1 and the Water Bins

White Pitcher Sage, Red Flowering Currant, California Barberry, and three Snowberry

Next to Pen #3

Bog Rush and Monkeyflower in the foreground
Buck Brush Ceanothus
California Poppy, Bee Plant, Narrowleaf Mule Ears
Bee Plant

Near the Caltrans Fence

Toyon
Same Toyon
Little Sur Manzanita
Point Reyes Bearberry
Little Sur Manzanita
Blue Elderberry
A Wood Rose was planted to the right of this Monterey Cypress.
Wood Rose

The SCWR Water Distribution System

We’ve upgraded our water delivery system from carrying two two-gallon buckets of water (33.2 pounds) per trip to rolling a wheelbarrow filled with 10 gallons of water (83.4 pounds) per trip. Three buckets of water (six gallons) are poured into the black bin and two full buckets (four gallons) are then placed in the bin. The lid is placed on the bin, and we’re ready to move the water 75 feet to 125 feet per trip.