Plants for the Oregon Coast – Bosky Dell Natives

Penstemon species – Penstemon
Brilliant blue flowers grow up through unlikely crevices among hot, dry rock. A spring trip to the Columbia Gorge delights…
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Rhamnus purshiana – Cascara
Description: deciduous tree (to 50 ft.) or shrub (15 ft.) with glossy leaves (pinnate venation prominent). Birds & small mammals…
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Pseudotsuga menziesii – Douglas Fir
Description: A fast-growing conifer (100-250 ft) with a dense crown and soft, spirally arranged needles. The cones are very distinctive;…
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Pinus contorta – Shore Pine
Description: Coniferous evergreen tree (30-100 ft.) with 2 needles per fascicle. Contorted refers to the twisted or contorted needles. The…
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Picea sitchensis – Sitka Spruce
Description: evergreen conifer (100-180 ft.) with pyramidal form and yellow-green, usually flattened needles. Woody cones (1-4″) hang down. Fast growth…
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Malus fusca (Pyrus fusca) – Western crabapple
Description: small trees (to 40 ft.) or thicket-forming shrubs (to 20 ft.) with white to pink blossoms (spring) and yellow…
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Fraxinus latifolia – Oregon Ash
Description: deciduous, broadleaved tree (40-80 ft.) with pinnately compound leaves. Yellow fall color! Fast growth rate. Oregon ash usually grows…
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Tsunga heterophylla – western hemlock
Description: evergreen tree (125-200 ft.) with a droopy leader (tree tip) and small, woody cones (1″). Western hemlock loves cool,…
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Thuja plicata – Western Red Cedar
Description: evergreen tree (150-200 ft.) with flattened sprays of scale-like foliage (look for white butterflies on the underside of the…
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Arbutus menziesii – Madrone
Description: One of the northwest’s most strikingly beautiful trees, the Madrone is a broadleaf evergreen (60-100 ft.) with thick, green…
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