Plants

  • 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…

  • Alnus rubra – Red Alder

    Description: This deciduous, broadleaved tree (30-120 ft. tall) has large, egg-shaped leaves and nitrogen-fixing bacteria in its roots. Red alder…

  • Acer macrophyllum – Big Leaf Maple

    Description: Our grand native maple reaches heights of 75-100 feet, with a spread of up to 50 feet. It is…

  • Acer circinatum – Vine Maple

    Description: Our lovely small maple, found everywhere in the Pacific Northwest, from woods to residential gardens. A deciduous, broadleaved tree…

  • Abies procera – Noble Fir

    Description: evergreen conifer (140-200 ft.) with blue-green needles (both leaf surfaces) massed on the upper surface of the twig. Individual…

  • Abies lasiocarpa – Sub Alpine Fir

    Description: evergreen conifer (40-100 ft.) with blue-green to silvery needles (both leaf surfaces) massed on the upper surface of the…

  • Viburnum trilobum – High Bush Cranberry

    Description: deciduous shrub (10-15 ft.). Dainty clusters of white flowers precede glossy, red fruit (edible!). The fruit is eaten by…

  • Vaccinium parvifolium – Red Huckleberry

    Description: This erect, deciduous shrub (4-10 ft.) with lacey foliage and edible red berries is appreciated as a delectible food…

  • Typha latifolia – Cattail

    Description: perennial with (3-10 ft.) stout stems and long, strap-like leaves. Beautiful, brown spikes of flowers form in summer. Cattails…

  • Vaccinium ovatum – Evergreen Huckleberry

    Description: This slow-growing, evergreen shrub with copper-colored new growth has delicious blue berries in late summer, enjoyed by humans and…