Giant Sequoia

Sequoiadendron giganteum

Cupressaceae

scale-like needles

spirally aranged scales

not flattened at the top

Insense Cedar

Calocedrus decurrens

Cuppressaceae

scale needles

floppy and flat-ended

folliage in flattened sprays

Black Locust

Robina pseudoaccacia

Fabaceae

Alternate compound leaves

8 or more leaflets

Thorns along branches

Redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

Cupressaceae

no round scars-fir

no stubby pegs-not a spruce

needles are too flat to roll between fingers

Redbud

Cercis orientalis

fabaceae

Palmate leaves

Entire margins

Broad, flat leaves which are at a nearly 90° angle to their petiole

Blue Blossom

Ceanothus sp.

Rhamnaceae

Deep (3 palmate) veins

Dark green leaves

Shiny upper surface

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

ginkgoaceae

Fan shaped leaves

no visible veins

Vine Maple

Acer circinatum

Sapindaceae

finely serrated margins

shallow lobes

opposite and palmate

California Buckeye

Aesculus californica

Sapindaceae

opposite compound leaves

5-7 leaflets

finely serrated margins

Big leaf maple

Acer macrophylum

sapindaceae

rounded teeth

deep lobes

opposite palmate