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Spring, Azalea Meadow Trail, Mount Tamalapais
Summer, Monte Bello Open Space Preserve
Summer, Pomponio Trail, Memorial County Park
Autumn, Horse Trail, Point Reyes National Seashore
Autumn, Horse Trail,
Point Reyes National Seashore
Spring, Cataract Trail, Mount Tamalpais
Autumn, on Skyline Boulevard, across from El Corte de Madera Open Space Preserve.
Douglas fir is one of the most common trees in the bay area. They can be confused with redwoods, but here are the two trees side by side. Douglas fir, on the left, has needles in a bottle brush configuration, while redwood's needles are aligned in a herringbone pattern, in a single flat layer. The redwood cone is very small; the douglas fir cone (visible in the photo above this one) is larger, and looks like it's a melting or dripping pinecone candle.
Autumn, Table Mountain Trail, Upper Stevens Creek County Park
Autumn, North Ridge Trail, Purisima
Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve
Summer, Chickadee Trail,
Huddart County Park
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