1. Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) If there was a specific native plant I was to begin with, it would be with our native oak trees. Once abundant and plentiful all over California, too few ...

Some of the best drought-tolerant native trees for Southern California: Native oaks, such as Valley oak, coastal live oak, Engelmann oak, scrub oak California or Western redbud ...

But the California Native Plant Society and the Jepson Herbarium at UC […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 73°F. Tuesday, June 24th 2025 ... trees and produce.

However, the list of trees that are actually native to the L.A. basin is short — approximately 15 trees — and many of them require more water than can be allocated in drought conditions.

California’s iconic mountain forests are in serious trouble, according to a series of recent studies. The latest — an aerial survey of the state’s most forested regions — shows that a ...

Many California Trees Survived the Wildfires. Here’s Why. Visuals by Brendan George Ko. Text by Soumya Karlamangla. March 21, 2025. ... Native or not, it didn’t make a difference. ...