Toyon is a common tree in the hills around the San Gabriel and San Fernando valleys and in the Angeles National Forest to the north. It’s found throughout the California chaparral regions. The leaves ...

Toyon, or “Christmas-berry,” one of the more distinctive shrubs of Southern California’s native chaparral plant community, is now flaunting clusters of red berries. Here in coastal San Diego, toyon ...

This past week, my dear friend Bob and I went to Griffith Park in search of a little bit of holiday magic in the hillsides. We were looking for bright red toyon. In the fall and winter, toyons produce ...

This windbreak features a toyon tree, a redbud bush and native grasses. (Photo by Pamela Noemsie) Western redbud can be used to make a windbreak. (Photo by Pamela Noensie) Toyon is a great option for ...

Botanists took awhile to contrive an identity for toyon, which is also known as Christmas berry and California holly. It was classified as a species of Crataegus, two different specie of Photinia and ...

The beauty of paying attention to the plants around us is that we are forever discovering something new. Just the other day I was taking a walk down a neighborhood street with whose flora I thought I ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Good morning. This week’s ‘tree of the week’ comes with, at no extra ...