California Gardening: California spring is on the way!, 0 by quiltygirl

quiltygirl wrote:
I am not so plant term savvy, so am not sure between native and naturalized. I think native is what grows around here if no one planted anything. That is what these trees are, we call them just seed trees. Very prolific. Our 'pasture' (grandiose term for field of dirt horses run on) gets a new crop each spring. Neighbor mows some seedlings regularly in his grass (not many have grass around here). They can grow 4 ft the first year, then slow down a little. I have transplanted them from pasture during winter, but the self sown (blown) seeds start trees everywhere, including some very exasperating places, like under the big AC/Pkg unit we have or between that unit and the house leaning on the gas line!

Here is a first year start that was transplanted: