Autumn has descended on the Sierra Nevada Foothill region of Northern California. The photograph was taken from the orchard at our El Dorado County farm. The yellowish-brown trees in the distance are California Black Oak, Quercus kelloggii. The trees with green foliage are Interior Live Oak, Quercus wislizenii var. wislizenii. Blue Oak, Quecus douglasii and California Gray Pine, Pinus sabiniana are also very common savannah trees in this area.
In the next few days I will travel to the Deer Creek Hills in the Sacramento Valley abutting the Sierra Nevada Foothills near the border with El Dorado County. I will also be checking on the Serpentine barrens located a short distance south of our El Dorado County farm. Botanically, I do not expect to see much, as the rainy season has just started and most herbaceous plant species are still dormant.
