I had seen nothing on his face or clothes under that toyon tree to suggest a fight, or past fights. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
A ginko, and a California buckeye, to begin with, and in the back a bigleaf maple, a fig, and a toyon. From Wordnik.com. [readersguide Diary Entry] Reference
He was hanging from a low branch of a native toyon tree in Alameda Park, between an Australian red eucalyptus and a Canary Island palm. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
All lower branches had been cut from the toyon tree, leaving protrusions long enough for a determined person to get a foothold and climb the tree. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
The women are seen to steal up through the toyon bushes. From Wordnik.com. [The Arrow-Maker A Drama in Three Acts] Reference
When you hear the medicine rattles, stand off by the toyon. From Wordnik.com. [The Arrow-Maker A Drama in Three Acts] Reference
We've read that toyon berries, unlike pyracantha, don't intoxicate birds. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
A little bank that runs from the wickiup to the toyon bushes is covered with white forget-me-nots. From Wordnik.com. [The Arrow-Maker A Drama in Three Acts] Reference
One favorite is the California native toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) that grows outside her office window. From Wordnik.com. [Fore, right!] Reference
After a fire, the underground toyon roots resprout, sending up new shoots that quickly grow into a small shrub. From Wordnik.com. [Mom's Corner] Reference
They're fond of madrone Arbutus menziesii, if you're fortunate enough to have one, as well as toyon, elderberry and coffeeberry. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
At the back rise high and barren cliffs where eagles nest; at the foot of the cliffs runs a stream, hidden by willow and buckthorn and toyon. From Wordnik.com. [The Arrow-Maker A Drama in Three Acts] Reference
Clover is the most common, but California coffee berry, toyon, vetch, poison oak, blackberry and various wild flowers all provide local feeding grounds. From Wordnik.com. [The Union - All Categories] Reference
Of course, we first thought of toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia, a large shrub or small tree that's also called Christmasberry or California holly - the "holly" in Hollywood. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
Laurel Hill's original manzanitas and ceanothus would have shared the quarry slopes with coast live oak, toyon, huckleberry and buckwheat, the species Hillson hopes to restore. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
He looked toward the toyon tree. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
A big-leaf maple, a buckeye and a toyon. From Wordnik.com. [readersguide Diary Entry] Reference
"I always try to use some native species really local to the gardens I plant - hazelnut, toyon, snowberry. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories]
Its altar fires of pinyon and toyon for the day. From Wordnik.com. [Arizona Poems] Reference
By the toyon -- yes!. From Wordnik.com. [The Arrow-Maker A Drama in Three Acts] Reference
The toyon shrub, also called "Christmas berry" or "California holly," reputedly put the "holly" in Hollywood. From Wordnik.com. [Chris McGowan: Global Warming Not Behind SoCal Fires] Reference
Labels: Autry Museum, griffith park, Griffith Park Historic Designation, Griffith Trust, plum, tom labonge, Tom LeBong, toyon canyon landfill. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference
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