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 ...

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The evergreen tree can be a large bush or a small tree. In the summer, the flowers form in terminal clusters. Each flower is white and five-petaled, about 1/4-inch wide.

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to name the native, drought-tolerant toyon plant as the city’s official plant. The toyon – its formal name is Heteromeles … ...

Toyon is an easy-to-grow shrub with attractive branches that is hardy to 0 degrees Fahrenheit. If protected in a wooded environment, it’s hardy down to 5 degrees below zero.

Ruth's Tips: Native toyon a good alternative to Pyracantha. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 75°F. ... although it also can be a small tree and get somewhat taller.

As the berries ripen during late fall on the 15-foot-high toyon, they change from green to orange. By mid-December, the large clumps have reached a startling shade of red -- a shout for attention.