Cornus angustata, evergreen Chinese dogwood
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with fast growing "takil" strain of Trachycarpus fortunei and hardy Podocarpus chinensis
Cornus angustata blooms closeup
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Closeup of evergreen dogwood blooms
Opuntia imbricata, cholla, in bloom
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6-7' tall, getting ready to flower. eight years in ordinary garden soil.
Opuntia imbricata bloom close-up.
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The fruit will ripen yellow to look uncannily like a lemon at a distance