Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents Acknowledgements The History of Capitol Park Largest Trees in California Located within Capitol Park Years that City Blocks Became Part of Capitol Park Individual Block Section Maps List of Trees Found in Capitol Park 2 2 2 3 3 4 16 Acknowledgements California State Parks and the California State Capitol Museum Staff: With special acknowledgement to: Terry Cook (Project Supervisor), Eric Thomsen (Head Researcher and Project Co-Coordinator), Teri Pope (Project Co-Coordinator), Nai-Muh Dennis, Barbara Retelas, Greg Schumaker; Robin Davis, Myda Garcia, Julia Jaw, Allan Leavitt, Phyllis Ragsdale, and Shelly Reimers; California Department of General Services: With special acknowledgement to: Kathleen Jacobson (Landscape Architect) and Les Strike (State Capitol Park Operations Manager); Charlene Carveth (Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, El Dorado County), the Sacramento ReLeaf Foundation, Dean Kelch (Associate Botanist, Department of Food and Agriculture), and Virginia Todaro (Legislative Data Center), without whose assistance this project could not have moved forward. Our sincere thanks. The History of Capitol Park “An edifice should be constructed … satisfactory of the grandeur of the coming time … surrounded by grounds … with a beauty and luxuriousness that no other capitol can boast.” Governor Leland Stanford, 1863 Capitol Park is considered one of the most beautiful State Capitol grounds in the nation. Covering forty acres and spanning twelve city blocks, it contains species of plant life from nearly every part of the globe. The park began life in 1860 as the four-block area bounded by L, N, 10th, and 12th streets. In 1870, the block bordered by L Street, the Gov. Hiram W. Johnson Memorial Parkway, 14th and 15th streets was added to provide a location for a governor’s mansion. The remaining blocks east of the Capitol to 15th Street became part of Capitol Park in 1872. The final two blocks, bordered by L, N, 9th, and 10th streets, were secured in 1917 for the Capitol Extension buildings. Beautification of the park began in 1869. Later, the land was graded and enriched with silt and soil from the bed of the Sacramento River. Eight hundred trees and flowering shrubs were planted, representing over two hundred native and exotic varieties. The park was laid out in typical Victorian style, with long lanes leading between beds of vivid annuals. In 1884, the Agricultural Pavilion was constructed to house State Fair exhibits until 1905. The old site of the Agricultural Pavilion at 15th and N streets is now devoted to native California plants. Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 2 Years that City Blocks Became Part of Capitol Park In the early years, the Capitol was almost on the outskirts of town. Deer and cattle were seen wandering through the developing park causing such problems that the park was fenced. A circular path was planted with alternating English Elm and California Fan Palms. It was used as a carriage path and a shady walk between the Capitol and Agricultural Pavilion. You can still trace much of the path with the remaining palm trees. 15th Street Rose Garden Vietnam Memorial 5 North 1870 (p. 14) The last major park renovation coincided with the construction of the Capitol annex, 1948-1951. Unfortunately, some heritage trees have been lost due to age and storm damage. 4 North 1872 (p. 12) A stroll through this delightful park of stately trees, shrubs, flowers, and lawn is an occasion that lingers long in the memory of visitors. For the convenience of the nature lover and the historian, many notable trees are labeled. Notes State Champion State Champion Nat’l Co-Champion Nat’l Co-Champion State Co-Champion State Champion State Champion State Champion State Champion State Champion State Champion National Champion National Champion State Champion State Champion National Champion Grinding Rock Memorial Grove 2 North (East) 1860 (p. 8) 3 South 1872 (p. 11) 2 South (East) 1860 (p. 9) Capitol E Moon Tree S N Street Section 4 North 3 South 1 South 1 South 4 South 4 South 3 North 2 South (E) 2 North (W) 3 South 4 South 5 North 2 North (W) 4 South 3 South 3 North Firefighters Memorial 3 North 1872 (p. 10) Camellia Grove L Street Species Atlas Cedar Bald Cypress California Fan Palm #1 California Fan Palm #2 Camphor Tree Chinese Elm Chinese Pistache Cockspur Coral Tree Deodar Cedar European Hackberry Flowering Cherry Glossy Privet Holly Oak Maidenhair Tree Montezuma Cypress Valencia Orange 4 South 1872 (p. 13) Veterans Memorial Service Area PLEASE NOTE that this park is susceptible to change. Trees are removed due to disease, building projects, or accidents. Trees are replanted pending availability and funding. Also, the green and white number tags attached to the trees are from a previous incarnation of the tree tour, and do not necessarily correspond with the numbering system used in this pamphlet. They will be removed at a future date. Largest Trees in California Located within Capitol Park Cactus Garden 5 South 1872 (p. 15) Capitol Kitty N W State Seals 2 North (West) 1860 (p. 6) 2 South (West) 1860 (p. 7) 10th Street Peace Officer’s Memorial Mosk Information summarized from the Urban Forest Ecosystem Unruh Capitol Library Institute’s California Register of Big Trees (http://www. Office Fountain & Courts Building Plaza ufei.org/BigTrees/intro.html). Ranking is based on a point Building system using a formula considering height of tree, girth of 1 North 1917 1 South 1917 trunk, and width of canopy. (p. 4) (p. 5) 9th Street Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 3 El Soldado Section 1 North L Street 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 105 173 229 13 173 32 32 105 32 105 4 85 52 85 32 66 nW alk 75 75 21 67 34 34 32 34 34 Capitol Fountain Plaza see facing page 32 32 34 Capitol Mall 32 32 21 13 150 32 see p. 6 4 85 52 Jesse Unruh State Office Building 52 Ea rl W arre 32 21 13 4 32 21 13 52 87 202 137 137 10th Street 9th Street 137 32 Capitol Mall Section 1 North Highlights Sections 1 North and 1 South are relative newcomers to Capitol Park. In 1910, more state agencies were housed in San Francisco than Sacramento. Concerned about the growing movement to move the capital to San Francisco, Sacramento boosters began a movement to purchase these two blocks of land to allow for an expansion of the Capitol. In 1917, once title to the land was established, a building competition was begun for the design of two buildings, known collectively as the Capitol Extension -- one for the State Library and Supreme Court, and the other for various state agencies, to be known as State Office Building Number One. Construction began in 1922 and the buildings were first occupied in 1928. The State Treasurer’s Office is now the sole tenant of State Office Building Number One, now named the Jesse Unruh State Office Building, in honor of one of the most influential Speakers of the California State Assembly. Between the two buildings sits Capitol Fountain Plaza, which was constructed and operating two years before the Capitol Extension was finished, and was soon considered “one of the beauty spots of the city.” To the southwest of the Unruh Building is the Earl Warren Walk, named in honor of the former Governor of California, one of the last to freely walk the streets of Sacramento. It marks the path he wore in the grass on his many lunchtime trips to the Sutter Club, just across 9th Street, of which he was a member. Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 4 137 34 4 32 78 32 Capitol Section 1 South Fountain CRH No. 8 see facing Plazapage Capitol Mall Capitol Fountain Plaza Capitol Mall 32 34 32 34 34 72 67 74 32 74 67 203 32 90 32 90 32 32 57 36 32 9th Street 187 203 140 168 32 67 32 203 168 32 32 32 32 32 10th Street 195 203 168 175 32 67 88 203 67 173 74 32 see p. 7 195 52 101 Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building 32 Peace Officer’s Memorial 34 32 101 75 107 74 195 195 90 74 231 231 34 34 72 N Street Section 1 South Highlights Two California Fan Palms (#32) co-hold the national title for largest trees of their species (Washington filifera). Several memorial trees are located around the Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building -- itself named in memory of the former state Attorney General and the longest-serving justice on the California State Supreme Court, which meets in this building -- all honoring men who served in either the justice system or in law enforcement. A Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara) (#67) honors Sacramento police officer Jim King, missing and presumed drowned in Hawaii while on vacation with several friends and his fiancée. A Common Horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) (#57) remembers Robert Puglia, Presiding Justice of the 3rd District Court of Appeal (which also meets in this building) for 24 years and author of over 400 opinions. A Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) (#52) honors Slobodan Maletic, a custodian for the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District. He and his wife, also a custodian, were part of the court family, and together they served the court faithfully for over 40 years. At the northeast corner of this section stands the solemn California Peace Officer’s Memorial, dedicated to the more than 1,400 peace officers who have given their lives in the line-of-duty since California became a state in 1850. Three nine-foot bronze figures keep watch over the memorial: a county sheriff of the 1880s, a state trooper of the 1930s, and a city patrolman of the 1980s. Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 5 32 Section 2 North (West) 11th Street L Street 10th Street 32 205 137 32 205 32 109 32 36 32 Security Barrier 199 183 183 102 183 67 32 67 32 121 185 183 49 see p. 8 see p. 4 137 32 137 32 36 32 49 183 32 67 185 85 183 199 176 185 32 32 32 199 137 32 32 183 137 67 32 171 171 185 CRHL No. 872 32 171 85 85 32 176 32 67 74 32 171 85 214 West Entrance see facing page Capitol Building Section 2 North (West) Highlights The four blocks bordered by L, N, 10th, and 11th streets were secured in 1860 for the construction of the California State Capitol. One of the ten Deodar Cedars (#67) that line the west side of the Capitol is the largest of its species (Cedrus deodara) in California. Several of these ten are part of the Capitol’s original twelve, planted in 1872. The Holly Oak (#102) holds the national title for its species (Quercus ilex). With its showy, large white flowers, the Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) (#183) has prospered here in Capitol Park. Native to California, the California Fan Palms (Washingtonia filifera) (#32) were planted in 1882 and grow around the perimeter of the park. California Registered Historical Landmark No. 872 is one of over 1,000 such markers denoting historic sites throughout California. It reads, in part, that the historic Capitol’s “design and construction are tributes to California’s pioneer architects, craftsmen and builders.” Next to it is the “Heritage ‘76” Plaque commemorating America’s bicentennial year of 1976. Both of these plaques are attached to a slab of granite, which itself is marked by a third plaque, declaring that the 2,400 pound slab once sealed the Capitol’s time capsule inside the cornerstone at the northeast corner of the building. It was moved to its present location in 1982, to “commemorate the close of California’s Bicentennial Restoration Project” of the State Capitol building. Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 6 Section 2 South (West) see facing page West Entrance State Seals 32 32 67 32 176 183 67 32 183 185 183 32 137 74 32 85 32 214 32 176 67 190 199 67 32 176 214 171 183 see p. 9 see p. 5 171 185 109 Capitol Building 214 171171 185 78 32 67 32 Water Wise Gardening Demonstration Project 74 97 51 36 52 25 10th Street 36 90 137 199 137 32 32 32 32 32 32 Security Barrier 199 107 32 32 32 32 32 11th Street N Street Section 2 South (West) Highlights Ten Deodar Cedars (Cedrus deodara) (#67) line the west side of the Capitol. Several of these are part of the Capitol’s original twelve, planted in 1872. With its showy, large white flowers, the Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) (#183) has prospered here in Capitol Park. Native to Australia, the Bunya-Bunya (Araucaria bidwillii) (#25) was named by the aborigines there. It was planted in 1887. The mature tree can reach up to 80 feet and produces a pineapple-like cone which can weigh up to 15 pounds. The Water Wise Gardening Demonstration Project, the result of a cooperative effort of several agencies, is meant to educate the public about the importance of wise water use and demonstrate that low-water gardens do not necessarily mean low-color or high-maintenance. It features several water-efficient plants such as the Emerald Carpet Manzanita, Skylark Blue Blossom, and Red Flowering Currant, and a drip irrigation system. In December 2002, one of the last original Italian Stone Pines, at least 131 years old and propped up by a metal post, fell and was removed, opening up a section of the park for this garden. Just outside the west entrance are the large, bronze Great Seal of the State of California and the Native American and Spanish-Mexican commemorative seals. The Great Seal was placed here in 1952, and the others in 2002, to represent the contributions of Native Americans and Hispanics to the history and culture of California. Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 7 Section 2 North (East) 12th Street 11th Street L Street 32 Security Barrier 171 32 32 32 109 CCC 32 199 32 32 32 see p. 6 85 1 7 6 32 208 49 73 113 189 186 53 211 189 185 161 171 Murray Z’berg 52 52 99 52 52 99 170 52 58 33 52 Belotti 52 Ohnimus 120 52 52 221 Moon 52 Tree 82 171 181 North Entrance Capitol Building 161 105 105 164 52 114 214 see p. 10 171 32 161 116 52 32 81 105 199 32 171 162 167 9-11 East Memorial see facing page Entrance Section 2 North (East) Highlights Twenty-two Italian Stone Pines (Pinus pinea) (#109) were planted in the park in 1872; the last, near the northeast corner of this section, was removed in November 2012. New trees have been planted throughout the park, including one in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps. “Stone” refers to the hard shell of the seeds which have been gathered for use in confections since the time of the Romans. An English Hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata) (#73) remembers the eightieth anniversary of the founding of the first Girl Scout troop in the United States. The centennial of President Franklin Roosevelt’s birth is marked with a Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata) (#113). Several trees memorialize former members and staff of the California State Legislature: a Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis) (#189) in honor of Reverend Wilbur Korfhage, State Senate Chaplain, and three Coast Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) (#52), one each for Assemblymen Edwin Z’berg and Frank Belotti, and a third for Arthur Ohnimus, long-time employee and Chief Clerk of the Assembly. The Moon Tree, a Coast Redwood began life as one seed among hundreds which orbited the moon aboard the command module of the Apollo 14 mission. Another Coast Redwood remembers Gilbert Murray, murdered president of the California Forestry Association. The 9-11 Memorial, dedicated on the one-year anniversary of the attack, includes three rose bushes, remembering the three crash sites. Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 8 Section 2 South (East) see facing page East Entrance Capitol Building 214 171 114 113 113 120 214 167 167 52 132 105 199 199 199 32 32 32 32 32 157 62 84 216 Capitol 52 63 Kitty 216 216 52 85 113 McAteer 85 132 Security Barrier 52 183 4 10 52 215 167 183 105 51 see p. 11 see p. 7 214 171 214 176 176 171 52 Sher 167 113 South Entrance 52 McKeown Rose Bed 32 32 211 105 130 183 226 53 167 138 32 137 137 137 12th Street 11th Street N Street Section 2 South (East) Highlights The Cockspur Coral Tree (#53) is the largest of its species (Erythrina crista-galli) in California. When in bloom, it looks like a brilliant red bird. In fact, the species name refers to the red, upright standard flower, which looks like a cock’s spur. The Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo biloba) (#132), otherwise known as the Ginkgo Biloba, is the source from which the popular herb is derived. Senators J.E. McAteer and Byron Sher each have a Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) (#52) dedicated in their honor, and although only an honorary senator, Capitol Kitty, a beloved feline resident of Capitol Park, was given a monument placed in a favorite resting spot. Five cherry trees, although grouped near each other, were dedicated by different groups. A Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) (#51) honors Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. On the left stands a Yoshino Flowering Cherry (Prunus yedoensis) (#215) donated by the Japan Business Association of Southern California. The second tree, a Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata) (#113) was dedicated to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Treaty of Peace with Japan. The last three trees, the Tai Haku variety of the Japanese Flowering Cherry, were donated by actor-turned-politician Governor Knock Yokoyama of Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The Mayrant “Mac” McKeown Rose Bed honors a man who, once a month for over two decades, gave a rose to each female legislator as a reminder of their importance in bringing issues vital to women to the forefront in the male-dominated Capitol and includes the “Mac Rose,” named in his honor. Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 9 Section 3 North 32 32 32 201 60 32 183 32 r rrie 32 32 201 32 115 104 7 227 Gov. Hiram W. 32 7 32 48 32 32 90 183 46 168 Father Junipero Serra 32 180 24 183 183 32 4 183 162 201 90 Civil War 52 Memorial Grove 193 32 4 200 32 74 4 74 85 6 223110 74 199 107 180 74 188 222 114 85 114 114 36 64 64 64 177 177 177 127 32 32 32 4 209 32 183 167 201 32 46 Pioneer Camellia Grove 201 164 32 79 79 153 32 curity Ba 183 199 32 183 105 52 183 8 27 84 128 Johnson see facing page Memorial see p. 12 see p. 8 32 102 164 Se 13th Street 12th Street L Street 105 133 171 177 171 126 41 Parkway Section 3 North Highlights A Tulip Tree (#199) along the 12th Street path is the largest of its species (Liriodendron tulipifera) in California. The Chinese Pistache (#46) holds this title for its species (Pistacia chinensis). A Valencia Orange (#201) is the largest of its species (Citrus sinensis) in the nation. Native to the Mediterranean, the Cork Oak (Quercus suber) (#60) was planted in 1879. The bark is the source of natural commericial cork. Touch the bark and notice the spongy feel to it. The Pioneer Camellia Grove was established in 1942 by the Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West as a living memorial to the pioneeers of the city and county of Sacramento. The city is now known as the “Camellia Capital of the World.” The Irish Yew (Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’) (#107) here grows in its natural shape, as opposed to its wired, formal shape that can be seen along the Gov. Hiram W. Johnson Memorial Parkway in sections 4 North and South. Begun in 1897, the Civil War Memorial Grove was the first monument in Capitol Park. Trees from many battlefields and other historic sites were donated as a memorial to the Union veterans of that war; however, only a few remain: a Turkey Oak (Quercus laevis) (#200) from Savannah, Georgia, an American Elm (Ulmus americana) (#4) from the tomb of President McKinley (a Civil War veteran) in Canton, Ohio, and a Tulip Tree from Five Forks, Virginia. Also here is a stump of a Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum) (#180) from Chattanooga, Tennessee. Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 10 Section 3 South see facing page Johnson Memorial 114 177 177 177 177 Gov. Hiram W. 114 143 114 114107114 188 65 65 52 123 15 177 180 53 183 115 40 183 183 90 25 183 183 183 183 183 183 183 105 52 32 55 52 52 43 52 32 52 yB urit 43 106 182 32 106 55 52 160 79 60 5 76 127 32 r rrie 201 32 32 c Se 67 52 a 183 90 52 151 52 202 32 32 168 5 32 206 5 32 Grinding Rock 88 88 32 76 217 202 191 32 see p. 13 see p. 9 15 52 177 Parkway 52 32 32 32 160 32 47 32 7 32 32 13th Street 12th Street N Street Section 3 South Highlights The Montezuma Cypress (#143) is the largest of its species (Taxodium mucronatum) in California. It was planted in 1920 and is the national tree of Mexico. The European Hackberry (Celtis australis) (#76) and the Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) (#15) each hold this title for their respective species. The fruit-bearing Seville Orange trees (Citrus aurantium) (#177) provide a fragrant blossom, which will delight your senses. However, the oranges are not the “pick and eat” variety -- they are very sour. The Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) (#65) is the only deciduous redwood and changes color throughout the seasons. It was considered extinct until 1945 when a Chinese botanist found living specimens in a remote valley of interior China. Both species of the California Redwood -- the Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) (#52) and the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) (#90) -- were designated as the State Tree in 1937. The name Sequoia honors the Native American leader who developed the Cherokee alphabet. At the base of a Valley Oak (Quercus lobata) (#202) is the Chaw’se Native American Grinding Rock. This rock and oak tree honor the contributions, past, present and future, to the state’s history and culture by California’s Native Americans. Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 11 Section 4 North 90 32 32 32 32 193 32 214 214 214 Insectary 13 214 214 13 13 163 32 113 168 108 92 97 101 78 183 131 167 185 36 202 42 114 112 78 62 147 187 187 14 14 154 52 32 62 101 62 4 62 62 187 62 187 187 187 187 187 62 36 62 62 187 101 59 91 92 22 20 198 32 25 52 170 90 62 4 Restrooms 45 32 28 29 94 Service Yard 32 207 60 67 32 183 39 176 13 137 27 201 see p. 14 43 165 114 114 121 32 113 113 167 214 32 56 52 72 see p. 10 14th Street 13th Street L Street 167 154 36 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107107107107107107107107107107107107107 Gov. Hiram W. Johnson see facing page Memorial Parkway Section 4 North Highlights An Atlas Cedar (#13) is the largest of its species (Cedrus atlantica) in California. Dark green Irish Yews (Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’) (#107) line the Gov. Hiram W. Johnson Memorial Parkway between 13th and 14th streets and have been wired into formal pillars. An Irish Yew in its natural shape grows near the Civil War Memorial Grove in Section 3 North. Built in 1906-1907, the Insectary housed researchers who explored methods of using helpful insects to destroy insect pests that damaged California crops. Today it houses the equipment used by the park gardeners to maintain the grounds. In 2003, fifteen Princeton and Valley Forge Elms (cultivars of the American Elm (Ulmus americana)) (#4) were planted in Capitol Park to help replace a number of American and English elms that had fallen victim to Dutch Elm Disease or other problems. Several of these remain today, spread out over several sections. The Heritage Mission Olive Tree, a European Olive (Olea europea) (#78), is part of a movement to educate the public on the use of its oil at the missions, the historical significance of the mission olive, its culinary heritage, and health benefits. Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 12 Section 4 South Gov. Hiram W. Johnson see facing page Memorial Parkway 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107107107107107107107107107107 107 107107 132 36 79 79 79 79 36 167 44 162 62 181 62 69 162 120 Firefighters 54 36 120 Memorial 176 196 107 51 36 34 101 34 70 43 169 114 219 114 196 212 105 34 114 34 Native 34 Plant 4 Garden 37 37 119 32 162 203 32 43 134 202 52 201 202 152 51 114 32 43 199 see p. 15 see p. 11 233 32 32 84 181 201 32 32 52 201 Veterans Memorial 168 137 201 43 62 228 32 32 32 32 62 62 232 32 32 32 96 196 52 52 90 74 52 226 51 32 32 14th Street 13th Street N Street Section 4 South Highlights The Maidenhair Tree (#132), otherwise known as the Ginkgo Biloba, is the source from which the popular herb is derived, and this particular tree is the largest of its species (Ginkgo biloba) in California. A Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) (#43) and the Flowering Cherry (Prunus incisa) (#84) each hold this title for their respective species. A Camphor Tree (#34) is the co-champion for the largest of its species (Cinnamomum camphora) in the state. Dark green Irish Yews (Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’) (#107) line the Gov. Hiram W. Johnson Memorial Parkway between 13th and 14th streets and have been wired into formal pillars. An Irish Yew in its natural shape grows near the Civil War Memorial Grove in Section 3 North. The Senator Sheila James Kuehl Native Plant Garden, dedicated in the Senator’s honor in 2008, was created “to display the beauty and wisdom … of using native plants in landscaping applications.” This section also contains two large memorials. The Firefighters Memorial honors the more than 1,100 firefighters who have died in the line-ofduty since California became a state in 1850 and consists of three parts -- the Memorial Wall, and two bronze statues: “Fallen Brother” and “Holding the Line.” The California Veterans Memorial remembers all those Californians who served in the military from statehood in 1850 to today. A smooth, black obelisk is etched with images of war, ranging from soldiers wounded in combat to a woman and child welcoming a serviceman home. Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 13 Section 5 North 14th Street L Street 32 32 32 89 62 214 124 35 218 36 49 174 32 36 179 50 see p. 12 166 93 32 183 5 11 30 32 84 84 71 83 111 Gov. Hiram W. 85 57 167 84 84 32 32 175 32 32 1 184 109 32 32 32 32 209 32 84 Vietnam Veterans Memorial 186 204 118 34 108 145 57 23 32 51 52 146 4 32 51 52 192 32 101 184 52 57 32 100 194 172 32 15th Street 32 World Peace Rose Garden 32 32 32 Johnson see facing page Memorial Parkway Capitol Avenue Section 5 North Highlights The Glossy Privet (#93) is the largest of its species (Ligustrum lucidum) in California. The International World Peace Rose Garden is one of several such gardens throughout the world founded by T.J. David, known as Sacramento’s “Rose-man.” He established gardens throughout the world to promote peace. David believes that peace begins at home, and in 1988 it occurred to him that Capitol Park’s aging rose garden could use a face lift. The Capitol’s rose garden would become the California World Peace Rose Garden because “the rose is a universal symbol of love.” Students from all over California have written poems and inspirational thoughts which are on plaques scattered throughout the garden. The garden displays 650 roses in over 140 varieties of colors and fragrances. North of the rose garden is the site of the first Governor’s Mansion, constructed in 1870 but which was never used as such, and later became the State Printing Office as well as the State Armory before it was razed in 1923. In fact, this section of the park was purchased in 1870 in order to create a plot for the construction. The California Vietnam Veterans Memorial serves as a tribute to those 5,822 servicemen and women who were killed or went missing in action during that conflict. Their names, arranged by their hometowns, are engraved on black granite panels. Sculptures within the circular walls portray various aspects of daily life during the war. Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 14 Section 5 South Gov. Hiram W. 156 52 52 125 see facing page Johnson Memorial 105 52 9 125 202 202 see p. 13 144 69 52 202 4 Cactus Garden 158 90 137 32 196 61 4 4 32 32 90 202 32 102 8 2 31 32 32 32 96 136 12 32 32 159 137 111 22 139 159 121 178 105 52 159 32 32 158 156 32 102 32 137 137 32 15th Street 32 52 196 105 61 52 85 51 103 197 18 38 16 29 98 68 225 California 29 129 Native Plant Section 90 52 196 148 90 135 199 167 52 158 Capitol Avenue Parkway 14th Street N Street Section 5 South Highlights The blocks bordered by L, N, 12th, and 15th streets (with the exception of Section 5 North) were puchased in 1872 to expand the park. After the demolition of the Agricultural Pavilion in 1908, Section 5 South was left “ragged and torn up” for several years. In 1911, the Native Sons of the Golden West appealed to their parlors statewide for “trees, flowers, plants and shrubs peculiar to the locality in which such Parlor is located.” Soon the section was improved, and ninety trees were planted, along with fifty-six shrubs and several thousand flowers. In 1913, several redwoods were planted, a gift from Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains. In 1914, a “corps of collectors” was sent throughout the state to gather native California flowers. The golden poppy, California’s official flower, is cultivated here. A 1914 appeal to the school children of California to provide native species further added to the collection. Although some nonnative species were later planted in the California Native Plant Section, a renewed effort has begun to plant only native flora. Also located in this section are trees planted in loving memory of two former State Capitol Museum tour guides -- the Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis) (#68) for Dody Wheaton, and the non-native Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergiana) (#111) for Oscar Warner. The Cactus Garden was dedicated in 1996 to the memory of Bill Grund, Capitol Park groundskeeper for twenty-five years and park historian. Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 15 List of Trees Found in Capitol Park PLEASE NOTE 1. The green number tags attached to the trees are from a previous incarnation of the tree tour, and do not correspond with the numbering system used in this pamphlet. They will be removed at a future date. 2. Botanists often reclassify family names. Family names in use below and their alternates: Arecaceae (Palmae), Fabaceae (Leguminosae), Poaceae (Gramineae), and Hydrangeaceae (Philadelphaceae). No. Common Name Location Sections 1 Algerian Fir 2 Alligator Juniper 4 American Elm 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 223 13 14 233 15 232 16 17 18 19 20 5N 5S 1N, 2S, 3N, 4N, 4S, 5N, 5S American Linden 3S, 5N American Persimmon 3N American Sweet Gum 3N, 3S American Sycamore 3N, 5S American White Oak 5S Apple 2S Apple Box 5N Arizona Ash 5S Ash (unknown species) 3N Atlas Cedar 1N, 4N Australian Beefwood 4N Avocado 4S Bald Cypress 3S Banana Shrub 4S Bigcone Douglas Fir 5S Bigleaf Maple 5S (planned) Bishop Pine 5S Black Maple (removed) Blenheim (Royal) Apricot 4N 21 22 23 24 128 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Blue Atlas Cedar Blue Oak Bottle Tree Box Elder Bronze Loquat Bunya-Bunya Burgundy Plum Burr Oak California Bay California Black Oak California Black Walnut California Buckeye 1N 4N, 5S 5N 3N 3N 2S, 3S, 4N (removed) 3N, 4N 4N 4N, 5S 5N 5S Species Family Abies numidica Juniperus deppeana Ulmus americana Pinaceae Cupressaceae Ulmaceae Tilia americana Diospyros virginiana Liquidambar styraciflua Platanus occidentalis Quercus alba Malus domestica Eucalyptus bridgesiana Fraxinus velutina Fraxinus (unknown species) Cedrus atlantica Casuarina cunninghamiana Persea americana Taxodium distichum Michelia figo Pseudotsuga macrocarpa Acer macrophyllum Pinus muricata Acer nigrum Prunus armeniaca ‘Blenheim’ (‘Royal’) Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ Quercus douglasii Brachychiton populneus Acer negundo Eriobotrya japonica Araucaria bidwillii Prunus salicina ‘Burgundy’ Quercus macrocarpa Umbellularia californica Quercus kelloggii Juglans californica Aesculus californica Tiliaceae Ebenaceae Hamamelidaceae Platanaceae Fagaceae Rosaceae Myrtaceae Oleaceae Oleaceae Pinaceae Casuarinaceae Lauraceae Taxodiaceae Magnoliaceae Pinaceae Aceraceae Pinaceae Aceraceae Roseceae Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 16 Pinaceae Fagaceae Sterculiaceae Aceraceae Rosaceae Araucariaceae Rosaceae Fagaceae Lauraceae Fagaceae Juglandaceae Hippocastanaceae No. Common Name 32 California Fan Palm Location Sections 1N, 1S, 2N, 2S, 3N, 3S, 4N, 4S, 5N, 5S 33 Campbell’s Magnolia 2N 34 Camphor Tree 1N, 1S, 4S, 5N 35 Canadian Hemlock 5N 36 Canary Island Date Palm 2N, 2S, 3N, 4N, 4S, 5N 37 Canary Island Pine 4S 38 Canyon Live Oak 5S 39 Carob 4N 40 Chestnut Oak 3S 41 Chilean Wine Palm 3N 42 China Fir 4N 43 Chinese Elm 3S, 4N, 4S 44 Chinese Hawthorn 4S 45 Chinese Photinia 4N 46 Chinese Pistache 3N 47 Chinese Quince 3S 48 Chinese Sweet Gum 3N 49 Chinese Weeping Cypress 2N, 5N 50 Chir Pine 5N 51 Coast Live Oak 2S, 4S, 5N, 5S 234 Coast Redwood 4S 52 Coast Redwood 1N, 1S, 2N, 2S, 3N, 3S, 4N, 4S, 5N, 5S 53 Cockspur Coral Tree 2N, 2S, 3S 54 Colorado Blue Spruce 4S 55 Columnar English Oak 3S 56 Common Catalpa 4N 57 Common Horsechestnut 1S, 5N 58 Common Myrtle 2N 59 Cooking Banana 4N 60 Cork Oak 3N, 3S, 4N 61 Coulter Pine 5S 216 Crabapple 2S 62 Crape Myrtle 2S, 4N, 4S, 5N 63 Cucumber Tree 2S 64 Cut-Leaf Weeping Birch 3N 65 Dawn Redwood 66 Dense Logwood 67 Deodar Cedar Species Family Washingtonia filifera Arecaceae Magnolia campbellii Cinnamomum camphora Tsuga canadensis Phoenix canariensis Magnoliaceae Lauraceae Pinaceae Arecaceae Pinus canariensis Quercus chrysolepis Ceratonia siliqua Quercus montana Jubaea chilensis Cunninghamia lanceolata Ulmus parvifolia Crataegus pinnatifida Photinia serratifolia Pistacia chinensis Pseudocydonia sinensis Liquidambar formosana Chamaecyparis funebris Pinus roxburghii Quercus agrifolia Sequoia sempervirens 'Cantab' Sequoia sempervirens Pinaceae Fagaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Arecaceae Cupressaceae Ulmaceae Rosaceae Rosaceae Anacardiaceae Rosaceae Hamamelidaceae Cupressaceae Pinaceae Fagaceae Taxodiaceae Taxodiaceae Erythrina crista-galli Picea pungens Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’ Catalpa bignonioides Aesculus hippocastanum Myrtus communis Musa x paradisiaca Quercus suber Pinus coulteri Malus purpurea Lagerstroemia indica Magnolia acuminata subcordata Betula pendula ‘Dalecarlica’ (‘Laciniata’) 3S Metasequoia glyptostroboides 1N Xylosma congestum 1N, 1S, 2N, 2S, 3S, Cedrus deodara 4N Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 17 Fabaceae Pinaceae Fagaceae Bignoniaceae Hippocastanaceae Myrtaceae Musaceae Fagaceae Pinaceae Rosaceae Lythraceae Magnoliaceae Betulaceae Taxodiaceae Flacourtiaceae Pinaceae No. Common Name 68 69 70 228 71 225 72 73 74 75 217 76 221 77 78 79 81 82 83 84 85 Desert Willow Douglas Fir Dracaena Palm Eastern Black Oak Empress Tree Engelmann Spruce English Elm English Hawthorn English Holly English Yew European Ash European Hackberry European Hazelnut European Mountain Ash European Olive European White Birch Evergreen Pear Fern Pine Fishtail Wine Palm Flowering Cherry Flowering Dogwood Location Sections 5S 4S, 5S 4S 4S 5N 5S 1S, 4N 2N 1S, 2N, 2S, 3N, 4S 1N, 1S 3S 3S 2N (removed) 2N, 2S, 4N 3N, 3S, 4S 2N 2N 5N 2S, 3N, 4S, 5N 1N, 2N, 2S, 3N, 5N, 5S 87 Foemina Juniper 1N 88 Fruitless Pomegranate 1S, 3S 89 Giant Gum 5N 90 Giant Sequoia 1S, 2S, 3N, 3S, 4N, 4S, 5S 91 Giant Timber Bamboo 4N 92 Giant Yucca 4N 93 Glossy Privet 5N 94 Goldenrain Tree 4N 95 Greek Fir (removed) 96 Grey Pine 4S, 5S 97 Guadalupe Island Cypress 2S, 4N 98 Guadalupe Palm 5S 99 Himalayan Magnolia 2N 100 Himalayan Spruce 5N 101 Himalayan Windmill Palm 1S, 4N, 4S, 5N 230 Hinoki False Cypress (removed) 102 Holly Oak 2N, 3N, 5S 103 Hollyleaf Cherry 5S 104 Honey Locust 3N Species Family Chilopsis linearis Pseudotsuga menziesii Cordyline australis Quercus velutina Paulownia tomentosa Picea engelmanii Ulmus minor Crataegus laevigata Ilex aquifolium Taxus baccata Fraxinus excelsior Celtis australis Corylus avellana Sorbus aucuparia Olea europea Betula pendula Pyrus kawakamii Podocarpus gracilior Caryota urens L. Prunus incisa Cornus florida Bignoniaceae Pinaceae Agavaceae Fagaceae Bignoniaceae Pinaceae Ulmaceae Rosaceae Aquifoliaceae Taxaceae Oleaceae Ulmaceae Betulaceae Rosaceae Oleaceae Betulaceae Rosaceae Podocarpaceae Arecaceae Rosaceae Cornaceae Juniperus chinensis ‘Foemina’ Punica granatum L. Eucalyptus regnans Sequoiadendron giganteum Cupressaceae Lythraceae Myrtaceae Taxodiaceae Phyllostachys bambusoides Yucca elephantipes Ligustrum lucidum Koelreuteria paniculata Abies cephalonica Pinus sabiniana Cupressus guadalupensis Erythea edulis Magnolia hodgsonii Picea smithiana Trachycarpus takil Chamaecyparia obtusa Quercus ilex Prunus ilicifolia ilicifolia Gleditsia triacanthos Poaceae Agavaceae Oleaceae Sapindaceae Pinaceae Pinaceae Cupressaceae Arecaceae Magnoliaceae Pinaceae Arecaceae Cupressaceae Fagaceae Rosaceae Fabaceae Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 18 No. Common Name Location Sections Species Family 105 Incense Cedar 1N, 2N, 2S, 3N, 3S, 4S, 5S 3S 1S, 2S, 3N, 3S, 4N, 4S 4N, 5N 2N, 2S, 5N 3N 5N, 5S 4N 2N, 2S, 4N Calocedrus decurrens Cupressaceae Quercus wislizenii Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’ (‘Stricta’) Cupressus sempervirens Pinus pinea Jacaranda mimosifolia Pinus thunbergiana Cryptomeria japonica Prunus serrulata Fagaceae Taxaceae 106 Interior Live Oak 107 Irish Yew 108 109 110 111 112 113 Italian Cypress Italian Stone Pine Jacaranda Japanese Black Pine Japanese Cryptomeria Japanese Flowering Cherry 114 Japanese Maple 115 Japanese Pagoda Tree 116 117 118 119 120 121 219 122 123 226 124 125 Japanese Persimmon Japanese Torreya Japanese Umbrella Pine Jeffrey Pine Jelecote Pine Koster Blue Spruce Kousa Dogwood Lapins Cherry Large-Leaved Linden Laurel-Leaved Snail Tree Lawson Cypress Leyland Cypress 126 127 129 130 131 132 133 Lily Magnolia Little-Leaf Linden Lowland Fir Lusterleaf Holly Magnolia Galaxy Maidenhair Tree Mediterranean Oak 134 135 136 137 Mediterranean Redbud Mesa Oak Mesquite Mexican Fan Palm 138 Michelia 139 Mirror Plant 2N, 2S, 3N, 3S, 4N, Acer palmatum 4S 3N, 3S Styphnolobium japonicum (Sophora japonica) 2N Diospyros kaki (removed) Torreya nucifera 5N Sciadopitys verticillata 4S Pinus jeffreyi 2N, 2S, 4S Pinus patula 2N, 4N, 5S Picea pungens glauca ‘Koster’ 4S Cornus kousa (removed) Prunus avium L. ‘Lapins Lapins’ 3S Tilia platyphyllos 2S, 4S Cocculus laurifolius 5N Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 5S Cupressocyparis x leylandii ‘Glauca’ 3N Magnolia liliiflora 3N, 3S Tilia cordata 5S Abies grandis 2S Ilex latifolia 4N Magnolia ‘Galaxy’ 2S, 4S Ginkgo biloba 3N Quercus ithaburensis ssp. Macrolepis 4S Cercis siliquastrum 5S Quercus engelmannii 5S Prosopis africana 1N, 2N, 2S, 4N, 4S, Washingtonia robusta 5S 2S Michelia champaca 5S Coprosma repens Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 19 Cupressaceae Pinaceae Bignoniaceae Pinaceae Taxodiaceae Rosaceae Aceraceae Fabaceae Ebenaceae Taxaceae Sciadopityaceae Pinaceae Pinaceae Pinaceae Cornaceae Rosaceae Tiliaceae Menispermaceae Cupressaceae Cupressaceae Magnoliaceae Tiliaceae Pinaceae Aquifoliaceae Magnoliaceae Ginkgoaceae Fagaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Fabaceae Arecaceae Magnoliaceae Rubiaceae No. Common Name Location Sections 140 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 1S (removed) 3S 5S 5N 5N 4N 5S (removed) 1N 3S 4S 3N 4N (planned) 5S 2S 5S 5S 3S 2N 2N, 3N, 4S 4N 2N, 3N 4N Modesto Ash Montevideo Escallonia Montezuma Cypress Noble Fir Nordman Fir Norway Maple Oracle Oak Oregon White Oak Oriental Arborvitae Pacific Silver Fir Paper Birch Parkman Crabapple Peach-tree Pecan Pin Oak Pindo Palm Pineapple Guava Pinyon Pine Ponderosa Pine Purple Beech Purple Leaf Plum Purple Maple Queen Palm Red Alder Red Clusterberry 166 Red Ironbark 167 Red Maple 168 169 170 171 172 229 173 174 175 176 231 177 178 179 Red Oak River Birch Sago Palm Saucer Magnolia Sawara False Cypress Sawara False Cypress Sawleaf Zelkova Scarlet Eucalyptus Scarlet Oak Senegal Date Palm September Elm Seville Orange Shreve Oak Silver Dollar Gum Species Family Fraxinus velutina ‘Modesto’ Escallonia bifida Taxodium mucronatum Abies procera Abies nordmanniana Acer platanoides Quercus x morehus Quercus garryana Platycladus orientalis Abies amabilis Betula papyrifera Malus halliana Prunus persica Carya illinoensis Quercus palustris Butia capitata Feijoa sellowiana Pinus edulis Pinus ponderosa Fagus sylvatica ‘Atropunicea’ Prunus cerasifera ‘Atropunicea’ Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ Syagrus romanzoffianum Alnus rubra Cotoneaster lacteus (C. parneyi) and C. pannosus 5N Eucalyptus sideroxylon 2N, 2S, 3N, 4N, 4S, Acer rubrum 5N, 5S 1S, 3N, 3S, 4N, 4S Quercus rubra 4S Betula nigra 2N, 4N Cycas revoluta 2N, 2S, 3N Magnolia soulangeana 5N Chamaecyparis pisifera 1N Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera’ 1N,1S Zelkova serrata 5N Eucalyptus ficifolia 1S, 5N Quercus coccinea 2N, 2S, 4N, 4S Phoenix reclinata 1S Ulmus serotina 3N, 3S Citrus aurantium 5S Quercus parvula ‘Shrevei' 5N Eucalyptus polyanthemos Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 20 Oleaceae Escalloniaceae Taxodiaceae Pinaceae Pinaceae Aceraceae Fagaceae Fagaceae Cupressaceae Pinaceae Betulaceae Rosaceae Rosaceae Juglandaceae Fagaceae Arecaceae Myrtaceae Pinaceae Pinaceae Fagaceae Rosaceae Aceraceae Arecaceae Betulaceae Rosaceae Myrtaceae Aceraceae Fagaceae Betulaceae Cycadaceae Magnoliaceae Cupressaceae Cupressaceae Ulmaceae Myrtaceae Fagaceae Arecaceae Ulmaceae Rutaceae Fagaceae Myrtaceae No. Common Name 218 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 222 207 208 209 211 212 227 213 214 215 Location Sections Silver Dollar Tree Silver Maple Smoke Tree Southern Live Oak Southern Magnolia 5N 3N, 3S 2N, 4S 3S 2N, 2S, 3N, 3S, 4N, 5N Spanish Fir 5N Star Magnolia 2N, 2S, 4N Stiff Bottlebrush 2N, 5N Strawberry Tree 1S, 4N Sugar Maple 3N, 3S Sweet Bay 2N Sweet Mock Orange 2S Sweet Olive 3S Sydney Peppermint 5N Thornless Honey Locust 3N, 4N Tiger-Tail Spruce 5N Tobira 1S Torrey Pine 4S, 5S Toyon 5S Trithrinax Palm 4N Tulip Tree 2N, 2S, 3N, 4S, 5S Turkey Oak 3N Valencia Orange 3N, 3S, 4N, 4S Valley Oak 1N, 3S, 4N, 4S, 5S Variegated Tobira 1S, 4S Veitch Spruce 5N Washington Navel 2N Water Oak 3S Weeping Atlas Cedar 3N Weeping Higan Cherry 4N Weeping Lawson Cypress 2N Western Catalpa Western Red Cedar Western Redbud Wych Elm Yeddo Spruce Yew Pine Yoshino Flowering Cherry Tree 3N, 5N 2N, 2S 4S 3N (removed) 2N, 2S, 4N, 5N 2S Species Family Eucalyptus cinerea Acer saccharinum Cotinus coggygria Quercus virginiana Magnolia grandiflora Myrtaceae Aceraceae Anacardiaceae Fagaceae Magnoliaceae Abies pinsapo Magnolia stellata Callistemon rigidus Arbutus unedo Acer saccharum Laurus nobilis Philadelphus coronarius Osmanthus fragrans Eucalyptus piperita Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Picea torano Pittosporum tobira Pinus torreyana Heteromeles arbutifolia Trithrinax acanthocoma Liriodendron tulipifera Quercus laevis Citrus sinensis Quercus lobata Pittosporum tobira ‘Variegata’ Picea neoveitchii Citrus sinensis ‘Washington’ Quercus nigra Cedrus atlantica ‘Pendula’ Prunus x subhirtella ‘Pendula’ Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Pendula’ Catalpa speciosa Thuja plicata Cercis occidentalis Ulmus glabra Picea jezoensis Podocarpus macrophyllus Prunus yedoensis Pinaceae Magnoliaceae Myrtaceae Ericaceae Aceraceae Lauraceae Hydrangeaceae Oleaceae Myrtaceae Fabaceae Pinaceae Pittosporaceae Pinaceae Rosaceae Arecaceae Magnoliaceae Fagaceae Rutaceae Fagaceae Pittosporaceae Pinaceae Rutaceae Fagaceae Pinaceae Rosaceae Cupressaceae Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 21 Bignoniaceae Cupressaceae Fabaceae Ulmaceae Pinaceae Podocarpaceae Rosaceae
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