(1) Cheatgrass, sagebrush, manzanita , and ponderosa pine are all part of the volatile ground fuels mix that surrounds the fast-growing city.(2) Drought-tolerant shrubs range from manzanita , cotoneaster and rockrose to toyon, huckleberry and other varieties of ceanothus.(3) They're also checking related species - chestnuts, beeches, and chinquapins - as well as rhododendron and huckleberry relatives: manzanitas , cranberries, and more.(4) Farther upland, usually between 3,000 and 5,000 feet, is chaparral, where scrub oaks, manzanitas , and various other shrubs join cacti and yuccas.(5) Now a gorgeous 3-mile trail runs up and over the hills, past soap-root, buckeyes, and manzanitas and across a babbling brook.
