I was born and raised in SO CA, mostly in the Mojave Desert where you have Cottonwoods and Joshua trees around where we lived mostly.
There are a lot of different trees around us here in Bend, our home is surrounded by tall pine trees of two different versions, Ponderosa and two others pine trees I can't remember the names of now.
I now hate Pine Trees, Pinecones and Pine needles falling year around, pitch dripping on anything left under them I've twisted both knees and ankles stepping on them dang Pinecones
Done with the griping, more snow here last night, around five fluffy inches