plural toyons
: a chiefly Californian large ornamental evergreen shrub (Heteromeles arbutifolia) of the rose family having clusters of white flowers succeeded by persistent usually bright red berries
called also California holly, Christmas berry
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Most of the plants growing at the nursery will be planted on the structure next year: native shrubs such as white sage, California fuchsia, California buckwheat, sagebrush, purple sage, black sage, toyon and laurel sumac, along with a variety of native grasses.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Planting in clustered drifts with space in between each drift can be beautiful and leave space for vertical specimens, like manzanita or toyon, that break up the clusters.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
The stadium’s containers are planted with native toyons.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
Oh, and a now-large toyon and mountain mahogany on either side to provide partial shade.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
The sugar bush, toyon, manzanita, coffee berry, ceanothus and hummingbird sage hold their vivid green color year-round.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
Keep an eye out for Southern California’s quintessential flora along the way, such as lemonade berry and toyon.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
The Black Mountain Open Space is a 2,352-acre park managed by the city of San Diego that is home to critters like rattlesnakes and coyotes as well as plant life like toyon, California sagebrush and prickly pear.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2023
Replant Be aggressive about replanting native trees like toyon and live oaks, which can keep nonnatives away and create a wind-screen in a landscape that’s been decimated by fire.
—Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 14 Sep. 2023
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Planting in clustered drifts with space in between each drift can be beautiful and leave space for vertical specimens, like manzanita or toyon, that break up the clusters.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
The stadium’s containers are planted with native toyons.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
Oh, and a now-large toyon and mountain mahogany on either side to provide partial shade.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
The sugar bush, toyon, manzanita, coffee berry, ceanothus and hummingbird sage hold their vivid green color year-round.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
Keep an eye out for Southern California’s quintessential flora along the way, such as lemonade berry and toyon.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
The Black Mountain Open Space is a 2,352-acre park managed by the city of San Diego that is home to critters like rattlesnakes and coyotes as well as plant life like toyon, California sagebrush and prickly pear.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2023
Replant Be aggressive about replanting native trees like toyon and live oaks, which can keep nonnatives away and create a wind-screen in a landscape that’s been decimated by fire.
—Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 14 Sep. 2023
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“Toyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toyon. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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