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Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Acknowledgements 2 The History of Capitol Park 2 Largest in Located within Capitol Park 3 Years that City Blocks Became Part of Capitol Park 3 Individual Block Section Maps 4 List of Trees Found in Capitol Park 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 of 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 .

Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 2 In the early years, the Capitol was almost on the outskirts Years that City Blocks of town. Deer and cattle were seen wandering through the developing park causing such problems that the park was Became Part of Capitol Park fenced. A circular path was planted with alternating Eng- 15th Street lish and California Fan Palms. It was used as a car- Rose riage path and a shady walk between the Capitol and Agri- Garden cultural Pavilion. You can still trace much of the path with Vietnam Cactus the remaining palm trees. Memorial Garden 5 North 1870 5 South 1872 The last major park renovation coincided with the construc- (p. 14) (p. 15) tion of the Capitol annex, 1948-1951. Unfortunately, some heritage trees have been lost due to age and storm damage. 4 North 4 South 1872 1872 (p. 12) (p. 13) A stroll through this delightful park of stately trees, shrubs, Veterans flowers, and lawn is an occasion that lingers long in the Memorial memory of visitors. For the convenience of the nature lover and the historian, many notable trees are labeled. Service Firefighters Area Memorial PLEASE NOTE that this park is susceptible to change. Trees are removed due to disease, building projects, or ac- 3 North cidents. Trees are replanted pending availability and fund- 1872 ing. Also, the green and white number tags attached to the (p. 10) trees are from a previous incarnation of the tour, and do Camellia Grinding Grove Rock not necessarily correspond with the numbering system used in this pamphlet. They will be removed at a future date. Memorial 3 South N Street L Street Grove 1872 Largest Trees in California (p. 11) Located within Capitol Park 2 North (East) 2 South (East) Species Section Notes 1860 (p. 8) 1860 (p. 9) Atlas Cedar 4 North State Champion Bald Cypress 3 South State Champion Capitol E Capitol California Fan Palm #1 1 South Nat’l Co-Champion Moon Kitty California Fan Palm #2 1 South Nat’l Co-Champion Tree S Camphor Tree 4 South State Co-Champion Chinese Elm 4 South State Champion N Chinese Pistache 3 North State Champion W Cockspur Coral Tree 2 South (E) State Champion Deodar Cedar 2 North (W) State Champion State Seals European Hackberry 3 South State Champion Flowering 4 South State Champion 2 North (West) 2 South (West) Glossy Privet 5 North National Champion 1860 (p. 6) 1860 (p. 7) Holly 2 North (W) National Champion Maidenhair Tree 4 South State Champion Montezuma Cypress 3 South State Champion 10th Street Valencia Orange 3 North National Champion El Peace Officer’s Soldado Memorial Information summarized from the Urban Ecosystem Unruh Mosk Capitol Library Institute’s California Register of Big Trees (http://www. Office Fountain Building & Courts ufei.org/BigTrees/intro.html). Ranking is based on a point Plaza 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 Section 1 North

L Street 10th Street 9th Street 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137

173 105 32 229 32 105 32 13 105 32 21 173 13 21 32 85 52 87 52 32 Jesse Unruh 85

52 State Office 52 32 see p. 6 85 202 Building 32 13 21

13 32 4 150 Ea 75 66 75 21 rl W 32 arren 4 W alk 67 34 34 32

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Capitol Fountain Capitol Mall Capitol Plaza Mall see facing page Section 1 North Highlights Sections 1 North and 1 South are relative newcomers to Capitol Park. In 1910, more state agencies were housed in 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 Build- ing 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 Gover- nor 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 78 34 32 32 4 SectionCapitol 1 South CRHL Fountain see facing page No. 872 Capitol Plaza Mall Capitol  Fountain Plaza Capitol Mall

34 32 34 32 34 34 32 72 34 Peace 34 Officer’s Memorial 32

32101 75 101 74 32 72 67 107 67 74 74 32 see p. 7 74 195 67 32 195 203 231 90 Stanley Mosk 90 32 74 Library and 90 32 195 Courts Building 231 52 88 57 32 203 36 67 32

195 32 10th Street 9th Street 203 67 187 32 173 203 203 32 168 175 140 168 168 32 32 32 32 32 N Street

Section 1 South Highlights Two California Fan Palms (#32) co-hold the national title for largest trees of their species ( fil- ifera). 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 ( deodara) (#67) honors Sacramento police officer Jim King, missing and presumed drowned in Hawaii while on vacation with several friends and his fiancée. A Com- mon 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 ( sempervirens) (#52) honors Slobodan Maletic, a custodian for the Court of Ap- peal, Third Appellate District. He and his wife, also a custodian, were part of the court , 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 Section 2 North (West) Street 11th L Street 10th Street 32 32 32 32 137 32 137 32 32

205 199 199 Security Barrier 137 205 32 36 183 183 36 32 109 102 137 67 183 121 32

185 see p. 8 32 67 183 49 49

see p. 4 32 183 32 67 185 32 85 171 183 32 32 85 85 199 176 32 32 185 67 176 32 32 74 183 85 137 171 Capitol 67 185 171 Building 171 214 32 CRHL No. 872 West  see facing page Entrance 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 , the Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) (#183) has prospered here in Capitol Park. Native to California, the California Fan Palms ( filifera) (#32) were planted in 1882 and grow around the perimeter of the park. California Registered Histori- cal 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 ar- chitects, craftsmen and builders.” Next to it is the “Heritage ‘76” Plaque commemorating America’s bi- centennial 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 32 214 171171 Capitol 67 171 Building 32 185 109 85 32 183 176 67 32 32 183 214 185 32 32 183 176 214 176 74 171 137 67 183 see p. 9 32 199 190 185

see p. 5 32 67 78 32 67 McAteer 32 74 51 97 Water Wise 52 Gardening 36 Demonstration  25 10th Street Project 36 90

137 Security 199 107 199 Barrier 137 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 Street 11th 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 , 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 sys- tem. In December 2002, one of the last original Italian Stone , 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.

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32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 CCC Security 171 109 199 81 Barrier 161 161

105 208 49

199 73 211 189 113 185 161 53 116 189 186 171 see p. 10 Murray Z’berg 52 105 52 52 52 52 99 99 52 105 see p. 6 170 58 52 33 Belotti 171 52 Ohnimus 52 120 52 1 Moon 221 85 7 52 164 6 Tree 82 171 181 North Entrance

52 162 Capitol 114 Building 214 171 167  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 north- east 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” re- fers to the hard shell of the which have been gathered for use in confections since the time of the Romans. An English Hawthorn ( laevigata) (#73) remembers the eightieth anniversary of the founding of the first Girl Scout troop in the . The centennial of Roosevelt’s birth is marked with a Japanese Flowering Cherry ( serrulata) (#113). Several trees memorialize former members and staff of the California State Legislature: a Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis) (#189) in honor of Reverend Wil- bur Korfhage, State Senate Chaplain, and three Coast Redwoods () (#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 among hundreds which orbited the moon aboard the command module of the Apollo 14 mission. Another Coast Redwood remem- bers Gilbert Murray, murdered president of the California Forestry Association. The 9-11 Memorial, dedi- cated 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 McKeown Rose Bed Capitol  167 Building 214 171 114 113 113 51 113 South Entrance 214 120 215 214 171 214 167 167 52 176 176 157 171 183 167 183 see p. 11 4 10 52 52 52 52 84 62 see p. 7 216 Sher 52 Capitol 63 Kitty 216 216 52 85 McAteer 113 85 132 211 183 226 132 105 105 105 53

Security 138 Barrier 199 199 199 130 167 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 137 137 137 Street 11th Street 12th 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 , which looks like a cock’s spur. The Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo biloba) (#132), otherwise known as the Gink- go 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 South- ern California. The second tree, a Japanese Flowering Cherry () (#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 Osa- ka 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.

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60 201 79 79 7 7 48 153 183 183 32 46 Pioneer Camellia Grove 32 32 46 115 102 164 183 32 168 32 32 er S rri 201 183 e Ba Father 183 curity see p. 12 201 Junipero 4 32 Serra 164 32 167 183 see p. 8 201 180 4 162 183 105 209 201 183 199 104

90 24 52 105 127 227 Civil War 183 Memorial Grove 193 52 8 32 4 32 200 74 74 85 4 6 223 110 74 27 84 107 180 199 188 74 133 222 114 114 85 171 114 36 171 64 64 128 64 177 177 177 177 126 41 Gov. Hiram W. Johnson see facing page Memorial Parkway Section 3 North Highlights A Tulip Tree (#199) along the 12th Street path is the largest of its species (Liriodendron tulipifera) in Cali- fornia. 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 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 Sacra- mento. The city is now known as the “Camellia Capital of the World.” The Irish Yew ( baccata ‘Fasti- giata’) (#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, , an American Elm () (#4) from the tomb of President McKinley (a Civil War veteran) in Canton, , and a Tulip Tree from Five Forks, Virginia. Also here is a stump of a Silver (Acer saccharinum) (#180) from Chattanooga, .

Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 10 Section 3 South see facing page Gov. Hiram W. Johnson Memorial Parkway 114 114 177 177 177 177 177 177 143 53 114 180 65 15 183 65 52 15 115 114107114 188 123 52 40 183 183 90 25 183 183 183 183 183 183 183 105 52 32

55 52 151 52 202 see p. 13 52 201 43 52 52 32 32 52

see p. 9 32 32 52 43 106 183 182 90 106 55 Security Barrier 160 52 79 67 160 60 168 32 5 Grinding 76 217 76 206 Rock 5 202 47 127 52 5 88 88 191 7 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 Street 12th Street 13th N Street

Section 3 South Highlights The Montezuma Cypress (#143) is the largest of its species ( 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 (Metase- quoia 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 ( giganteum) (#90) -- were designated as the State Tree in 1937. The name Sequoia honors the Native American leader who developed the 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.

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62 52 56 39 183 28 72 207 193 113 62 147 167 32 113 214 113 25 214 29 67 60 22 214 154 14 Insectary 13 214 52 14 214 13 13 163 94 52 214 176 4 see p. 14 92 32 43 Service 168 170 62 101 78 165 Yard 62 4 see p. 10 62 114 97 108 20 62 114 187 62 121 187 62 Restrooms 198 187 187 187 202 101 59 101 13 45 187 187 78 187 187 91 167 183 131 42 167 62 185 92 201 114 112 154 36 62 36 27 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 ( 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 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 see facing page Gov. Hiram W. Johnson Memorial Parkway 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107107107107107107107107107107107107107 36 79 79 79 79 167 44 36 132 62 162 181 62 69 Firefighters 162 120 36 54 Memorial 176 120 107 196 51 34 36 34 70 101 43 114 219 169 212 114 196 34 114 34 105 Native 34 4 Plant Garden

37 see p. 15 37 119 32 43 32 201 202 199 52 see p. 11 43 134202 152 51 233 32 52 201 196 96 201 Veterans 43 114 74 Memorial 52 52 162 32 62 62 181 226 203 84 62 201 168 228 232 52 51 32 32 32 137 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 90 32 32 Street 13th Street 14th 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 () (#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 () 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-of- duty 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.

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L Street 15th Street 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32

89 32 62 36 101 51 34 214 49 36 32 174 124 100 218 194 85 175 35 172 51 32 179 184 52 108 52 57 50 5 32 166 57 109 1 52 32 192 146 57 145 32 see p. 12 183 23 93 4 71 184 32 83 204 32 118 11 32 111 84 209 32 84 32 30 84 32 World Peace 32 Vietnam Rose Garden 84 Veterans Memorial 32

32 84 167 32 186 Capitol Gov. Hiram W. Johnson see facing page Memorial Parkway Avenue Section 5 North Highlights The Glossy Privet (#93) is the largest of its species (Ligustrum lucidum) in California. The Internation- al World Peace Rose Garden is one of several such gardens throughout the world founded by T.J. Da- vid, 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 writ- ten 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 see facing page Capitol Gov. Hiram W. Johnson Memorial Parkway Avenue 156 52 52 158 98 105 167 52 32 103 125 52 197 9 202 125 202 148 159 32 90 196

135 4 202 105 32 199 144 68 18 69 32 52 38 61 159 158 225 California Cactus 29 32 129 Native Garden 121 196 Plant Section 61 see p. 13 52 90 90 156 4 159 16 137 158 178 111 202 32 90 4 196 102 52 2 32 22 29 105 32 15th Street 85 8 31 96 51 52 52 139 12 136 102 32 137 32 32 32 32 32 32 137 137 Street 14th 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 sev- eral thousand flowers. In 1913, several redwoods were planted, a gift from Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the . 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 non- native 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 (Chilopsis linearis) (#68) for Dody Wheaton, and the non-native Japanese Black (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: (Palmae), Fabaceae (Leguminosae), Poaceae (Gramineae), and Hydrangeaceae (Philadelphaceae). No. Common Name Location Sections Species Family 1 Algerian 5N Abies numidica Pinaceae 2 Alligator 5S Juniperus deppeana 4 American Elm 1N, 2S, 3N, 4N, 4S, Ulmus americana 5N, 5S 5 American Linden 3S, 5N Tilia americana Tiliaceae 6 American 3N virginiana 7 American Sweet Gum 3N, 3S Liquidambar styraciflua Hamamelidaceae 8 American Sycamore 3N, 5S Platanus occidentalis Platanaceae 9 American White Oak 5S Quercus alba Fagaceae 10 Apple 2S domestica 11 Apple Box 5N bridgesiana 12 Arizona Ash 5S velutina Oleaceae 223 Ash (unknown species) 3N Fraxinus (unknown species) Oleaceae 13 Atlas Cedar 1N, 4N Cedrus atlantica Pinaceae 14 Australian Beefwood 4N Casuarina cunninghamiana Casuarinaceae 233 Avocado 4S Persea americana Lauraceae 15 Bald Cypress 3S Taxodium distichum 232 Banana Shrub 4S Michelia figo Magnoliaceae 16 Bigcone 5S macrocarpa Pinaceae 17 Bigleaf Maple 5S (planned) Acer macrophyllum Aceraceae 18 Bishop Pine 5S Pinus muricata Pinaceae 19 Black Maple (removed) Acer nigrum Aceraceae 20 Blenheim (Royal) Apricot 4N Prunus armeniaca ‘Blenheim’ Roseceae (‘Royal’) 21 Blue Atlas Cedar 1N Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ Pinaceae 22 Blue Oak 4N, 5S Quercus douglasii Fagaceae 23 Bottle Tree 5N Brachychiton populneus Sterculiaceae 24 Box Elder 3N Acer negundo Aceraceae 128 Bronze Loquat 3N Eriobotrya japonica Rosaceae 25 Bunya-Bunya 2S, 3S, 4N Araucaria bidwillii 26 Burgundy (removed) Prunus salicina ‘Burgundy’ Rosaceae 27 Burr Oak 3N, 4N Quercus macrocarpa Fagaceae 28 California Bay 4N Umbellularia californica Lauraceae 29 California Black Oak 4N, 5S Quercus kelloggii Fagaceae 30 California Black Walnut 5N californica Juglandaceae 31 California Buckeye 5S Aesculus californica Hippocastanaceae

Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 16 No. Common Name Location Sections Species Family 32 California Fan Palm 1N, 1S, 2N, 2S, 3N, Washingtonia filifera Arecaceae 3S, 4N, 4S, 5N, 5S 33 Campbell’s Magnolia 2N Magnolia campbellii Magnoliaceae 34 Camphor Tree 1N, 1S, 4S, 5N Cinnamomum camphora Lauraceae 35 Canadian Hemlock 5N Tsuga canadensis Pinaceae 36 Canary Island Date Palm 2N, 2S, 3N, 4N, 4S, Phoenix canariensis Arecaceae 5N 37 Canary Island Pine 4S Pinus canariensis Pinaceae 38 Canyon Live Oak 5S Quercus chrysolepis Fagaceae 39 Carob 4N Ceratonia siliqua Fabaceae 40 Oak 3S Quercus montana Fagaceae 41 Chilean Wine Palm 3N Jubaea chilensis Arecaceae 42 China Fir 4N lanceolata Cupressaceae 43 Chinese Elm 3S, 4N, 4S Ulmus parvifolia Ulmaceae 44 Chinese Hawthorn 4S Crataegus pinnatifida Rosaceae 45 Chinese Photinia 4N Photinia serratifolia Rosaceae 46 Chinese Pistache 3N Pistacia chinensis Anacardiaceae 47 Chinese Quince 3S Pseudocydonia sinensis Rosaceae 48 Chinese Sweet Gum 3N Liquidambar formosana Hamamelidaceae 49 Chinese Weeping Cypress 2N, 5N funebris Cupressaceae 50 Chir Pine 5N Pinus roxburghii Pinaceae 51 Coast Live Oak 2S, 4S, 5N, 5S Quercus agrifolia Fagaceae 234 Coast Redwood 4S Sequoia sempervirens 'Cantab' Taxodiaceae 52 Coast Redwood 1N, 1S, 2N, 2S, 3N, Sequoia sempervirens Taxodiaceae 3S, 4N, 4S, 5N, 5S 53 Cockspur Coral Tree 2N, 2S, 3S Erythrina crista-galli Fabaceae 54 Blue 4S Picea pungens Pinaceae 55 Columnar English Oak 3S Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’ Fagaceae 56 Common Catalpa 4N Catalpa bignonioides Bignoniaceae 57 Common Horsechestnut 1S, 5N Aesculus hippocastanum Hippocastanaceae 58 Common Myrtle 2N Myrtus communis Myrtaceae 59 Cooking Banana 4N Musa x paradisiaca Musaceae 60 Cork Oak 3N, 3S, 4N Quercus suber Fagaceae 61 Coulter Pine 5S Pinus coulteri Pinaceae 216 Crabapple 2S Malus purpurea Rosaceae 62 Crape Myrtle 2S, 4N, 4S, 5N Lagerstroemia indica Lythraceae 63 Cucumber Tree 2S Magnolia acuminata subcordata Magnoliaceae 64 Cut- Weeping 3N Betula pendula ‘Dalecarlica’ Betulaceae (‘Laciniata’) 65 Dawn Redwood 3S glyptostroboides Taxodiaceae 66 Dense Logwood 1N Xylosma congestum Flacourtiaceae 67 Deodar Cedar 1N, 1S, 2N, 2S, 3S, Cedrus deodara Pinaceae 4N

Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 17 No. Common Name Location Sections Species Family 68 Desert Willow 5S Chilopsis linearis Bignoniaceae 69 Douglas Fir 4S, 5S Pseudotsuga menziesii Pinaceae 70 Dracaena Palm 4S Cordyline australis Agavaceae 228 Eastern Black Oak 4S Quercus velutina Fagaceae 71 Empress Tree 5N Paulownia tomentosa Bignoniaceae 225 Engelmann Spruce 5S Picea engelmanii Pinaceae 72 English Elm 1S, 4N Ulmaceae 73 English Hawthorn 2N Crataegus laevigata Rosaceae 74 English Holly 1S, 2N, 2S, 3N, 4S Ilex aquifolium Aquifoliaceae 75 English Yew 1N, 1S Taxus baccata 217 European Ash 3S Oleaceae 76 European Hackberry 3S Celtis australis Ulmaceae 221 European Hazelnut 2N Corylus avellana Betulaceae 77 European Mountain Ash (removed) Sorbus aucuparia Rosaceae 78 European Olive 2N, 2S, 4N Olea europea Oleaceae 79 European White Birch 3N, 3S, 4S Betula pendula Betulaceae 81 2N Pyrus kawakamii Rosaceae 82 Pine 2N Podocarpus gracilior Podocarpaceae 83 Fishtail Wine Palm 5N Caryota urens L. Arecaceae 84 Flowering Cherry 2S, 3N, 4S, 5N Prunus incisa Rosaceae 85 Flowering Dogwood 1N, 2N, 2S, 3N, Cornus Cornaceae 5N, 5S 87 Foemina Juniper 1N Juniperus chinensis ‘Foemina’ Cupressaceae 88 Fruitless Pomegranate 1S, 3S Punica granatum L. Lythraceae 89 Giant Gum 5N Myrtaceae 90 Giant Sequoia 1S, 2S, 3N, 3S, 4N, Taxodiaceae 4S, 5S 91 Giant Timber Bamboo 4N Phyllostachys bambusoides Poaceae 92 Giant Yucca 4N Yucca elephantipes Agavaceae 93 Glossy Privet 5N Ligustrum lucidum Oleaceae 94 Goldenrain Tree 4N Koelreuteria paniculata Sapindaceae 95 Greek Fir (removed) Abies cephalonica Pinaceae 96 Grey Pine 4S, 5S Pinus sabiniana Pinaceae 97 Guadalupe Island Cypress 2S, 4N guadalupensis Cupressaceae 98 Guadalupe Palm 5S Erythea edulis Arecaceae 99 Himalayan Magnolia 2N Magnolia hodgsonii Magnoliaceae 100 Himalayan Spruce 5N Picea smithiana Pinaceae 101 Himalayan Windmill Palm 1S, 4N, 4S, 5N Trachycarpus takil Arecaceae 230 Hinoki False Cypress (removed) Chamaecyparia obtusa Cupressaceae 102 Holly Oak 2N, 3N, 5S Quercus ilex Fagaceae 103 Hollyleaf Cherry 5S Prunus ilicifolia ilicifolia Rosaceae 104 Honey Locust 3N Gleditsia triacanthos Fabaceae

Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 18 No. Common Name Location Sections Species Family 105 Incense Cedar 1N, 2N, 2S, 3N, 3S, decurrens Cupressaceae 4S, 5S 106 Interior Live Oak 3S Quercus wislizenii Fagaceae 107 Irish Yew 1S, 2S, 3N, 3S, 4N, Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’ Taxaceae 4S (‘Stricta’) 108 Italian Cypress 4N, 5N Cupressus sempervirens Cupressaceae 109 Italian Stone Pine 2N, 2S, 5N Pinus pinea Pinaceae 110 Jacaranda 3N Jacaranda mimosifolia Bignoniaceae 111 Japanese Black Pine 5N, 5S Pinus thunbergiana Pinaceae 112 Japanese 4N Cryptomeria japonica Taxodiaceae 113 Japanese Flowering 2N, 2S, 4N Prunus serrulata Rosaceae Cherry 114 Japanese Maple 2N, 2S, 3N, 3S, 4N, Acer palmatum Aceraceae 4S 115 Japanese Pagoda Tree 3N, 3S Styphnolobium japonicum Fabaceae (Sophora japonica) 116 Japanese Persimmon 2N Ebenaceae 117 Japanese Torreya (removed) Torreya nucifera Taxaceae 118 Japanese Umbrella Pine 5N Sciadopitys verticillata Sciadopityaceae 119 Jeffrey Pine 4S Pinus jeffreyi Pinaceae 120 Jelecote Pine 2N, 2S, 4S Pinus patula Pinaceae 121 Koster Blue Spruce 2N, 4N, 5S Picea pungens glauca ‘Koster’ Pinaceae 219 Kousa Dogwood 4S Cornus kousa Cornaceae 122 Lapins Cherry (removed) Prunus avium L. ‘Lapins Lapins’ Rosaceae 123 Large-Leaved Linden 3S Tilia platyphyllos Tiliaceae 226 Laurel-Leaved Snail Tree 2S, 4S Cocculus laurifolius Menispermaceae 124 Lawson Cypress 5N Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Cupressaceae 125 Leyland Cypress 5S Cupressocyparis x leylandii Cupressaceae ‘Glauca’ 126 Lily Magnolia 3N Magnolia liliiflora Magnoliaceae 127 Little-Leaf Linden 3N, 3S Tilia cordata Tiliaceae 129 Lowland Fir 5S Pinaceae 130 Lusterleaf Holly 2S Ilex latifolia Aquifoliaceae 131 Magnolia Galaxy 4N Magnolia ‘Galaxy’ Magnoliaceae 132 Maidenhair Tree 2S, 4S Ginkgo biloba Ginkgoaceae 133 Mediterranean Oak 3N Quercus ithaburensis ssp. Fagaceae Macrolepis 134 Mediterranean Redbud 4S Cercis siliquastrum Fabaceae 135 Mesa Oak 5S Quercus engelmannii Fagaceae 136 Mesquite 5S Prosopis africana Fabaceae 137 Mexican Fan Palm 1N, 2N, 2S, 4N, 4S, Washingtonia robusta Arecaceae 5S 138 Michelia 2S Michelia champaca Magnoliaceae 139 Mirror Plant 5S Coprosma repens Rubiaceae

Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 19 No. Common Name Location Sections Species Family 140 Modesto Ash 1S Fraxinus velutina ‘Modesto’ Oleaceae 142 Montevideo Escallonia (removed) Escallonia bifida Escalloniaceae 143 Montezuma Cypress 3S Taxodium mucronatum Taxodiaceae 144 Noble Fir 5S Abies procera Pinaceae 145 Nordman Fir 5N Abies nordmanniana Pinaceae 146 Norway Maple 5N Acer platanoides Aceraceae 147 Oracle Oak 4N Quercus x morehus Fagaceae 148 White Oak 5S Quercus garryana Fagaceae 149 Oriental Arborvitae (removed) orientalis Cupressaceae 150 Pacific Silver Fir 1N Abies amabilis Pinaceae 151 Paper Birch 3S Betula papyrifera Betulaceae 152 Parkman Crabapple 4S Malus halliana Rosaceae 153 Peach-tree 3N Prunus persica Rosaceae 154 Pecan 4N Carya illinoensis Juglandaceae 155 Pin Oak (planned) Quercus palustris Fagaceae 156 Pindo Palm 5S Butia capitata Arecaceae 157 Pineapple Guava 2S Feijoa sellowiana Myrtaceae 158 Pinyon Pine 5S Pinus edulis Pinaceae 159 Ponderosa Pine 5S Pinus ponderosa Pinaceae 160 Purple 3S Fagus sylvatica ‘Atropunicea’ Fagaceae 161 Purple Leaf Plum 2N Prunus cerasifera ‘Atropunicea’ Rosaceae 162 Purple Maple 2N, 3N, 4S Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ Aceraceae 163 Queen Palm 4N Syagrus romanzoffianum Arecaceae 164 Red 2N, 3N Alnus rubra Betulaceae 165 Red Clusterberry 4N Cotoneaster lacteus (C. parneyi) Rosaceae and C. pannosus 166 Red Ironbark 5N Eucalyptus sideroxylon Myrtaceae 167 Red Maple 2N, 2S, 3N, 4N, 4S, Acer rubrum Aceraceae 5N, 5S 168 Red Oak 1S, 3N, 3S, 4N, 4S Quercus rubra Fagaceae 169 River Birch 4S Betula nigra Betulaceae 170 Sago Palm 2N, 4N Cycas revoluta Cycadaceae 171 Saucer Magnolia 2N, 2S, 3N Magnolia soulangeana Magnoliaceae 172 Sawara False Cypress 5N Chamaecyparis pisifera Cupressaceae 229 Sawara False Cypress 1N Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera’ Cupressaceae 173 Sawleaf Zelkova 1N,1S Zelkova serrata Ulmaceae 174 Scarlet Eucalyptus 5N Eucalyptus ficifolia Myrtaceae 175 Scarlet Oak 1S, 5N Quercus coccinea Fagaceae 176 Senegal Date Palm 2N, 2S, 4N, 4S Phoenix reclinata Arecaceae 231 September Elm 1S Ulmus serotina Ulmaceae 177 Seville Orange 3N, 3S Citrus aurantium Rutaceae 178 Shreve Oak 5S Quercus parvula ‘Shrevei' Fagaceae 179 Silver Dollar Gum 5N Eucalyptus polyanthemos Myrtaceae

Last Updated 01/14/2016 Page 20 No. Common Name Location Sections Species Family 218 Silver Dollar Tree 5N Eucalyptus cinerea Myrtaceae 180 Silver Maple 3N, 3S Acer saccharinum Aceraceae 181 Smoke Tree 2N, 4S Cotinus coggygria Anacardiaceae 182 Southern Live Oak 3S Quercus virginiana Fagaceae 183 Southern Magnolia 2N, 2S, 3N, 3S, 4N, Magnolia grandiflora Magnoliaceae 5N 184 Spanish Fir 5N Abies pinsapo Pinaceae 185 Star Magnolia 2N, 2S, 4N Magnolia stellata Magnoliaceae 186 Stiff Bottlebrush 2N, 5N Callistemon rigidus Myrtaceae 187 Strawberry Tree 1S, 4N Arbutus unedo Ericaceae 188 Sugar Maple 3N, 3S Acer saccharum Aceraceae 189 Sweet Bay 2N Laurus nobilis Lauraceae 190 Sweet Mock Orange 2S Philadelphus coronarius Hydrangeaceae 191 Sweet Olive 3S Osmanthus fragrans Oleaceae 192 Sydney 5N Eucalyptus piperita Myrtaceae 193 Thornless Honey Locust 3N, 4N Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Fabaceae 194 Tiger-Tail Spruce 5N Picea torano Pinaceae 195 Tobira 1S Pittosporum tobira Pittosporaceae 196 Torrey Pine 4S, 5S Pinus torreyana Pinaceae 197 Toyon 5S Heteromeles arbutifolia Rosaceae 198 Trithrinax Palm 4N Trithrinax acanthocoma Arecaceae 199 Tulip Tree 2N, 2S, 3N, 4S, 5S Liriodendron tulipifera Magnoliaceae 200 Turkey Oak 3N Quercus laevis Fagaceae 201 Valencia Orange 3N, 3S, 4N, 4S Citrus sinensis Rutaceae 202 Valley Oak 1N, 3S, 4N, 4S, 5S Quercus lobata Fagaceae 203 Variegated Tobira 1S, 4S Pittosporum tobira ‘Variegata’ Pittosporaceae 204 Veitch Spruce 5N Picea neoveitchii Pinaceae 205 Washington Navel 2N Citrus sinensis ‘Washington’ Rutaceae 206 Water Oak 3S Quercus nigra Fagaceae 222 Weeping Atlas Cedar 3N Cedrus atlantica ‘Pendula’ Pinaceae 207 Weeping Higan Cherry 4N Prunus x subhirtella ‘Pendula’ Rosaceae 208 Weeping Lawson Cypress 2N Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Cupressaceae ‘Pendula’ 209 Western Catalpa 3N, 5N Catalpa speciosa Bignoniaceae 211 Western Red Cedar 2N, 2S plicata Cupressaceae 212 Western Redbud 4S Cercis occidentalis Fabaceae 227 Wych Elm 3N Ulmaceae 213 Yeddo Spruce (removed) Picea jezoensis Pinaceae 214 Yew Pine 2N, 2S, 4N, 5N Podocarpus macrophyllus Podocarpaceae 215 Yoshino Flowering 2S Prunus yedoensis Rosaceae Cherry Tree

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