Six years ago, Fourth Corner Nurseries of Bellingham, WA supplied PLC with 200 pairs of Golden Chinquapin seedlings (grown from seed) and we distributed them to preschoolers
and church (families) to plant here and there in north Snohomish and south Skagit Counties. Alumni “guerilla reports” on their growth are encouraging. Two years ago, Fourth Corner Nurseries supplied the Gardens with 250 native unique species as we expand and restore plantings (e.g., muskrats have eliminated our Wapato). PLC’s sponsored WWU SAM Project finds that the best predictor of plant extinction is plant species inability to migrate, a condition that exists with the loss of carriers: birds, insects, and animals and barriers: the use of asphalt and monocultures. “No carriers and too many barriers” can be solved by native plant enthusiasts assisting threatened species’ migrations. One of the amusing correlations in the WWU’s SAM Project results is the “square of the distance from asphalt.” Golden Chinquapins once were found around the Gardens, but they are their own worse enemy. With leaves that do not fall (evergreen) and with bright green leaf top surfaces and golden bottom sides, they are the perfect Christmas decoration. Over time, all were cut down and up for the joyful Holidays.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysolepis_chrysophylla
https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CHCHC4
https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Chrysolepis%20chrysophylla
https://www.plc215.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kiosk-11.pdf
Golden Chinquapins are named for the color of their:
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