Snowbrush and porcupines

and porcupines

also used as a timber tree for building homes and making attractive wood furniture

In the Willamette Valley

oily seeds are food for chipmunks

oceanspray and salal in the shrub layer and herbaceous plants like lady fern

Snowbrush and porcupinesCeanothus velutinus Snowbrush, also known as mountain balm or tobacco brush, is a large evergreen shrub with tremendous habitat value. In early spring, its oval shaped, bright green leaves become shiny and sticky with a delightfully fragrant resin. By late spring or early summer, the bush becomes heavily laden with equally fragrant plumes of white flower clusters that are a rich nectar source for hummingbirds and countless species of insect