Juglans californica shell that is difficult to remove. The Chumash Indians of the Channel Islands of California and Ventura County eat the nuts; however, they are not grown commercially for this purpose. "Juglans californica" is cultivated throughout California to support the walnut industry, used as a rootstock in English walnut orchards. It is also cultivated as an ornamental tree where it is planted in California native plant, xeriscape, and wildlife habitat gardens and natural landscaping in California, and in Hawaii. Some authorities (e.g. the California Native Plant Society) combine this species with "J. hindsii". On the other hand, a 2007 molecular analysis
Vernicia montana Vernicia montana Vernicia montana, the mu oil tree, or chine wood oil tree, is a species of "Vernicia" in the spurge family, native to Southeast Asia (including Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam), southern China, and Taiwan. It is a medium-sized deciduous tree reaching a height . The Latin specific epithet "montana" refers to mountains or coming from mountains. The leaves are large with three lobes. The monoecious white-petaled flowers emerged as inflorescences, containing both male and female flowers. The fruit is a globular drupe with wrinkled skin that turns from green to yellow upon ripening. Each fruit contains 3 seeds, rich in