Lot 117

16 acres, Altos de Monterey hillside

Invasives

in order of most invasive to least

Plants

• Ricinus communis, Castor Bean
• Vinca major, Greater Periwinkle
• Oxalis pes-caprae, Bermuda Buttercup
• Carduus pycnocephalus, Italian Thistle
• Helminthotheca echioides, Bristly Oxtongue
• Sonchus oleraceus, Common Sowthistle
• Lactuca serriola, Prickly Lettuce
• Solanum nigrum, Black Nightshade
• Malva parviflora, Cheeseweed
• Euphorbia peplus, Petty Spurge
• Marrubium vulgare, White Horehound

Trees

• Ailanthus altissima, Tree of Heaven
• Washingtonia robusta, Mexican Fan Palm
• Ulmus parvifolia, Chinese Elm
• Fraxinus uhdei, Tropical Ash

Tree of Heaven Growth Pattern (2024)

Natives

Plants

• Heteromeles arbutifolia, Toyon, California Holly
• Toxicodendron diversilobum, Pacific Poison Oak

Trees

• Juglans californica, California Walnut

Yearly Brush Clearance

Every year public works contracts for brush clearance of 100' from structures and power lines immediately adjacent to Illinois Drive and the two residences on either end. This area is roughly 1.25 acres with the red box indicating the 1.1 acres visible from Illinois Drive.

Status

The City owns 15.89 acres of unimproved land in the Altos de Monterey hillside residential tract, referred to as Lot 117. This area is considered an open-space resource to the neighborhood and is not intended for future development.