I spent a fair amount of time learning under a well-known native conservationist in the area, as well as working with a few university reps and some organizers of local organizations, and the general consensus I got of the area is:
native is relative to conditions. Plants move around to find ideal conditions and that has changed since when we started keeping track. Global warming is also a factor of plant movement. Species ranging from Northern California to north-western Mexico are really adapted to the conditions we have here now and shouldn’t be ruled out as plantings in the interest of keeping a local healthy flora.
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I very much agree with this. I’m currently the steward of some land and hope to have my own in the very near future. Planting natives has always been something I’ve been interested in.
But with the climate changing, and having my own land soon, I am even more interested in planting things that will adapt and survive with the changes we are seeing.
I would love to learn more here about what can be planted with all of that in mind.
