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Cultivated plants need good drainage, and no supplemental summer water when established. Fremontodendron californicum ssp. decumbens is the most garden tolerant of all Fremontia, and can also be used in large pots and planters.

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Fremontodendron 'Dara's Gold' — golden flowers over a long period from late winter through early summer, grows 3 ft in height by 6 - 8 ft in width. A hybrid between Fremontodendron decumbens and Fremontodendron mexicanum.

Fremontodendron 'San Gabriel' — 10 - 18 ft in height by 8 - 12 ft in width, suitable for an espalier.

Fremontodendron 'California Glory'  — lemon-yellow flowers with a reddish tinge, grows 20 ft in height by 20 ft in width. It is the winner of the Award of Garden Merit from the California Horticultural Society in 1965, and received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1967.

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COPIED FROM Fremontodendron californicum DISTRIBUTION

Fremontodendron californicum is found in numerous habitats across California at elevations of 1300 - 6500 ft, especially California chaparral and woodlands, Yellow Pine Forests, and Pinyon-juniper woodlands along the eastern San Joaquin Valley. It is found along the eastern San Joaquin Valley in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada in chalky, course-grained , sandy, nutritionally poor soils; on the east slope Cascade Range foothills of the northwest Sacramento Valley and the Klamath Mountains to the west; the California Coast Ranges throughout the state; the Transverse Ranges, and the Peninsular Ranges.

COPIED FROM Fremontodendron californicum DESCRIPTION

The plant is a flowering evergreen hardwood shrub or small multi-trunked tree, growing from 8 - 18 ft in height and 6 - 10 ft in width.

The 1 - 5 cm leaves are olive to gray−green, keeping their green hues year-round , fuzzy and flannel-like, palmately to pinnately lobed. The hairs covering the leaves are easily brushed off in human contact, and can be a skin and eye irritant. The bottom sides of the leaves are distinct with a velvety brown coating.

The large flowers are 3.5 - 6.0 cm in diameter, a rich yellow, sometimes with orange, coppery, or reddish margins surrounding the base. Their blossoms are borne in great showy masses, and tend to bloom one at a time. Each petal has an attractive, curved shape that comes to a point.

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Medicinal
As a traditional Native American medicinal plant, the inner bark's sap that was used as a topical remedy for mucous membrane irritation and for gastrointestinal upset, by some of the indigenous peoples of California. The versatile wood was also used by the Californian Yokuts and Kawaiisu peoples as a building and furniture material, and the bark for cordage and for nets used in acorn cache holding and snare hunting. '''It contributed cultural significance as Indigenous communities utilized the flexible nature of the wood to craft hoop-and-pole game materials. '''

Etymology
Fremontodendron is named for Major General John Charles Frémont (1813–90), an explorer of western North America. Californicum means 'from California'. Dendron means 'tree'.