Adaptations
The California Bay Laurel is a type of evergreen tree
that can grow up to a height of 70 feet.
In the fall its fruit is eaten by the Grey Squirrel primarily, but other
wildlife such as birds eat it as well.
The tree’s leaves are fragrant and coat the floor in a sea of orange and
browns during the fall. They grow along
the Pacific Ocean to the southwest Oregon and even into the Sierra Nevada
mountains.
It has adapted to the ever changing conditions of the
environment because water is not required once the tree has established its
roots. Through times of drought, the bay
tree is still able to grow new leaves and maintain its ability to create fruit. Additionally it can grow in full sun to partly
shady which makes it able to live in multiple levels of elevation. Finally, the tree adapts to its environment
through its growth patterns. If on a
drier hillside, the tree conserves its energy and resources by growing smaller
yellow leaves versus areas in which there is more water and it grows large
green leaves. (WSU)
No comments:
Post a Comment