Alert: Don"t Plant These If You Live in a Fire-Prone Area
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Botanical name: Juniperus
Some varieties contain resins, which are highly flammable.
Botanical name: Palmus
Dead palm fronds become like flaming arrows in fires -- not something you want near a structure.
Botanical name: Cartaderia selloana
This tall grass with the exotic feather-like plumes is considered a weed.
Botanical name: Pinus
Flammability varies by species, but younger trees are more susceptible. Pines can be easily killed by fire due to thin bark, relatively flammable foliage and accumulation of dead lower branches. Pines' needles and resin are both highly flammable, and extreme heat and drought make them more likely to ignite.
Botanical name: Rosemarinus
This herb contains flammable oils.
Also known as Thuya
Botanical name: Arborvitae
Symmetrical plants that are often trimmed into geometrical shapes, like cones, cylinders and globes.
Also known as California Holly
Botanical name: Heteromeles arbutifolia
Toyon's leathery leaves make it easily flammable.
•Juniper
Botanical name: Juniperus
Some varieties contain resins, which are highly flammable.
•Manzanita
Manzanita is a chaparral plant that can grow very dense. Chaparral may be the most fire-prone type of plant.•Palm
Botanical name: Palmus
Dead palm fronds become like flaming arrows in fires -- not something you want near a structure.
•Pampas Grass
Botanical name: Cartaderia selloana
This tall grass with the exotic feather-like plumes is considered a weed.
•Pine
Botanical name: Pinus
Flammability varies by species, but younger trees are more susceptible. Pines can be easily killed by fire due to thin bark, relatively flammable foliage and accumulation of dead lower branches. Pines' needles and resin are both highly flammable, and extreme heat and drought make them more likely to ignite.
•Rosemary
Botanical name: Rosemarinus
This herb contains flammable oils.
•Thuja
Also known as Thuya
Botanical name: Arborvitae
Symmetrical plants that are often trimmed into geometrical shapes, like cones, cylinders and globes.
•Toyon
Also known as California Holly
Botanical name: Heteromeles arbutifolia
Toyon's leathery leaves make it easily flammable.