First, it’s good to know that ALL plants and trees will burn, but some are more susceptible than others. Ones that contain fats, waxes, oils etc are more prone than those that contain gummy resinous sap.

Plants

Groundcover
Blanket Flower
Coast Barrel Cactus
Dwarf Periwinkel
Echiveria
Firethorne
Lavender Cotton
Redberry
Rosea Ice Plant
Trailing Gazania
Sedum
Verbena

Vines
Blood-Red Trumpet Vine
Star Jasmine
White Potato Vine

Perennials
Autumn Sage
California Poppy
Lavender
Lily Of The Nile
Mexican Evening Primrose
Monkey Flower
Penstemon
Red Hot Poker
Sea Lavender
Seaside Daisy
Wallflower

Shrubs

Agave
Aonium
California Lilac
California Wild Rose
Cape Honeysuckle
Elderberry
Golden Yarrow
Matilja Poppy
Mock Orange
Natal Plum
Pomegranate
Photinia
Red Yucca
Scrub Oak

Trees

African Sumac
Citrus Trees
Brisbane Box
California Sycamore
Cottonwoods
Flowering Cherry
Flowering Plum
King Palm
Maple
Oaks
Sweet Gum
Tulip Tree
Walnut
Willow
White Poplar
White Alder

There are of course many more and this is just a selection, your local garden nursery will be able to help you out.

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Fire Resistant Plants and Trees

House Roof

- Remove tree branches from within 10 feet of your roof
- Remove dead leaves and pine needles from your roof.
- Check your roofing material, you can install fire resistant roof materials, ask your local fire department for advice.

Yard/Garden

- Don’t put any woodpiles within 30 feet of any structure
- Clear any dry or dead grass or brush. This is usually very easy to do!
- Keep your gas powered BBQ (butane or propane) at least 30 feet from your house or any structures.

Landscape

- The phrase most used here is “defensible space” (also known as a “fuel modification zone”). This means removing all flammable vegetation from 100 feet of your house and any other structures on your property.
- Fire resistant plants can be useful, we’ll look at that in another post.
- Trees should be space at least 10 feet apart.
- Trees over 18 feet should have no branches closer than 6 feet to the ground.

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Top 10 Easy Tips For How To Make Your Home Safe From Fire

• A list of where important things are in your house.
• Doctors name, and medications that you’re taking.
• Insurance papers.
• Trust Deeds.
• Passport.
• In case of emergency contact names and location.
• Your evacuation route and where you’re going to go.
• Videotape the outside and inside of your house. This is great for insurance purposes if the unfortunate occurs.

You can also put items in your car, such as:

• Medications
• Glasses
• Batteries
• Food and water
• Spare clothes
• Flashlight/torch

Hopefully you’ll never need it, but you’ll be thankful you took the time if you do.

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What Should You Have In Your Emergency Fire Evacuation Box?

The video below shows photos and video of the wildfires and how much devastation they caused.

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California Firestorm 2007

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