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These yellow-leafed trees in lower Bull Canyon...

08189-bull-canyon.jpg The rock ledge keeps me above the thick brush of Bull Canyon for a few minutesThumbnailsI like the exposed rock areas in Bull Canyon that allow me to get out of the brush for a few minutesThe rock ledge keeps me above the thick brush of Bull Canyon for a few minutesThumbnailsI like the exposed rock areas in Bull Canyon that allow me to get out of the brush for a few minutesThe rock ledge keeps me above the thick brush of Bull Canyon for a few minutesThumbnailsI like the exposed rock areas in Bull Canyon that allow me to get out of the brush for a few minutesThe rock ledge keeps me above the thick brush of Bull Canyon for a few minutesThumbnailsI like the exposed rock areas in Bull Canyon that allow me to get out of the brush for a few minutesThe rock ledge keeps me above the thick brush of Bull Canyon for a few minutesThumbnailsI like the exposed rock areas in Bull Canyon that allow me to get out of the brush for a few minutes

I've seen several of these trees in Bull Canyon today, with reddish stems when young. At first I just thought they were young desert willows, but now I'm not so sure. They don't have the same sprawling habit, and the leaves seem different.