Frankm Moore News Today

Local news from 1996, 1974, 1949 and 1924.

Sign up to get The Wild sent weekly to your inbox. Merry almost Christmas. Southern California has its very own Christmas berry called toyon, or California holly ( Heteromeles arbutifolia, for people who know their plants). You’re sure to see it along hillsides and trails at this time of year: clusters of bright red berries dangling from a tall shrub with long oval green leaves. They’re not for eating, just admiring. Supposedly, stands of toyon on local hills were mistaken for holly and att...