New House, New Plants to ID

Hi everyone!

I've finally got a new house and we're moving next week.  I was really
hoping for some serious land and didn't manage to find it, but I did get a
plot that's going to be great for gardening.  3/4 acre out in the country.

It's in Petaluma, California, surrounded by pastures and across the street
from an organic farm.  Sunset Zone 15, USDA Zone 9. About 40 miles north of
San Francisco and a few miles from the Pacific Ocean.

There are several gorgous coast live oaks (one with a tire swing) plus
several non-natives like a euculyptis (the kind with the blue round
leaves), apples, pear, peach, walnut (english grafted on to Calif black),
mulberry (male), and various stonefruit.

There are a few plants I can't figure out and I was hoping some of you
might be able to help ID them for me.

There are pictures at the links below the descriptions.

Cherry Tree or ???
If it walks like a cherry tree and quacks like a cherry tree, it's a cherry
tree, right? To me this is clearly a cherry. The leaves look like prunus
and there are fruits on the tree that look like cherries. They smell like
cherries too. Can't taste them because they aren't ripe and I'm not
certain.  The tenants who lived here swear it's not a cherry tree, or a
fruit tree at all. I wonder if maybe it's a sour cherry and they didn't
like the taste or if it's any kind of cherry but needs cross pollination
and isn't getting it. Any insights would be appreciated.
http://consultclarity.com/gardening/cherry.html

Berry Bush
This berry bush grows along a dry stretch of dirt next to my driveway. They
are about 4' tall and the berries are about 1/4" in diameter and blue. It
isn't anything obvious (blueberry, elderberry). I'm wondering what it is
and if it's native and/or edible, poisonous, good for birds, or???
http://consultclarity.com/gardening/berrybush.html

Ivy
This is either an ivy or something very similar. It's a climber and has
taken over the house next door. After the rains started it began to bloom
with little yellow flowers.
http://consultclarity.com/gardening/ivy.html

White Ground Cover
This is a very pretty ground cover by my back step. It handles drought but
really started thriving after the rains started. It's sharing space with a
washington geranium and lavender.
http://consultclarity.com/gardening/groundcover.html


Thanks!
Cyndi

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Petaluma, California           Zone 9 USDA; Zone 15 Sunset Western Garden Guide
Chemically sensitive/disabled - Organic Gardening only by choice and neccessity
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"There's nothing wrong with me.  Maybe there's                     Cyndi Norman
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