I took a short hike through Golden Gate Park a few weeks ago. There is an amazing tropical garden there, filled with unfamiliar plants. Some of them look prehistoric, like the ferns with leaves five feet across.
I know almost nothing about trees, except that they always fall down on my fence, but a moment’s research indicates that the pictured trees are Australian Tree Ferns.
We continued down the path to the Lily Pond. The ducks are ubiquitous.
Here’s a neat interactive map of the gardens at the east end of Golden Gate Park.