TCW Group Inc – ‘SC 13G/A’ on 2/13/02 re: Color Spot Nurseries Inc

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Amendment to Statement of Beneficial Ownership   —   Schedule 13G
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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: SC 13G/A    Amendment to Statement of Beneficial Ownership         8     27K 
 2: EX-99.A     Subsidiaries of Holding Company                        2±     7K 
 3: EX-99.B     Joint Filing Agreement                                 1      6K 

SC 13G/A   —   Amendment to Statement of Beneficial Ownership
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, DC  20549

SCHEDULE 13G/A
(Rule 13d-102)

 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
 PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
 (Amendment No. 3 )(1)

Color Spot Nurseries, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)

 Warrant
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(Title of Class of Securities)

 195910104
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(CUSIP Number)

12/31/2001
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 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 
is filed:                                                                       

/X/  Rule 13d-1(b)                                                    

/ /  Rule 13d-1(c)                                                    

/ /  Rule 13d-1(d)                                                    

-----------------------------                                                   
(1) The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting        
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of       
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would 
alter the  disclosures provided in a prior cover page.                          

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of   
1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but     
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, SEE the NOTES).   

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CUSIP No. 195910104                    13G/A                  Page 2 of 8 Pages 
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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                                                   
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)                

The TCW Group, Inc., on behalf of the TCW Business Unit       
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                            
                                                                     (a)   / /
                                                                     (b)   /X/
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3. SEC USE ONLY                                                                 

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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                         

Nevada corporation                                          
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NUMBER OF      5. SOLE VOTING POWER                       
   SHARES                                                  -0-
        BENEFICIALLY     -----------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY       6. SHARED VOTING POWER                     
        EACH                                                   412,500
         REPORTING       -----------------------------------------------------
PERSON        7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                 
    WITH                                                   -0-
                         -----------------------------------------------------
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                                                               412,500
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                 
412,500                                                     
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*      
                                                           / /
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                          
50.0%(see response to Item 4)                                 
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                                   
HC/CO                                                         
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

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CUSIP No. 195910104                   13G/A                  Page 3 of 8 Pages  
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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                                                   
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)                

Robert A. Day                                               
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                            
                                                                   (a)   / /
                                                                   (b)   /X/
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3. SEC USE ONLY                                                                 

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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                         

United States Citizen                                       
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NUMBER OF      5. SOLE VOTING POWER                       
SHARES                                              -0- 
       BENEFICIALLY     ----------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY       6. SHARED VOTING POWER                     
EACH                                               -0-
        REPORTING       ----------------------------------------------------
PERSON        7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                 
WITH                                               -0-
                        ----------------------------------------------------
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                                                   -0-
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                 
-0-                                                         
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*      
                                 / /
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                          
0.0%(see response to Item 4)                                  

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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                                   
HC/IN                                                         
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

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Item 1(a).   Name of Issuer:                                                    

Color Spot Nurseries, Inc.                            

Item 1(b).   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:                   

3478 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 260                        
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523                               

Item 2(a).   Name of Persons Filing:                                            
Item 2(b).   Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence:       
Item 2(c).   Citizenship:                                                       

 The TCW Group, Inc., on behalf of the TCW Business Unit
865 South Figueroa Street                             
Los Angeles, CA 90017                                 
(Nevada Corporation)                                  

Robert A. Day                                         
865 South Figueroa Street                             
Los Angeles, CA 90017                                 
(United States Citizen)                               

Item 2(d).   Title of Class of Securities:                                      

Warrant                                               

Item 2(e).   CUSIP Number:                                                      

195910104                                             

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Item 3. If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b), or        
240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:      

(a)  / /  Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the   
Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).               
(b)  / /  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act         
(15 U.S.C. 78c).                            
 (c)  / /  Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).               
(d)  / /  Investment company registered under Section 8 of the  
     Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e)  / /  An investment adviser in accordance with              
Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).             
(f)  / /  An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in         
   accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g)  /X/  A parent holding company or control person in         
   accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

(SEE Item 7)                                  
           The TCW Group, Inc., on behalf of the TCW Business Unit
            and Robert A. Day (individual who until July 6, 2001 may
      be deemed to control The TCW Group, Inc. and other
  entities which hold the Warrant of the issuer)

 (h)  / /  A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
   Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
  (i)  / /  A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
               investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);      
     (j)  / /  Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).If
                 this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this
box. / /                                    

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Item 4.    Ownership **                                                         

The TCW Group, Inc., on behalf of the Business Unit ***   
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(a)  Amount beneficially owned: 412,500****                 
(b)  Percent of class: 50.0%                                
(c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:          
    (i)    Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: none.
        (ii)   Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 412,500
       (iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: none.                           
(iv)   Shared power to dispose or to direct the   
disposition of: 412,500             

Robert Day ****                                           
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(a)  Amount beneficially owned: none.                       
(b)  Percent of class: none.                                
(c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:          
    (i)    Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: none.
      (ii)   Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: none.
        (iii)  Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
none.                               
             (iv)   Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
none.                               

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**     The filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission   
     that the reporting person or any of its affiliates is, for the purposes
   of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Schedule 13G.  In
    addition, the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an
 admission that the reporting person or any of its affiliates is the
     beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Schedule 13G for any
       other purposes than Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

***    See Exhibit "A"                                                          

****   As a result of the acquisition of control of The TCW Group, Inc. by      
Societe Generale, S.A. on July 6, 2001, Robert A. Day no longer is
  deemed to share voting or dispositive power with The TCW Group, Inc.

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Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.                          

    If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
        date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
 of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the
following / /.                                                

     As a result of the acquisition of control of The TCW Group, Inc. by
    Societe Generale, S.A. on July 6, 2001, Robert A. Day no longer is
       deemed to share voting or dispositive power with The TCW Group, Inc.,
      and is therefore no longer the beneficial owner of any shares of the
class of securities.  The TCW Group, Inc. continues to be the 
        beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities.

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.       

     Various persons other than as described in Item 4 have the right to
      receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the
      proceeds from the sale of, the Warrant of Color Spot Nurseries, Inc.

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired     
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. 

SEE Exhibit A.                                                

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.             

SEE Exhibits A and B.                                         

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.                                        

Not applicable.                                               

Item 10. Certification.                                                         

Because this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), the
following certification is included:                          

  By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
        belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
   course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the
         purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of
        the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
    connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that
purpose or effect.                                            

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 SIGNATURE

    After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and  
correct.                                                                        

Dated this 13th day of February, 2002.                                          

                                     The TCW Group, Inc., on behalf of the TCW
         Business Unit

                   By: /s/ Linda D. Barker
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                   Linda D. Barker
                        Authorized Signatory

         Robert A. Day

                   By: /s/ Linda D. Barker
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                   Linda D. Barker
                           Under Power of Attorney
                           dated November 6, 2000,
                             on file with Schedule 13G
                         for Retek, Inc. dated
                     November 8, 2000.

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