Coast Live Oak - Calscape
The Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) is an iconic, majestic tree that serves as a cornerstone for wildlife and the surrounding ecosystem. It is easily-recognized by its gnarled branches and grand canopy.
Quercus agrifolia - Wikipedia
Quercus agrifolia, the California live oak, [3] or coast live oak, is an evergreen [4] live oak native to the California Floristic Province. Live oaks are so-called because they keep living leaves on the tree all year, adding young leaves and shedding dead leaves simultaneously rather than dropping dead leaves en masse in the autumn like a true ...
Coast live oak, an evergreen tree 10 to 25 m tall, has a broad, dense crown and widely spreading branches. The lower limbs of ungrazed trees often recline on the ground. Mature bark is gray and shallowly furrowed. Leaves are oblong to oval, 2 to 6 cm …
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia and x ganderi) — Oaktopia
The coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) is presently native to a narrow band of coastal California from Mendocino southward to northwestern Baja. Coast live oak hybridizes with at least five other related oaks, a family of trees typically referred to as the California black oaks.
Coastal Live Oak - Plant of The Month
2024年5月8日 · This native tree has adapted to a coastal climate and can be found within 60 miles of the coast up to 5,000 feet. Battle-scarred oaks have inspired artists, philosophers and casual viewers alike for generations. Today, their existence is threatened by a warming climate, drought, fire, disease and urbanization.
Coast Live Oak - Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Coast live oak is the only California native oak that actually thrives in the coastal environment, although it is rare on the immediate shore; it enjoys the mild winter and summer climate afforded by ocean proximity, and it is somewhat tolerant of aerosol-borne sea salt.
Quercus agrifolia - US Forest Service
Low-elevation coastal populations of coast live oak generally grow in loam, while higher-elevation coastal populations are associated with shaley clay-loam soil. Inland populations are found on sandy soil, while those in southern California islands grow in clay or clayey loam [34, 43].
Quercus agrifolia (Coast Live Oak) - Gardenia
A beautiful California native, Quercus agrifolia (Coast Live Oak) is a large evergreen tree adorned with a short, stout trunk and a dense, broadly rounded crown. Its crooked, spreading branches are clothed with leathery, oval, convex, holly-like, dark green leaves, 1-3 in. long (2-7 cm).
Tree Spotlight: Coast Live Oak - Canopy
2018年10月1日 · The coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) is a large oak tree native to the Pacific Coast of California and is an important tree in California’s cultural landscape. The coast live oak can grow to up to 80 feet tall.
Coast live oak - Waterwise Garden Planner
The Coast live oak is one of the most distinctive and widely recognized trees native to many parts of the Inland Empire. Over time it can reach specimen sizes, 25-45 ft. tall and 30-40 ft. wide, and function as the cornerstone of residential and commercial landscapes.