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 (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.
California Oak Trees (With Pictures) – Identification Guide - Leafy …
Apr 27, 2023 · Native to California’s coastal regions, the coast live oak is a large evergreen oak with a dense, rounded crown and gnarled, spreading branches. In addition, this evergreen oak has narrow, pointed tip reddish brown acorns measuring 0.78” to 1.37” (2 – 3.5 cm) long.
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 Née - Calflora
Quercus agrifolia is a tree that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Tree Spotlight: Coast Live Oak - Canopy
Oct 1, 2018 · 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.
Coastal Oak Woodland & Wildlife Habitat - UC Oaks
Aug 26, 2018 · Three oak species dominate the range of coastal oak woodlands: coast live oak throughout the central and southern range; Engelmann oak in a small area in southern California; and Oregon white oak in the moister, northern range of this community.
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 …
A Primer On Valley Oaks And Coast Live Oaks
There are 20 species of oak trees native to California and more than 20 hybrids, but most of San Mateo County’s oaks (and those in Menlo Oaks) are Valley Oaks and Coast Live Oaks. Tan Oaks and Blue Oaks are also found in County parks and neighborhoods.