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 - Calscape
With its rich green foliage and unique branching pattern, the Coast Live Oak is a favored choice for both residential and commercial landscapes. These resilient trees can live for centuries, often surpassing 250 years, and can grow impressively tall, reaching mature heights ranging from 30 …
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.
Coastal Live Oak - Plant of The Month
May 8, 2024 · Coastal live oak - Quercus agrifolia is an evergreen (always has leaves) oak - is the most commonly observed oak in our local mountains and namesake of the “oak woodland” community. Without too much trouble you will find it in canyons, near creeks and in the shaded area of nearly every kind of plant 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 …
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 (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).
Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) is a highly prized landscape tree which is native to coastal areas of California. It is ideally suited for specimen planting on large residential properties, commercial sites and parks where there is ample space to …
Quercus agrifolia, Coast Live Oak. - Las Pilitas
Coast Live Oak. This California oak tree has dark green holly-like leaves and is native to the coast ranges of California. This, like most of the other oaks is a climax species and needs a little protection and loving care for the first few years of life.
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. Its bark is thick and grows gnarled and deeply fissured as the tree gets older, with twisted and irregular branches.
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