California black oak

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California black oak - large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves

oak tree, oak - a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"

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In areas where fire suppression caused conifers to overtake populations of California black oak, the ideal situation would return that area to hardwoods rather than conifers.

Making Forests Green Again

When completed, the 1 to 1 1/2 mile trail will pass through segments of native prairie and savannahs of California black oak and madrone.

Slippery slopes

The California black oak and Oregon white oak woodlands of the North Coast are fire-adapted, meaning that they depend on frequent, low to moderate intensity fires to prevent establishment of invading fire-sensitive vegetation -- including conifer species such as Douglas fir -- and to help provide the conditions necessary for new oaks to sprout and develop to maturity.

Conifer encroachment study will inform efforts to preserve and restore North Coast oak woodlands

PIJE is Jeffrey pine, ABCO is white fir, and QUKE is California black oak. Values are means [+ or -] 1 SD.

Responses of small mammals to wildfire in a mixed conifer forest in the San Bernardino Mountains, California

McElwain used leaves from living California black oak, or Quercus kelloggii.

Ancient heights: leaf fossils track elevation changes

Four particular species seem vulnerable: coast (or Californian) live oak (Quercus agrifolia), California black oak (Quercus kelloggii), Shreve oak (Quercus parvula var.

A threat to Britain's oaks: Peter Jones, Daphne Comfort, and David Hillier look at the origins, spread, and effects of `sudden oak death' within the US, and assess the threat that the disease may pose within Britain. (feature)

A few of our common oaks are scrub oak, canyon oak, California or coast live oak, engelman oak, California black oak, interior live oak, and valley oak.

Miracles of oak & elder: wild medicine and foods

Under this method of delineation, oaks that fall into the so-called black oak category include Northern red oak, California black oak, scarlet oak and pin oak.

Red Oak: a plentiful species

After years of searching, I am happy to say that I nominated the current National Champion California black oak and blue oak.