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 ...

These resilient trees can live for centuries, often surpassing 250 years, and can grow impressively tall, reaching mature heights ranging from 30 to 80 feet. It is one of the only California native oaks that thrives in coastal environments, it enjoys fog and mild winters.

2023年4月27日 · California live oak trees are evergreen trees that thrive in warmer regions of California. Live oak trees are characterized by their dark green, holly-like leaves, pendulous flower clusters, and deeply-furrowed bark. Their brown acorns are …

2023年5月20日 · The most common types of California oak trees are Coast Live Oak, Valley Oak, Blue Oak, and Interior Live Oak. These oak trees play crucial roles in California’s ecosystems by providing habitat, supporting wildlife, and contributing to overall biodiversity.

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 …

2020年7月31日 · An estimated one million oak trees have been lost to sudden oak death in California. The destruction of oak woodlands has threatened the lives of native Californian wildlife as well with more than 300 species dependent on them. All hope is not lost, of course.

Coast live oak is a conspicuous tree in lower-elevation oak woodlands of California . California oak woodlands occupy about 10 million acres (4 million ha) and may be divided into 3 types: northern, southern, and foothill woodlands.

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.

2024年3月1日 · These ten species make up the group of oak trees native to California. From hardy live oaks to tall red and white oaks, the trees grow on tall, wet slopes to low, arid desert regions. The oak is one of the most common trees in North America and California.

The coast live oak does well on both the valley floor and on hillsides. It is great as a tree, shrub or trimmed as a 10-foot hedge. This classic California native has a beautiful branch structure.