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 ...

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.

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 …

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.

Coast live oak – “coast” as it is the only California oak adapted to thrive along the coasts; “live” refers to it being evergreen; Young Tree with Protective Collar © SBernhard. Adaptations. Tough evergreen leaves protect against water loss and allow a quick response to favorable conditions for year-long photosynthesis

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).

HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES: Coast live oak is a conspicuous tree in lower-elevation oak woodlands of California [65]. California oak woodlands occupy about 10 million acres (4 million ha) and may be divided into 3 types: northern, southern, and foothill woodlands.

Oct 23, 2023 · Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) is the most common oak in coastal California and a Covered Species in our Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). These large drought-resistant evergreen trees typically occur throughout the lower elevations (<5,000 feet above sea level) and occupy deep sandy or loamy soils on slopes, alluvial terraces, flats, and ...

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.

Quercus agrifolia is a tree that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America. Toxicity: Do not eat the fruit or leaf of this plant. Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora.