Leaves are evergreen and leathery, lasting several seasons. The upper surface is shiny, with sunken veins, and often bears small spines along the edge ...
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Coast Live Oak leaves often curl under, though trees under little stress may have flatter leaves.
Look for the “hairy armpits” where the lateral v ...
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Male flowers grow separately from female flowers.
In early spring, they appear in drooping clusters called catkins that descend from near the twi ...
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Female flowers are much less conspicuous – tiny, reddish green, and growing at the base of new spring leaves.
There are no petals; instead, the flo ...
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The leafy bracts at the flower’s base harden as the acorn matures, forming thin, flat woody scales that overlap like shingles.
Sugars made by the ...
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Live Oak bark is silver gray and quite reflective. It looks like elephant skin to me.
This old tree bears the marks of major events in its lifet ...
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