This is the season of acorn gathering in California. It was once so important to Native Americans the whole year pivoted around the gathering and proc ...

There are fifteen species of oaks native to California. The four most common oak species in Butte County are valley oak (Quercus lobata), blue oak (Q. douglasii), interior live oak (Q. wislizenni) … ...

Oaks grow in 52 of 58 California counties. In Sacramento County, 20 species of oaks grow with 20 hybrids. The most common are valley oak (Quercus lobata), interior live oak (Quercus wislizeni) and … ...

Here in Northern California, we are blessed with many stoic and picturesque native oaks. Coastal Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia), Valley Oak (Quercus lobata), and Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii) are all ...