Bay Area Hiker: Oaks
Oaks
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Black oak photo
Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii), summer, Loop Trail, Olompali State Historic Park
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Coast live oak photo
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia), winter, Prince Road, Redwood Regional Park
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Oracle oak photo
Oracle Oak (Quercus x morehus), spring, Woods Trail, Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve. This oak is a hybrid between a black and an interior live oak.

Canyon live oak photo
Canyon Live Oak (Quercus chrysolepis), summer, Huckleberry Path, Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve

Oregon oak
Oregon Oak (Quercus garryana), late summer, Bigleag Trail, Shiloh Ranch Regional Park

Scrub oak photo
Scrub Oak (Quercus dumosa), autumn, Jones Trail, St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve
Blue oak photo
Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii), autumn, Mount Diablo State Park
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Valley oak photo
Valley Oak (Quercus lobata), summer, Old Spanish Trail, Coal Mine Ridge

Tanoak photo
Tanoak
(Lithocarpus densiflorus), summer, Portola Redwoods State Park
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Links:
California Oak Identification: http://www.hastingsreserve.org/OakStory/OakID.html
California Oak Foundation: http://www.californiaoaks.org/

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