#10: Coast Live Oak
Quercus agrifolia (KQURK-us ag-rih-foh-le-uh)
- The common name “live oak” is a reference to the foliage, which is EVERGREEN (canopy of green leaves is retained year-round)
- Native range of Coast Live Oak is restricted to a 50 mile wide corridor along the coast from Sonoma and Napa Counties south Baja California, Mexico
- Can reach heights of 32 to 82 feet with trunk diameters of 10 to 13 feet
- Easily recognized by its leaves, which are cupped (convex), dark green, oval in shape,and usually with prickly spines along the edge
- Leaves on shaded branches will be larger and more flattened
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