Quercus kelloggii - Wikipedia
Quercus kelloggii, the California black oak or Kellogg oak, is an oak in the red oak section (genus Quercus, section Lobatae, series Agrifoliae) native to western North America.
Quercus kelloggii Newb - US Forest Service Research and …
First collected in 1846 near Sonoma, CA, the species was not named until. 1857 when John Newberry called it kelloggii in honor of Albert Kellogg, a pioneer California botanist and physician (17). In later botanical works, the species was called Q. californica and black oak or Kellogg's oak.
Quercus kelloggii - US Forest Service
Shrub form and site: A shrubby form of California black oak, once described as dwarf black oak (Quercus kelloggii forma cibata) , occurs in Shasta, Trinity, and Tehama countries, California. It occurs at elevations of 3,000 to 6,550 feet (910-2,000 m) on dry, shallow, rocky soils.
California Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii) | Oregon Wood …
California black oak is a deciduous member of the beech family (Fagaceae). It is the most abundant oak on the West Coast and is most similar in form and wood quality to eastern red oaks.
Quercus kelloggii - Landscape Plants | Oregon State University
Fruit (acorn) 2-3.5 cm long, cup encloses about half the nut; acorns mature in the second year. Sun or light shade. Drought resistant, succeeds in dry, sandy, or gravelly soil.
Quercus kelloggii Newb. - Calflora
Quercus kelloggii is a tree that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Black Oak - Calscape
It has distinctive, deeply lobed leaves that turn brilliant shades of yellow and orange in the fall. It is a large deciduous tree that can grow up to 80 feet tall. It also has a large, spreading root system. Black Oak acorns are an important food source for a wide range of wildlife, including birds, deer, squirrels, and other mammals.
Quercus kelloggii - USDA Plants Database
Quercus kelloggii - USDA Plants Database
Quercus kelloggii | California Flora Nursery
Found mostly in foothills and low mountains away from the immediate coast, often in association with conifers, from California to Oregon. Growing 35 - 80 ft tall, this graceful, deciduous tree starts the spring with gorgeous, rosy-pink new growth.
Nature's Notebook: California Black Oak - USA-NPN
Quercus kelloggii provides crucial habitat and food for wildlife including Mule Deer, woodpeckers, owls, Black Bears, and tree squirrels. This oak is vulerable to the pathogen that causes Sudden Oak Death syndrome.